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Speaker 1: Ye are of God little children, and have overcome them,

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Speaker 1: because greater is he that is in you than he

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Speaker 1: that is in the world. First John four four. Dear

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Speaker 1: Lord Jesus, we come to you in prayer inspired by

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Speaker 1: your mighty works on the Cross. Lord, We thank you

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Speaker 1: for the power of this truth and the hope it brings.

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Speaker 1: Help us to remember that victory is in you alone.

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Speaker 1: When the world around us seems uncertain, when our faith

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Speaker 1: wavers and fear creeps in, remind us that you are

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Speaker 1: greater than anything we could ever face. Give us peace

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Speaker 1: as we put our trust in your promises. We ask

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Speaker 1: this in your Holy name. Amen. Thank you for joining

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Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative

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Speaker 1: Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw close

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Speaker 1: to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on having a positive mindset

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Speaker 2: to get the most out of your spiritual journey. I

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Speaker 2: hope you use pray dot com every day. Make prayer

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Speaker 2: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is on having a positive mindset. Hope you'll slow down,

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Speaker 2: prepare to relax, head to a calm, welcoming place place

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Speaker 2: where you can examine your heart. Helpe you close your

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Speaker 2: eyes and take a couple of deep breaths, gain control

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Speaker 2: over your thought life, and prepare to shift your focus

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Speaker 2: to Christ. Hear what the Lord has for you. Today,

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Speaker 2: we're going to be meditating on first John four four

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. Ye are of God little children,

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Speaker 2: and have overcome them, because greater is he that is

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Speaker 2: in you than he that is in the world. I

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Speaker 2: always love to begin by taking a moment to pouring

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Speaker 2: out our love and our adoration to God, for he

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Speaker 2: is victorious. God. I praise you that you know the

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Speaker 2: end before the beginning. Jesus, I praise you for you

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Speaker 2: made a way for me to be called a child

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Speaker 2: of God. And worship you for you prepared a table

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Speaker 2: for me in the presence of my enemies. And I

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Speaker 2: praise you for you have gone before me and conquered

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Speaker 2: life and death. Nothing is greater than you. Today we're

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Speaker 2: going to be reflecting on God given power. Webster's Dictionary

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Speaker 2: defines power as an ability to act or produce an

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Speaker 2: effect in this world. Power determines victory or defeat. Power

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Speaker 2: influences the ability to persevere and to overcome, and although

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Speaker 2: your personal power may be small and limited, you are

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Speaker 2: still guaranteed victory for you have access to the greatest

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Speaker 2: power of all, God's power. God's power, manifested through His

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Speaker 2: Spirit within you, is greater than anything you will ever

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Speaker 2: face in this world. For God's Holy Spirit can open

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Speaker 2: doors that are closed and close doors that are open.

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Speaker 2: God can stop evil in its tracks and call it

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Speaker 2: to heal. God can break general curses and change the

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Speaker 2: course of your life through grace and by faith. Jesus

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Speaker 2: extends his victory at the Cross of Calvary to you.

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Speaker 2: And because Jesus won, you will win two with God.

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Speaker 2: For God makes his victory your own. Never forget you're

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Speaker 2: stronger than any opposition, for your strength comes from Christ.

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Speaker 2: Through a God given mindset, you can look at the

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Speaker 2: world from a positive perspective because you have the assurance

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Speaker 2: of Christ's victory as your guarantee. You can be confident.

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Speaker 2: For as Jesus overcame this world, so will you reflect

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Speaker 2: for a moment on what is keeping you from receiving

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Speaker 2: this truth. Gather all your hesitation, your fears, your doubts,

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Speaker 2: your concerns, and place them in the hands of Jesus.

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Speaker 2: Ask God to help you and by the way as needed,

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Speaker 2: to forgive you of your sins. Let the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: minister in the areas of your heart where God's assurance

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Speaker 2: does not yet raid. Take a moment now to dwell

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Speaker 2: on God's victory over you. Remember how it felt to

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Speaker 2: know you were loved and accepted. How wonderful it was

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Speaker 2: to rejoice in the grace provided by the blood of Christ.

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Speaker 2: Think how encouraging God's victory and his words are for you.

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Speaker 2: Recollect those past situations where you chose to trust in

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Speaker 2: God and to have faith in Him. Thank God for

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Speaker 2: all the blessings of past seasons of positivity and assurance,

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Speaker 2: for his presence, his power, his provision, and for those

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Speaker 2: yet to come. Thank Him for the strength that you

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Speaker 2: choose a godly mindset and to keep choosing it. I

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Speaker 2: hope you never forget that God's present and that He's

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Speaker 2: listening to you. He desires for you to live a

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Speaker 2: life filled with assurance and confidence in His word. Jesus

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Speaker 2: is willing and wants to renew your mind and to

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Speaker 2: transform your heart. So ask the Holy Spirit for the

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Speaker 2: conviction of truth. Ask him to enable you to have

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Speaker 2: faith in God's word and his victory over your life.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to fill you with his affirmation that you

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Speaker 2: are more than a conqueror in Christ. Always remember Jesus

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Speaker 2: overcame this world, and because you have the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: within you, you will overcome too. Do not be discouraged

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Speaker 2: by opposition or setbacks. You must remember God's victory is

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Speaker 2: your victory. Choose to persevere in the knowledge that like Christ,

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Speaker 2: you too are victorious. Be filled this day with the

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Speaker 2: goodness of Christ, and watch us that goodness transforms your life.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on prayer dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

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Speaker 2: are making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God.

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Speaker 2: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of

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Speaker 2: Christian Counselors, and we'd love being a part of your life.