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Speaker 1: And also that every man should eat and drink and

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Speaker 1: gift of God. Ecclesiastes three thirteen. Dear Lord, you have

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Speaker 1: created us to work, be creative, and build cultures that

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Speaker 1: honor you. Yet we are not meant to only work.

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Speaker 1: We are meant to enjoy the fruit of our labor

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Speaker 1: the fruit of our labor. We ask that everything would

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Speaker 1: be enjoyed for your glory and your glory alone. May

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Speaker 1: we never grow complacent in our enjoyment. Rather all always

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Speaker 1: be hungry to honor you even more through our diligence.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus's name. Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with doctor

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Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and

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Speaker 1: find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on financial Peace. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey uspray dot com

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Speaker 2: every day, make prayer priority in your life. Our goal

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Speaker 2: for today's meditative prayer is on financial peace. Hope you

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Speaker 2: head to a safe corner, maybe a place where you

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Speaker 2: can shut it down, let your guard down, tune out

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Speaker 2: the noise of the day. Take a moment to slow down, relax,

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Speaker 2: Breathe deep in through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Hey,

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Speaker 2: let that stress quote and your body go. Now, reach

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Speaker 2: out toward God with a mind that's ready and expectant.

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Speaker 2: Let the Holy Spirit minister to your soul. We'll be

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Speaker 2: meditating today on Ecclesiastes three, verse thirteen from the King

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Speaker 2: James version. And also that every man should eat and

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Speaker 2: drink and enjoy the good of all of his labor,

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Speaker 2: for it is a gift of God. Hope you'll take

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Speaker 2: a moment right now to pour out your adoration toward God. God,

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Speaker 2: I praise you for the gift of daily life and

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Speaker 2: eternal life given through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

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Speaker 2: You give us good gifts. I worship you for the

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Speaker 2: opportunities you give me on earth, for you have called

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Speaker 2: me to greater things and for a higher purpose. Hope

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Speaker 2: that you'll recognize that your ability to work is a

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Speaker 2: gift from God. You may not feel like it when

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Speaker 2: you wake up early or come home late, but work

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Speaker 2: has always been a part of God's plan for mankind.

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Speaker 2: When Adam was placed in the garden of Eden, it

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Speaker 2: was to care for the animals and tend the garden.

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Speaker 2: When you arrive at the New Heaven and New Earth,

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Speaker 2: you will also have work to do. The Bible says

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Speaker 2: that God has prepared good works for you to do.

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Speaker 2: A large part of God's plan for you involves work.

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Speaker 2: Be proactive, Be glad of your opportunity to be productive.

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Speaker 2: Feeling of accomplishment and skill we gain as we set

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Speaker 2: our hands. The labor is part of the creative power

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Speaker 2: God bestowed upon man. Seeing the harvest that comes from

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Speaker 2: the toil of our hands is good. God worked for

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Speaker 2: six days, and his creations were all good. On the

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Speaker 2: seventh he rested from his work, and that too was good.

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Speaker 2: The ebb and flow of exertion and relaxation is a

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Speaker 2: cycle God established on the earth. We are to work,

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Speaker 2: but we are also to rest. Hope you'll take a

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Speaker 2: moment to rest before God. Now lift up your sins

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Speaker 2: to him. Confess those areas that need to be dealt with,

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Speaker 2: maybe areas that you're struggling with. Now think with me

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Speaker 2: for a minute on all the times work brought you joy.

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Speaker 2: Thank God that you are an agent of His creative power.

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Speaker 2: Thank him that you're able to work and enjoy the

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Speaker 2: fruit of your labor. Thank him that he allows us

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Speaker 2: to engage not only in work, but that we can

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Speaker 2: derive pleasure from it as God did. Hope. You know

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Speaker 2: that God's present, that He's listening to you. The Holy Spirit,

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Speaker 2: the first creative force in the universes, with you over

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Speaker 2: the waters in your life. Take advantage of this opportunity

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Speaker 2: and understanding of God's word. Ask him to help you

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Speaker 2: to walk in the fullness of God's plan for your life.

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Speaker 2: And ask him to multiply your harvest and to make

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Speaker 2: your labor fruitful. Remember, God wants everyone to eat and

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Speaker 2: drink and to be happy in his work. These are

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Speaker 2: gifts from God. Seize the day and work with purpose.

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Speaker 2: Look forward to the harvest of your field and the

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Speaker 2: for you, and leave nothing on the table. Thank you

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