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Speaker 1: And that ye put on the new Man, which after

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Speaker 1: God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians four

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Speaker 1: twenty four. Dear Lord, you have given us the strength

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Speaker 1: to truly change our lives. We can no longer cling

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Speaker 1: to the old person who strayed from your past, but

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Speaker 1: must put away that part of us and become new.

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Speaker 1: Help us to embrace spiritual fitness as we strive daily

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Speaker 1: for endurance in pursuing your will. Grant us the courage

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Speaker 1: to put on the new self and live our lives

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Speaker 1: humbly before you. May we become transformed by the renewing

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Speaker 1: of our minds, so that our actions will honor You

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Speaker 1: and show your light to those around us. Through this transformation,

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Speaker 1: help us to recognize our own weaknesses and rely on

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Speaker 1: You for strength. We ask all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on spiritual fitness.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority.

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Speaker 2: In your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is all about enhancing and strengthening your spiritual fitness. So now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, let's take a second just to gather our

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Speaker 2: thoughts into quiet our spirit. Maybe position yourself into a

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Speaker 2: comfortable state, close your eyes and take a couple of

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Speaker 2: calming breaths, and now focus your attention on what God

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Speaker 2: has for you this day, bearing your heart before the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit and opening your mind to His teaching. Today

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Speaker 2: we'll be meditating on Ephesians chapter four, verse twenty four

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Speaker 2: from the King James version, and that you put on

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Speaker 2: the new Man, which after God, is created in righteousness

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Speaker 2: and true holiness. Let us now take some time just

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Speaker 2: to simply adore God.

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Speaker 1: Lord.

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Speaker 2: I praise you for you are a holy and righteous God. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for your ways are just and true.

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. I adore you from manifesting God's grace and

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Speaker 2: his judgment upon my life. Therefore I will bless your

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Speaker 2: name and extol your greatness, Holy Spirit. I adore you

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Speaker 2: from manifesting God's grace and his judgment upon my life.

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Speaker 2: Therefore I will bless your name and extol your great

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Speaker 2: Today we're going to be talking about walking in God's

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Speaker 2: calling and purpose. My friends, you are a new creation

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Speaker 2: in Christ, and as such, you must walk in His

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Speaker 2: calling and according to His purposes if you are to

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Speaker 2: cultivate a healthy spiritual life. Your spiritual life is tied

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Speaker 2: to and dependent on your relationship with God. There is

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Speaker 2: no such thing as being spiritual without the Holy Spirit.

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Speaker 2: There is no such thing as being righteous without the

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Speaker 2: righteousness of Christ. There is no such thing as being

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Speaker 2: a child of God. If you do not come to

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Speaker 2: the Father through Jesus. You see, God lays out standards

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Speaker 2: in his word, and only through the strength given us

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Speaker 2: by the Holy Spirit can we meet them. The Bible

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Speaker 2: says that any man who says he does not sin

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Speaker 2: is a liar. We've all fallen short, and we will

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Speaker 2: all continue to fail. The only one who led a

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Speaker 2: perfect life was Jesus, and through his blood we are

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Speaker 2: called righteous through faith. We can never be good enough

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Speaker 2: to merit salvation on our own. As we seek God,

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Speaker 2: as we read his word, and as we spend time

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Speaker 2: in prayer, commune with the Holy Spirit, and follow his precepts,

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Speaker 2: we will then strengthen our inner man and put on

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Speaker 2: the new creation which we are through perfection and sanctification,

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Speaker 2: we will walk closer to the Lord. So, my friends,

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Speaker 2: right now, if you're struggling with following the word of God,

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Speaker 2: draw near to Him and simply confess your sins and

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Speaker 2: receive the free forgiveness that is offered in Jesus. And

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Speaker 2: now let's just take a moment to dwell on the

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Speaker 2: new creation you have become and thank Him for it. Father,

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Speaker 2: I thank you for making a way to you through Jesus,

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Speaker 2: for allowing the veil to be torn so I might

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Speaker 2: enter into your presence. Father, thank you for seeing me

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Speaker 2: as righteous through the blood of Jesus. Thank you for

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Speaker 2: making me a new creation, for letting me become more

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Speaker 2: like Christ, perfect, blameless, and spotless. As always, God is

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Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. So reach out

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Speaker 2: to him through the power of scripture. Stand on the

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Speaker 2: promise of his word, and call out to His Holy Spirit,

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Speaker 2: asking the Holy Spirit to help you and to strengthen you,

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Speaker 2: and asking for the self control to nourish your spirit

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Speaker 2: in denying your flesh. Remember, you are taught to become

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Speaker 2: a new person. That new person is made to be

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Speaker 2: like God, made to be truly good and truly Holy

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Speaker 2: So make time for Jesus, read your Bible and pray.

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Speaker 2: Spend time in God's presence and watch him transform your life.

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Speaker 2: And my friends, walk according to His ways and trust

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Speaker 2: in His plans for your life. As always, thank you

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Speaker 2: so much for completing today's meditative prayer on pray 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 a priority and strengthening your walk with God.

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Speaker 2: My name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American

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Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part

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