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Speaker 1: Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding,

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Speaker 1: But that which is in the midst of fools is

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Speaker 1: made known. Proverbs fourteen thirty three. Dear Lord, teach me

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Speaker 1: the wisdom of your ways and give me understanding. Your

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Speaker 1: word is the truth that leads me in the path

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Speaker 1: of righteousness. You reward your faithful servants and bring them

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Speaker 1: to honor and blessings. Friendship with the world is self

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Speaker 1: serving and leads to pride, and pride goes before a fall.

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Speaker 1: The arrogant fool spouts what he thinks he knows to

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Speaker 1: draw attention to himself, showing himself. The fool humility serves

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Speaker 1: the needs of others and seeks to do them good.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Father, that you exalt the humble, for they

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Speaker 1: follow after your heart. This world is passing away. Help

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Speaker 1: me store up the riches that have an eternal reward. Amen.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on better marriage. To get

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is better marriage. Take

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Speaker 2: a second to rest, Sit in your favorite spot on

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Speaker 2: your bed or where you feel most at ease, close

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Speaker 2: your eyes and take a couple of deep, steadying breaths.

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Speaker 2: Once you feel yourself start to relax, turn your thoughts

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Speaker 2: towards the teaching God has for you today, prepare to

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Speaker 2: receive from the Holy Spirit. We will be meditating on

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Speaker 2: First Peter, chapter three, verse seven, from the King James version. Likewise,

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Speaker 2: ye husbands dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor

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Speaker 2: unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, as being

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Speaker 2: heirs together of the grace of life. That your prayers

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Speaker 2: be not hindered. Take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 2: adoration to God, God. I worship you for who you are.

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Speaker 2: To you belongs all honor, glory, power and praise. Jesus.

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Speaker 2: You washed me clean of my sins and humbled yourself

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Speaker 2: for my sake. You became a man, though you were

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Speaker 2: God to bring redemption to my soul. I exalt you,

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Speaker 2: for you are my beloved and I am yours honor

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Speaker 2: in relationship. The husband is to love the wife as

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Speaker 2: Christ loves the Church, and Christ never mistreated the church.

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Speaker 2: He fervently prayed that the church would experience the unity

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Speaker 2: he had with the Father, and that the Church would

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Speaker 2: be a beacon of love and unity. Jesus envisioned the

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Speaker 2: church as a beautiful, spotless bride. He humbled himself to

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Speaker 2: wash the feet of the disciples and allow John to

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Speaker 2: baptize him. Although these were honors he could have taken

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Speaker 2: for himself, he allowed himself to be whipped and scourged

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Speaker 2: to remove our sin before being humiliated and hanged on

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Speaker 2: a cursed cross for our sakes. In the same way

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Speaker 2: as Christ. The husband is to love and treat his wife,

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Speaker 2: for women are still entitled to the same inheritance as men. Together,

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Speaker 2: husband and wife are heirs in Christ. As such, men

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Speaker 2: cannot use their authority to treat their wives in any

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Speaker 2: way other than how Christ would have treated the Church.

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Speaker 2: When power is twisted or abused, the prayers of the husband,

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Speaker 2: who is the spiritual authority of the marriage, are hindered.

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Speaker 2: Wielding control as a weapon hurts not only the wife,

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Speaker 2: but the husband as well, for neither part of the

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Speaker 2: whole can flourish if they are cut off from God. However,

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Speaker 2: nourishing one another and honoring one another opens the door

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Speaker 2: to blessing and abundance in your lives together. Christ's love

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Speaker 2: for the Church is a high standard to meet, so

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Speaker 2: it can only be reached through the power of the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. Perhaps your relationship with the Holy Spirit has

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Speaker 2: been lacking or nonexistent. Perhaps you have broken the trust

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Speaker 2: God placed upon you to love and care for your wife.

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Speaker 2: Regardless of your circumstance, this is your chance for change

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Speaker 2: and improvement. Come before the Throne of Grace. Lay down

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Speaker 2: anything that is impeding your relationship with God. Confess your

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Speaker 2: sins to God and ask for him to restore your

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Speaker 2: communion with Him and your spouse. Think for a minute

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Speaker 2: on all the times God has honored you. Times when

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Speaker 2: you failed and floundered, but God held you up till

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Speaker 2: the end, Times when you gave up and gave in,

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Speaker 2: but God still allowed you to enjoy the fruit of

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Speaker 2: your labor. Thank Him for all past instances when God's

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Speaker 2: grace was manifested in your life. Now think of your

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Speaker 2: imperfections and thank God for giving you what you lacked.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for his everlasting faithfulness. God is present and

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Speaker 2: he is listening to you. Never forget in Jesus our

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Speaker 2: sins are washed away. He will give you the ability

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Speaker 2: to be humble and selfless. So reach out to God

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Speaker 2: for his mercy and his grace. Ask the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: to help you be aware of God's honor in your life.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to help you seek and receive God's presence

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Speaker 2: and his sacrificial love. Remember, husbands should honor their wives,

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Speaker 2: not based on their strength, but based on the inheritance

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Speaker 2: they share in cry so that nothing will stop their

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Speaker 2: prayers from reaching God. No matter what, the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: will help you be who you need to be. Be encouraged.

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Speaker 2: You are never alone. Thank you for completing today's meditative

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