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Speaker 1: And on the seventh day, God ended his work which

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Speaker 1: he had made. And he rested on the seventh day

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Speaker 1: from all his work which he had made. Genesis two two.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, I smile when I think of how well

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Speaker 1: you know me. I can get so caught up in

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Speaker 1: my busyness and my to do list, I forget to

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Speaker 1: notice the beautiful day outside or my family's needs. But

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Speaker 1: even you, rested from your labors. Help me put aside

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Speaker 1: my agenda today and relax in your love. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for the blessings you've given me and my beautiful friends

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Speaker 1: and family. Help me show them how much I love

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Speaker 1: and appreciate them as we enjoy this stay together. Let

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Speaker 1: your love flow through me as I praise you for

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Speaker 1: this beautiful gift of life. Amen. Thank you for listening to.

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Speaker 2: Pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of

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Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer. On more productivity. To get

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Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is more productivity. Being

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Speaker 3: efficient in all you do can be challenging. Take this

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Speaker 3: moment to ground yourself. Find a place where you can

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Speaker 3: relax and reflect. Close your eyes and breathe in deep.

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Speaker 3: Now turn your thoughts toward God. Allow your spirit to

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Speaker 3: reach out to the presence of the Lord. Prepare your

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Speaker 3: mind to be filled with His word. We will be

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Speaker 3: meditating on Proverbs chapter six, verses six through eight from

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Speaker 3: the King James version. Go to the aunt, thou sluggard,

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Speaker 3: consider her ways and be wise, which, having no guide,

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Speaker 3: overseer or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and

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Speaker 3: gathereth her food in the hardest. Let your worship rise

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Speaker 3: up to God. God. I thank you for your infinite wisdom.

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Speaker 3: I adore you for the knowledge and the understanding found

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Speaker 3: in your Holy Word. I worship you, Jesus for your

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Speaker 3: truth yields positive and lasting results. Holy Spirit, I praise

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Speaker 3: you for enabling me to receive and to apply God's

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Speaker 3: wisdom in my life, diligence and personal accountability. Out of

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Speaker 3: all the mighty animals in God's creation, he chose the

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Speaker 3: little ant to teach a big lesson. Ants may be small,

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Speaker 3: but they are powerful. They are relentless workers who can

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Speaker 3: carry fifty times their own body weight, and they will

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Speaker 3: even work together as a group to move bigger objects.

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Speaker 3: And even though they live in huge colonies, each ant

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Speaker 3: works diligently at its own task. The ants do not

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Speaker 3: require supervision nor constant commands to complete their job. They

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Speaker 3: simply do what must be done at the proper time.

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Speaker 3: In the above proverb, King Solomon warns against laziness and

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Speaker 3: calls us to personal accountability. He calls us to be

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Speaker 3: wise and to learn from the ants example. The lesson

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Speaker 3: is clear. Being proactive will lead to productivity. Do not

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Speaker 3: wait to be told to do something you already know

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Speaker 3: needs to be done. Do not make excuses for laziness. Instead,

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Speaker 3: be wise and hold yourself accountable to the goals and

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Speaker 3: tasks set before you. Strive to be diligent and responsible

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Speaker 3: in completing whatever work you must do. Perhaps you are

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Speaker 3: struggling with keeping yourself accountable for your responsibilities. God wants

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Speaker 3: to bless you and increase your productivity, but you must

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Speaker 3: be wise. You must be like the ants and be

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Speaker 3: willing to apply work ethics and to work hard. This

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Speaker 3: is your opportunity to present yourself before God. Confess your

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Speaker 3: sins to the Holy Spirit. Tell him what is keeping

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Speaker 3: you from applying your strength to completing your endeavors. Now

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Speaker 3: consider the insight provided in God's word and thank him

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Speaker 3: for it. Thank God for the blessing of wisdom found

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Speaker 3: throughout scripture. Thank Him for providing correction that will produce

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Speaker 3: a better future and a better life. Thank the Holy

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Speaker 3: Spirit for enabling you to understand heavenly principles, for helping

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Speaker 3: you in applying biblical truth and knowledge to your life.

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Speaker 3: Thank the Holy Spirit for the discernment he gives you,

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Speaker 3: for molding your character and the likeness of Christ, and

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Speaker 3: empowering you to be diligent and responsible. Never forget God

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Speaker 3: is present and he is listening to you. Come before

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Speaker 3: Jesus and ask him to help you apply yourself to

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Speaker 3: your life endeavors. To give you determination and discipline so

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Speaker 3: you can be diligent in your work. Ask God to

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Speaker 3: help you be responsible and commit it to your goals

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Speaker 3: to push through and to persevere in the work before you,

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Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you with self discipline

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Speaker 3: and dedication in your tasks. Ask him to bless the

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Speaker 3: works of your hands and to increase your productivity. Remember,

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Speaker 3: God said to learn from the example set by the ants.

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Speaker 3: God has not created you to be idle. You were

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Speaker 3: created to be productive. Choose this day to apply God's

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Speaker 3: wisdom to your life. To be responsible in your tasks,

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Speaker 3: seeking to diligently complete your work, to hold yourself accountable

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Speaker 3: to what you know is right, and to do what

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Speaker 3: must be done at the proper time. Choose to apply

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Speaker 3: God's wisdom to your life and watch as your productivity increases.

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