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Speaker 1: A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. That

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Speaker 1: she that maketh ashamed, is as rottenness in his bones

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Speaker 1: Proverbs twelve four. Dear Lord, today we pray for partnerships

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Speaker 1: to be cultivated like well groomed gardens. May every marriage

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Speaker 1: reflect the divine and beautiful partnership between the Father, Son

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Speaker 1: and Holy Spirit. We pray specifically for the wives today

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Speaker 1: that they would place virtue and righteousness above any external quality,

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Speaker 1: thus becoming the crown of their households. We pray against

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Speaker 1: any lies of culture that which seek to draw their

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Speaker 1: hearts away from the truth, Protect, provide, and guide these marriages.

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Speaker 1: Lord Jesus and your name, we pray, Amen, Thank you

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

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Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Zach 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: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on creating a

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Speaker 2: better marriage. To get the most out of your spiritual journey,

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

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

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Speaker 2: prayer is all about creating a better marriage. So right now,

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Speaker 2: take a moment just to simply unwind, Maybe go to

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Speaker 2: a place where you can repose and relax, close your

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Speaker 2: eyes and steady your breathing. Allow the realization that God

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Speaker 2: is waiting to speak with you, to fill your thoughts

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Speaker 2: and open your heart and invite the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: come and refresh your soul with God's word. Again. Today

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Speaker 2: we'll be meditating on Proverbs chapter twelve, verse four from

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Speaker 2: the King James version. A virtuous woman is a crown

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Speaker 2: to her husband. But she that maketh ashamed is his

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Speaker 2: rottenness in his bones. Right now, my friends, let us

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Speaker 2: take some time just simply to adore God Father. I

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Speaker 2: praise you for the wisdom found in your word. You

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Speaker 2: reveal to us your mysteries and make known to us

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Speaker 2: your ways. I worship you, Jesus, for you are crowned

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Speaker 2: with many crowns. You have taken me from the dust

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Speaker 2: and seated me with kings and princes. There is none

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Speaker 2: like you. I praise you, for you are so so good.

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Speaker 2: You can be a crown, or you can be rot

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Speaker 2: Marriage is a living report present of the covenant between

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Speaker 2: the Church and God, and the church is to treat

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Speaker 2: Christ with honor, to be the physical representation of Christ.

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Speaker 2: On the earth. The church is to bring glory to Christ,

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Speaker 2: to be a beacon of his love and his grace.

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Speaker 2: When people look at the church, they are to see

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Speaker 2: Christ's wishes in action, his will being done in reverence

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Speaker 2: and humility. Whether husband or wife, each spouse has a

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Speaker 2: responsibility to bear. As a wife, your behavior can either

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Speaker 2: attract blessings to your home or deter them. Man is

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Speaker 2: the head of the woman, as Christ is the head

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Speaker 2: of the church. The Word of God says that man

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Speaker 2: is the crown of creation, so is the wife the

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Speaker 2: crown of her husband. God has given the woman an

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Speaker 2: important and crucial role in marriage, to be the herald

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Speaker 2: of honor and authority. A king is not a king

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Speaker 2: without a crown, and the wife decides through her actions

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Speaker 2: whether she brings honor to her husband or rot to

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Speaker 2: his bones. The wife decides if she builds a beautiful

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Speaker 2: kingdom to live in, or if she hollows out a

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Speaker 2: grave for herself and her family. For God has not

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Speaker 2: made women powerless, but quite the opposite. Her actions can

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Speaker 2: invite respect and prosperity or shame and decay. Perhaps you've

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Speaker 2: not been respectful and diligent in your relationship to your spouse.

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Speaker 2: Perhaps you've been creating a kingdom of rot for yourself

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Speaker 2: and for your family. Regardless of your situation, this is

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Speaker 2: your chance right now for change and improvement. So take

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Speaker 2: this opportunity to start building a kingdom of prosperity and

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Speaker 2: righteousness for your family. Come before God and confess your

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Speaker 2: sins and ask for his forgiveness, and right now receive

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Speaker 2: the spirit of submission and humble yourself before him. Now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, as we make the transition, let's take a

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Speaker 2: moment just to simply dwell on the blessings of God

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Speaker 2: and marriage. Think of how God created man and woman

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Speaker 2: to walk in His infinity. Think of how they exhort

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Speaker 2: and build each other up. Thank God for his Holy

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Speaker 2: Spirit who imbuse your marriage with love and respect. And

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Speaker 2: thank God for the treasure He has given you in

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Speaker 2: your husband or your wife. Remember, God is present and

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Speaker 2: he is listening to you. This is your chance to

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Speaker 2: come before the Lord and to make your needs known

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Speaker 2: to him. So ask God to help you build up

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Speaker 2: your marriage and to bring honor to your spouse, the

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Speaker 2: one who God asks you to serve. Ask for Christ's

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Speaker 2: love to fill you and empower you to be selfless

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Speaker 2: ask the Holy Spirit to help you appreciate this relationship

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Speaker 2: and ask him to teach you to be a sign

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Speaker 2: of honor and not of disgrace. A good wife is

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Speaker 2: like a crown for her husband, but a shameful wife

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Speaker 2: is like a disease in his bones. Wives have the

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Speaker 2: power to bring blessing in favor to her husband and

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Speaker 2: her home. So allow the Holy Spirit to fortify your

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Speaker 2: inner man and draw you with love. So choose this

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Speaker 2: day to open your heart to the wisdom God has

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Speaker 2: spoken over marriage. To have your character molded to look

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Speaker 2: more like Christ, and be confident in God's Holy Spirit.

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Speaker 2: And then, my friend's watch as He blesses you and

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Speaker 2: makes you a blessing. My friends, thank you for completing

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Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this

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Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, I believe you're not

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Speaker 2: only making prayer priority, but you're also strengthening your walk

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Speaker 2: with God. As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice

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Speaker 2: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we

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Speaker 2: love being a part of your life. Hey, my friends,

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Speaker 2: before you go, if you want to receive some more help, hope, encouragement,

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Speaker 2: information and inspiration. I would challenge you guys just to

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