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Speaker 1: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean

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Speaker 1: not unto thine own understanding in all thy ways. Acknowledge him,

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Speaker 1: and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs three five through six.

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Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, grant me your wisdom that I may

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Speaker 1: understand your will and follow it faithfully. Help me to

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Speaker 1: trust you as I move ahead in life by learning

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Speaker 1: to depend on the guidance of your divine understanding. Guide me, Lord,

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Speaker 1: so that I may stay on the path that is

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Speaker 1: true and right. May my heart always be your leading,

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Speaker 1: so that I may move in your will and purpose.

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Speaker 1: May I never forget that if I trust in you

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Speaker 1: with all my heart, I will not be put to shame,

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Speaker 1: and that you will direct my paths and Jesus' name, Amen.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 2: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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Speaker 2: can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 3: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on becoming present.

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Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, uspray

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Speaker 3: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 3: your life again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 3: all about becoming present. So right now, let's just take

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Speaker 3: a minute to center yourself. Maybe find a spot where

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Speaker 3: you can reflect, in a position in which you can relax,

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Speaker 3: and as you close your eyes, take a couple of

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Speaker 3: deep breaths, reach out to the presence of the Lord,

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Speaker 3: inviting his Holy Spirit into your heart. Now turn your

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Speaker 3: mind toward hearing God's word and receiving his wisdom. Today

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Speaker 3: we'll be meditating on Proverbs three, five and six from

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Speaker 3: the King James version. Trust in the Lord with all

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Speaker 3: thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding and

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Speaker 3: all thy ways. Acknowledge Him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Speaker 3: My friends, right now, let your worship rise up to

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Speaker 3: God Jesus, I praise you, for you are the way,

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Speaker 3: the truth in the life. No one comes to the

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Speaker 3: Father but through you. I adore you, because your word

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Speaker 3: is a light unto my path. I worship you for

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Speaker 3: you alone have power and dominion over all the earth.

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Speaker 3: And I give you my adoration for you are in

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Speaker 3: control over everything and every circumstance. And trust your future

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Speaker 3: to God. Many times, you know what stops us from

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Speaker 3: being present is worry about the future. We wonder how

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Speaker 3: our current choices will affect our destiny. We overthink and

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Speaker 3: overanalyze ourselves into oblivion. But if we would just rely

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Speaker 3: on God and trust in his leading, we would be

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Speaker 3: able to enjoy the moments that we have right now.

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Speaker 3: You must not forget that God's work in your life

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Speaker 3: is progressive, and that he will finish what he started.

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Speaker 3: To be present and to persevere in the race called life,

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Speaker 3: you must have faith, faith that God is who he

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Speaker 3: said he is, and that you are who He says

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Speaker 3: you are. In short, you must entrust your future to God.

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Speaker 3: Know that God's ways are higher than your ways. His

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Speaker 3: vision is greater and wider than yours. He sees all

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Speaker 3: of eternity in the blink of an eye. You do

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Speaker 3: not have to live in fear of yesterday. You do

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Speaker 3: not have to be anxious about your tomorrow. My friends,

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Speaker 3: with God, you can be present and live each day

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Speaker 3: with its own moments. If you put your faith in

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Speaker 3: God and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you, he

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Speaker 3: will take you wherever you need to go. For the

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Speaker 3: Holy Spirit is not only your comforter, he is also

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Speaker 3: your teacher and your God. Perhaps you've been stuck in

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Speaker 3: your past, Perhaps you live in constant fear for tomorrow.

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Speaker 3: Regardless of your circumstance, this is your chance to change,

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Speaker 3: to become present. So right now, take this opportunity to

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Speaker 3: present yourself before God and to confess your sins. Acknowledge

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Speaker 3: God's sovereignty and relinquish control to the one who knows all.

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Speaker 2: Pour your heart.

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Speaker 3: Out to him and lay your burdens at his feet.

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Speaker 3: Now consider the direction of God in your life and

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Speaker 3: thank him for it. The Lord from moving mountains for

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Speaker 3: going before you and insuring your path. Thank God for

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Speaker 3: his attention to detail in your life, for preparing good

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Speaker 3: plans for your future and providing everything you need. And

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Speaker 3: thank God for the many thoughts that He has about you.

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Speaker 3: Never forget God is near to you in this moment.

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Speaker 3: This is your chance to come before Him and ask

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Speaker 3: for his divine direction. Ask God to calm your anxiety

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Speaker 3: and bring peace to your heart. To help you see

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Speaker 3: the present around you now and to enjoy today. Ask

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Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to empower you to trust Him with

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Speaker 3: your future. To know that He will show you where

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Speaker 3: to go when you listen for his guidance, and ask

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Speaker 3: God to teach you to seek him as your guide,

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Speaker 3: to know he will never lead you astray. My friends,

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Speaker 3: remember trust the Lord with all your heart and don't

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Speaker 3: depend on your own understand. Remember the Lord in everything

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Speaker 3: that you do, and he will give you success. Look

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Speaker 3: around you and see all that God has already done,

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Speaker 3: and know that He is with you right now. You

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Speaker 3: are not alone. He is your promise now and your

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Speaker 3: assurance for the days that come. So reach out to

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Speaker 3: the Lord and have faith that He has your future

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Speaker 3: and his hand, and know that God wants to bless

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Speaker 3: you this day and all the others to come as well.

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Speaker 3: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 3: walk with God. As always, my name is Zach Clinton,

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