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Speaker 1: Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give

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Speaker 1: thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm thirty seven four.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, you are our delight in the joy of

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Speaker 1: our lives. How good it is to savor your sweetness

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Speaker 1: as we rest in you. May each moment be a

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Speaker 1: reminder of your benevolent grace that supersedes all other things

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Speaker 1: of this world. We want to honor you with our

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Speaker 1: decisions by choosing what will bring glory to your name.

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Speaker 1: May our hearts be filled with the delight of knowing

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Speaker 1: you that our praise will ever be on our lips.

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Speaker 1: Help us to find joy in your presence and seek

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Speaker 1: contentment in all you have given. We ask this in

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Speaker 1: Jesus's name. Amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,

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Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength

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Speaker 1: in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on enjoying Life.

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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 enjoying life, and so maybe in this

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Speaker 2: time of sorrow, Let's just take a second to breathe.

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Speaker 2: Maybe look for a comfortable and serene place, a place

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Speaker 2: where you're focused today can be on this moment with God.

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Speaker 2: Close your eyes and take a deep breath, and as

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Speaker 2: you exhil envision the pressure releasing around your heart and

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Speaker 2: meet the Holy Spirit and rest in his presence.

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Speaker 1: Right now.

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Speaker 2: Today will be meditating on Psalm thirty seven, verse four

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. It reads, delight thyself also

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Speaker 2: in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desires

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Speaker 2: of thine heart. Now take a moment just to pour

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Speaker 2: out your adoration to God. God. I praise you, for

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Speaker 2: you are my portion on this earth. You satisfy my

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Speaker 2: soul and saturate my spirit. There is nothing I will

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Speaker 2: ever need that you cannot provide. I worship you Jesus,

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Speaker 2: for you died that I may have life abundantly. You

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Speaker 2: don't give of yourself sparingly, but instead you provide more

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Speaker 2: than enough for me. I exalt you, for you are

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Speaker 2: good Father, and you hold my life in the palm

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Speaker 2: of your hand. The word will be focusing on today

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Speaker 2: is priority. Sometimes we put the gifts above the giver.

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Speaker 2: We forget to appreciate God for who he is and

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Speaker 2: instead focus on what He does. However, if you want

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Speaker 2: to enjoy this life, you must give God first place

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Speaker 2: in your heart. You see, God is the source of

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Speaker 2: all blessings. But seek Him for his own sake because

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Speaker 2: you love him, not because he can give you things.

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Speaker 2: Give God your priority, give God pre eminence in all things.

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Speaker 2: Seek Him and obey Him with joy. And as you

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Speaker 2: do this, God will transform your life and he will

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Speaker 2: give you what your heart longs for. Don't fret or

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Speaker 2: worry about getting what you want. Rather focus on aligning

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Speaker 2: yourself to God. Trust in Him to provide all you

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Speaker 2: need and to give you that which your heart desires.

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Speaker 2: You see, God knows what you are thinking before a

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Speaker 2: word is even in your mouth. You don't even need

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Speaker 2: to verbalize your wishes. He already knows them. Yet God

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Speaker 2: delights in hearing you call to him and in meeting

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Speaker 2: you exactly where you are. So, my friend's right now,

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Speaker 2: and I'll come before God and maybe confess your sins

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Speaker 2: to him in this moment and rejoice in the knowledge

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Speaker 2: that He hears you. Now take a moment just to

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Speaker 2: thank God for his gifts in your life. Think of

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Speaker 2: past seasons of growth, moments of victory, joy, new beginnings.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for delighting in you and for partaking in

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Speaker 2: your pleasure. Recollect the times of happiness that you've experienced.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for the ability to be content. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for every blessing great and small, past, present in future.

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Speaker 2: Do not forget. God is present and he is listening

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Speaker 2: to you. God is your portion, and he has great

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Speaker 2: joy in store for you. Jesus promised to be with

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Speaker 2: you every step of the way, so pray to him.

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Speaker 2: Ask him to help you to see his beauty around you,

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Speaker 2: in his creation, in his provision, and in his restoration.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with expectation, and

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Speaker 2: ask him to fill you with hope and endurance. Remember,

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Speaker 2: rejoice in serving God every day. He will give you

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Speaker 2: what brings you pleasure. And just know that God wants

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Speaker 2: to see you happy. He wants you to enjoy the

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Speaker 2: hope in the future he has planned. So choose this

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Speaker 2: day to seek God and know that He has wonderful

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Speaker 2: things in store for you. My friends, thank you for

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

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Speaker 2: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making

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Speaker 2: prayer priority and your strengthening your walk with God. As always,

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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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Speaker 2: of your life