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Speaker 1: And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall

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Speaker 1: upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of

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Speaker 1: his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof Genesis

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Speaker 1: two twenty one. Lord, I thank you that you never

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Speaker 1: slumber or sleep, and you are always working on my behalf.

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Speaker 1: When Adam was asleep, you did a deep work in

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Speaker 1: him and brought forth his wife Eve. You did for

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Speaker 1: Adam what he could not do for himself. When my

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Speaker 1: natural body is quiet in rest, you are actively refreshing

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Speaker 1: my spirit and bringing forth solutions to the many challenges

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Speaker 1: that face me. You revitalize my mind and my body,

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Speaker 1: and I wake with renewed hope. When I try to

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Speaker 1: make things happen in my strength, I usually screw things up.

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Speaker 1: When I rest and let you provide, you do exceedingly

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Speaker 1: beyond my expectations, like you did for Adam. Amen, thank

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Speaker 1: you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer to

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Speaker 1: experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep.

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Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

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Speaker 1: word from our sponsors, Ye, welcome to your meditative prayer

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Speaker 1: on love and kindness To get the most out of

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Speaker 1: your spiritual journey. Use pray dot com every day and

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Speaker 1: make prayer a priority in your life. Our goal for

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Speaker 1: today's meditative prayer is love and kindness. Take a moment

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Speaker 1: to hide away in your secret place, a place where

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Speaker 1: you can relax and let your guard down, a place

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Speaker 1: where you can turn off all distraction. Breathe in deep

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Speaker 1: through your nose and exhale out through your mouth. Reach

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Speaker 1: out to God, let his words fill your heart. We

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Speaker 1: will be meditating on First John, chapter three, verse eighteen

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Speaker 1: from the King James version. My little children, let us

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Speaker 1: not love in word, neither in tongue, but indeed and

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Speaker 1: in truth. Take a moment to pour out your adoration

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Speaker 1: to God for his love in action. Jeez, this, I

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Speaker 1: praise you for loving me through your actions demonstrated at

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Speaker 1: the cross, for choosing to die in my place to

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Speaker 1: atone for my sins, for sacrificing yourself to restore my

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Speaker 1: relationship with God the Father. I worship you for your

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Speaker 1: love demonstrated in salvation. I praise you for your daily

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Speaker 1: acts of love that never cease. The Bible teaches us

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Speaker 1: that love requires action. Jesus demonstrated this when he died

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Speaker 1: at the Cross for our sins. He chose to lay

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Speaker 1: down his life for love. Since love is shown through actions,

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Speaker 1: it can sometimes be difficult to do. Action requires servitude

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Speaker 1: and sacrifice. This can cause love to feel more like

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Speaker 1: a chore and less of a choice. The truth is,

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Speaker 1: to love is to renounce self. To love others is

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Speaker 1: to put them first. This is hard. You must remember

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Speaker 1: it is okay to struggle with this. Jesus went to

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Speaker 1: the cross, but it was not easy, nor was it

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Speaker 1: pleasant for him. To overcome this struggle. You must be

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Speaker 1: honest with God in prayer. Take a moment to confess

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Speaker 1: your failures to God. Now, thank for a minute on

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Speaker 1: all the times God acted on his love for you,

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Speaker 1: all the instances God put you first simply because He

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Speaker 1: loves you. Think of the challenges Jesus had to overcome

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Speaker 1: to show his love, all the pain he pushed through,

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Speaker 1: the scorn he suffered the cross, All of this out

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Speaker 1: of love for you. Think of past situations God demonstrated

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Speaker 1: his love through his actions, all the miracles and mercies

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Speaker 1: he has manifested in your life. Thank Jesus for all

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Speaker 1: his current blessings upon your life and for those to come.

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Speaker 1: God is present, and he is listening to you. Be

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Speaker 1: mindful that showing love and action is an obligation and

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Speaker 1: an opportunity. God never said loving others would be easy,

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Speaker 1: but He promised to help you every step of the way.

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Speaker 1: He sent the Holy Spirit to enable you to succeed.

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Speaker 1: So ask the Holy Spirit to increase your love for others.

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Speaker 1: Ask him to make you more like Jesus. Ask him

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Speaker 1: to empower you to love the way Jesus did. Ask

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Speaker 1: him to teach you to imitate God's love every day

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Speaker 1: and in every way. Remember, God has called you to

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Speaker 1: love in action and truth. Even though loving and action

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Speaker 1: is difficult and require self denial. God expects you to

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Speaker 1: love others in the same manner you are loved by Him.

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Speaker 1: You can love because you were loved first, So do

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Speaker 1: not hold back. Love others through action and in truth.

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Speaker 1: Do this and you will see the very best of

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Speaker 1: God's love manifested in your life. Thank you for completing

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Speaker 1: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this

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Speaker 1: healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer

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Speaker 1: a priority and strengthening your walk with God.