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Speaker 1: I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,

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Speaker 1: that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice holy, acceptable

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Speaker 1: unto God, which is your reasonable service Romans twelve one.

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Speaker 1: Dear Lord, you are worthy of an inviting, steadfast, and

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Speaker 1: faithful devotion. I do not want to give you the

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Speaker 1: leftovers of what I have. Rather, I want to give

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Speaker 1: you all of who I am. I know there are

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Speaker 1: no words or songs I could offer that would ever

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Speaker 1: replace an obedient and faithful life lived after you equip

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Speaker 1: me with the endurance it takes to be faithful every day.

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Speaker 1: I do not want to obey you in spurts. I

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Speaker 1: want to run toward you and tell the day I

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Speaker 1: die in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for joining me

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Speaker 1: in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers

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Speaker 1: with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to God

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Speaker 1: and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on spiritual fitness.

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Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray

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Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 2: your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: all about enhancing and strengthening your spiritual fitness. So right now,

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Speaker 2: let's hit the pause bucket. So right now, let's hit

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Speaker 2: the pause button for just a second. Prepare yourself to

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Speaker 2: spend a few minutes with God. Maybe close your eyes,

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Speaker 2: take a deep breath in and then breathe out. And

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Speaker 2: now take captive every thought and shift your attention to

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Speaker 2: the Word of God. And ready your heart and open

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Speaker 2: your mind to receive what the Holy Spirit has for you. Again,

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Speaker 2: today will be meditating on Romans twelve to one from

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Speaker 2: the King James version. It says, I beseech you, therefore, brethren,

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Speaker 2: by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies

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Speaker 2: a living sacrifice, holy acceptable unto God, which is your

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Speaker 2: reasonable service. And now let's just take a moment to

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Speaker 2: pour out our adoration to God. God, I praise you,

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Speaker 2: for you are Lord over all the earth and the heavens. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I thank you for your love that made a way

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Speaker 2: for me to know You. And Holy Spirit, I worship

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Speaker 2: you for enabling me to live according to God's righteousness

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Speaker 2: and for empowering me to walk in the fullness of

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Speaker 2: God's goodness and his grace. Actions of the body affect

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Speaker 2: the spirit, So be mindful of your conduct, for the

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Speaker 2: actions you partake in with your physical body affect your

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Speaker 2: spiritual well being. The daily life you live impacts and

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Speaker 2: affects your spiritual life with God. Because your spirit, body,

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Speaker 2: and soul work in tandem, they are operating within a

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Speaker 2: continual cycle of each other. God's Holy Spirit renews your mind,

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Speaker 2: your thoughts determine your actions, and your actions directly affect

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Speaker 2: the relationship between your spirit and God's Spirit. Then the

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Speaker 2: cycle repeats. You see, your actions can make or break

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Speaker 2: the cycle. Your actions can influence and effect whether you

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Speaker 2: live in constant communication with God or if you continuously

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Speaker 2: walk in failure in the flesh. God desires victory for you,

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Speaker 2: not defeat. So if you're struggling to submit your body

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Speaker 2: as an offering, I would challenge you to confess your

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Speaker 2: sins to God in this moment and to receive what

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit has for you. Now, let's just take

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Speaker 2: a few minutes to dwell on the holy offering of

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Speaker 2: your body. Thank God for providing us with the sacrifice

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Speaker 2: to give, flawed though it is. Thank God because we

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Speaker 2: can come before Him spotless and righteous through the blood

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Speaker 2: of Christ. His word promises to bring life out of

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Speaker 2: submission to the Holy Spirit. So thank the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: for drawing near to you and encouraging you, and for

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Speaker 2: comforting you in times of trouble and temptation. My friends,

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Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. Our

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Speaker 2: bodies were made to worship God. In Christ, we are

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Speaker 2: given a path to forgiveness and grace. So thank Jesus

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Speaker 2: for providing for the renewing of our minds with his word,

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Speaker 2: and thank God for accepting our offering because of Jesus's blood.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for sending the Holy Spirit to lead us

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Speaker 2: and for empowering us to lead a life of purity.

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Speaker 2: My friends, remember God has shown us great mercy, So

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Speaker 2: offer your life as a living sacrifice to Him. Your

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Speaker 2: offering must be only for God and pleasing to Him.

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Speaker 2: This is the spiritual way for you to worship. When

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Speaker 2: your body's soul and spirit are knit together as one

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Speaker 2: sound sacrifice before the Lord, you can live secure in

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Speaker 2: His presence and in constant companionship with the Holy Spirit.

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Speaker 2: So choose today to keep your vessel free of spotter,

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Speaker 2: blemish and serve the Lord with your entire body. My friends,

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Speaker 2: thank you so much for completing today's meditative prayer on

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Speaker 2: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a

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Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer priority and your strengthening

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Speaker 2: your walk with God. 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.