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Speaker 1: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath.

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Speaker 1: For it is written, vengeance is mine. I will repay

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Speaker 1: saith the Lord Romans twelve nineteen. Dear Lord, I realize

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Speaker 1: that I have nothing to gain and everything to lose

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Speaker 1: by retaliating and seeking revenge. Yet my heart can still

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Speaker 1: turn to pettiness, pride, and piousness when I am wronged.

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Speaker 1: Center me in your peace. Lord, grant me supernatural patience

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Speaker 1: toward those who have hurt me, and remind me of

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Speaker 1: the abundant grace you've bestowed upon me in Jesus's name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast, Mediative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you

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Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on deep forgiveness.

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

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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 go for today's meditative prayer is

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Speaker 2: all about deep forgiveness. So right now, my friends, let's

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Speaker 2: just take a second to slow down. Maybe head to

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Speaker 2: a quiet and relaxed spot place where you can be

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Speaker 2: alone with your thoughts and examine your heart. As you

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, I would encourage you to breathe deeply

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Speaker 2: in and then breathe deeply out. Shift your attention now

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Speaker 2: to the Word of God, and open your heart and

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Speaker 2: mind to receive what the Holy Spirit has prepared for you.

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Speaker 2: Today we'll be meditating on Romans chapter twelve, verse nineteen

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Speaker 2: from the King James version. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves,

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Speaker 2: but rather give place unto wrath. For it is written

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Speaker 2: vengeance is mine. I will repay saith the Lord. Now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, just take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 2: adoration to God. I extol your name, O, God Most High,

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Speaker 2: For there is no one holy like you. There is

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Speaker 2: no one beside you. Righteousness and justice are found in

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Speaker 2: your hands. God. You judge the nations and give to

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Speaker 2: each person according to their deeds. So I will praise

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Speaker 2: you as long as I live, and in your name

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Speaker 2: I will lift my hands. Vengeance belongs to God. Sometimes

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Speaker 2: the hardest part of forgiveness is accepting the truth that

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Speaker 2: you are not entitled to take retaliation into your own hands.

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Speaker 2: It is not your responsibility nor your right to settle

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Speaker 2: any score or to attempt to write the wrongs done

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Speaker 2: against you. Only God can give retribute of justice, for

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Speaker 2: he alone is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. Never forget, God

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Speaker 2: holds the title of supreme judge and none but He

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Speaker 2: can pass sentence and execute punishment. So do not waste

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Speaker 2: your precious time here on earth with wrath, and do

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Speaker 2: not allow bitterness to consume you. Do not worry or

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Speaker 2: concern yourself with retribution, for it is feudle to obsess

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Speaker 2: over what you cannot control. No matter how unlikely it

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Speaker 2: may seem, Vengeance will be had, and God will settle

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Speaker 2: every score. You must trust him. This truth can be

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Speaker 2: hard to process and to accept, as we feel we

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Speaker 2: are owed justice, but humanity in God's concept and understanding

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Speaker 2: of justice are not the same. God does not equate

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Speaker 2: your justice and your righteousness to someone else's punishment. God

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Speaker 2: would never belitve you in such a way. Someone else's

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Speaker 2: punishment is just that their punishment. Your righteousness is the

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Speaker 2: manifestation of God's goodness over you. Your justice is the

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Speaker 2: fulfillment of the dreams God placed on your heart in

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Speaker 2: spite of what was done to you. Your righteousness and

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Speaker 2: your justice are the fruition of God's blessing in your

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Speaker 2: life here in the land of the Living. For God

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Speaker 2: will restore to you the years the locus devoured. So now,

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Speaker 2: my friends, take the time to reflect on any feelings

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Speaker 2: of frustration and helplessness, and share with Jesus your struggles

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Speaker 2: with unforgiveness. Tell him of your pain and confess your

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Speaker 2: sins to God. Now, my friends, as we make the transition,

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Speaker 2: I'd love it if we could just take a moment

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Speaker 2: now to dwell on God's justice. Thank God that his

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Speaker 2: word is truth, that he cannot and does not lie him,

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Speaker 2: that his integrity cannot be bought, It cannot be swayed,

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Speaker 2: nor will it ever be corrupted. Thank God that He

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Speaker 2: is the fair judge that he gives to each according

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Speaker 2: to their deeds. Thank God for the blessings of his

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Speaker 2: righteousness and his goodness over your life. For his faithfulness

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Speaker 2: and his recompence. Today and always, do not forget. God

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Speaker 2: is present and he is listening to you. He desires

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Speaker 2: for you to live a life filled with his justness

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Speaker 2: and his truth. Jesus wants you to know you can

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Speaker 2: trust Him. So ask the Holy Spirit to transform your

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Speaker 2: mind to teach you how to forgive. Ask Him to

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Speaker 2: remove all bitterness and grudges from your heart. Ask the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit for confidence in the truth that God is

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Speaker 2: fair and just, and ask for reassurance that holy and

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Speaker 2: righteous vindication cannot be thwarted. Remember, vengeance does not belong

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Speaker 2: to you. It belongs to God. For God alone is judge,

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Speaker 2: and he will pass sentence upon all. He alone is righteous,

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Speaker 2: and he will give to each person what they deserve.

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Speaker 2: You were not made to carry hate, to judge others

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Speaker 2: into past sentence. God created you for himself for love.

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Speaker 2: So choose freedom from the weight of revenge for today

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Speaker 2: and for every day to come, and be filled with

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Speaker 2: the confidence of Christ and of His righteousness. My friends,

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Speaker 2: As always, thank you guys for completing today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of

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