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Speaker 1: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts

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Speaker 1: with praise. Be thankful unto him and bless his name,

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Speaker 1: Psalm one hundred four. Dear Lord, you are so gracious

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Speaker 1: and kind. Your steadfast love endures forever. All creation must

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Speaker 1: come to give thanks to you. Let me enter into

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Speaker 1: your presence with a thankful heart. Let my soul rest

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Speaker 1: in the peace of knowing that I am safe and

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Speaker 1: secure in your mercy. Your loving kindness has been my

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Speaker 1: salvation and my strength. Grant me the privilege to enter

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Speaker 1: into your courts and bask in the warmth of your glory.

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Speaker 1: Let me feel the joy that comes with serving you faithfully,

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Speaker 1: even when I am weary and tired. May there be

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Speaker 1: nothing more desirable to my heart than bowing down to

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Speaker 1: worship You in spirit and truth. In Jesus' 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 Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where

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

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recovery. To

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Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey. Hope you

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Speaker 2: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a

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Speaker 2: priority in your life. Our go for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 2: is on rest and recovery. Hope you'll pause for a second,

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Speaker 2: close your eyes, take in that deep breath, Breathe it

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Speaker 2: out slowly. Put aside all the distractions. Take captive those

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Speaker 2: wild thoughts, every thought. Now prepare to spend a moment

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Speaker 2: with God and to focus on what He has for you.

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Speaker 2: We're going to be meditating on Psalm one hundred, verse

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Speaker 2: four from the King James version. The Bible says, enter

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Speaker 2: into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise,

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Speaker 2: be thankful unto him and bless his name. Help you

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Speaker 2: take a moment to pour out your adoration to God

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Speaker 2: for his goodness and grace in your life. Lord, I

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Speaker 2: praise you, for you are God overall. Compared to you,

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Speaker 2: there is what is mankind that you should even be

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Speaker 2: mindful of Him of us, And still, in loving kindness,

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Speaker 2: you care for us, and you draw near to our

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Speaker 2: cry and worship you because your love is pure and passionate,

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Speaker 2: and you are patient, personable. Father, I praise you, for

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Speaker 2: there is none like you. Gratitude opens heavenly doors and

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Speaker 2: moments of weariness and fatigue. The first and best thing

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Speaker 2: you can do is to seek God. God's presence grants

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Speaker 2: rest and restoration, for in his presence you and all

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Speaker 2: things are made whole. At times, hopelessness and exhaustion will

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Speaker 2: make access to Heaven seem impossible. The evil one, the devil,

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Speaker 2: will whisper in your ear that you are forgotten and

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Speaker 2: that God no longer cares for you. Hear me, This

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Speaker 2: is a lie, and you must not allow yourself to

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Speaker 2: believe it, nor be discouraged by it. Never forget the

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Speaker 2: blood of Jesus Christ grant you access to the Father.

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Speaker 2: The secret to drawing God's attention quickly is simple. Begin

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Speaker 2: with gratitude. When you acknowledge God's goodness in your life

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Speaker 2: and begin to audibly thank Him for it, your thankfulness

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Speaker 2: really opens up Heaven before you, like an arrow being shot.

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Speaker 2: Gratitude will break through all that resistance and warfare being

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Speaker 2: waged against you. Gratitude will pierce all spiritual opposition and

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Speaker 2: will usher you into the celestial courts. There you will

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Speaker 2: find rest and renewal. There you will find grace. So

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Speaker 2: don't waste your time murmuring or focusing on what you lack. Instead,

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Speaker 2: fix your eyes on.

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Speaker 1: God's grace.

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Speaker 2: And be grateful. Is it hard? Sure? Does it change everything?

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Speaker 1: It does?

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Speaker 2: And always bear in mind that gratitude is your spiritual

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Speaker 2: key to unlocking access to heavenly courts and to entering

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Speaker 2: God's healing presence. Perhaps you're struggling with being grateful. Maybe

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Speaker 2: things aren't going the way you thought they should. Perhaps

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Speaker 2: your situation is stifling all hope and gratitude in your heart.

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Speaker 2: This is your moment to reach out to God. Talk

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Speaker 2: with him. Thank Him for the opportunity to stand before

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Speaker 2: him and has needed to confess your sin to him.

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Speaker 2: Embrace him. I hope you'll take a few moments with

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Speaker 2: me to dwell on God's grace. Thank Him for his

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Speaker 2: eternal love and for his perfect kindness toward you. Thank

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Speaker 2: Jesus Christ for his sacrifice on the cross of Calfrey,

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Speaker 2: the sacrifice that enables you to have a relationship with

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Speaker 2: God and to receive from Him. Thank the Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: for manifesting heavenly goodness and grace in your life, and

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Speaker 2: thank him for consistently for continuously ministering God's rest and

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Speaker 2: renewal over you. Thank God for all the past blessings

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Speaker 2: that He's bestowed upon you and for all the future

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Speaker 2: blessings to come. I hope you know God is present

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Speaker 2: and that he's listening to you. You have an opportunity

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Speaker 2: right now to thank God and enter into his presence.

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Speaker 2: Reach out to Him through praise, through praise, and ask

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Speaker 2: God to teach you to be thankful. Ask God to

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Speaker 2: take away your heart of stone and again to give

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Speaker 2: you a heart of flesh, a heart that acknowledges His

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Speaker 2: goodness and his grace. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach

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Speaker 2: you to be humble, to not murmur against God. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to teach you to praise through your breakthrough. Remember

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Speaker 2: you enter God's gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise.

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Speaker 2: If you need rest and restoration, start thanking God for

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Speaker 2: all of his blessings. Gratitude is to be the reciprocal

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Speaker 2: of grace, So praise God for everything that He's done

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Speaker 2: for you. Praise him for what he's doing and for

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Speaker 2: what he will do. And by thanking God for his goodness,

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Speaker 2: you invite his presence. And where his presence is, there

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Speaker 2: is fullness of joy and there's recovery. Choose you this

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Speaker 2: day to give glory and honor to our God. Choose

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Speaker 2: to thank God and watch us his presence changes your circumstances.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're

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Speaker 2: making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm

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Speaker 2: doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

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Speaker 2: We love being a part of your life.