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Speaker 1: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for

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Speaker 1: anger resteth in the bosom of fools Ecclesiastes seven nine. Lord,

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Speaker 1: help me rule over my emotions and keep them in check.

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Speaker 1: I have a difficult time controlling my anger when people

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Speaker 1: have a bad attitude or act foolishly. Help me keep

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Speaker 1: my cool and not take their actions as a personal insult.

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Speaker 1: Keep me from being easily offended, so I can walk

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Speaker 1: in peace and not fall into sin with my words

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Speaker 1: and actions. There is too much unrest in the world.

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Speaker 1: Please keep me from adding to it. Teach me to

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Speaker 1: be a peacemaker as I go through my day. Help

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Speaker 1: me encourage others with your love and your peace. Show

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Speaker 1: me who needs a special touch of your love today. Amen,

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

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

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Speaker 2: Stay tuned for.

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Speaker 1: Our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on better marriage. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com

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Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

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Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is better marriage. Slow

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Speaker 2: down for a moment. Go to a tranquil location, close

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Speaker 2: your eyes and catch your breath. Breathe deep as you exhale,

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Speaker 2: let go of the tension stored in your body. Open

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Speaker 2: your heart to the Holy Spirit, and prepare to receive

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Speaker 2: from Him. Today we will be meditating on Colossians Chapter three,

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Speaker 2: verses twelve through fourteen. From the King James version. Put

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Speaker 2: on therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

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Speaker 2: vowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,

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Speaker 2: for bearing one another, and forgiving one another. If any

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Speaker 2: man have a quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you,

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Speaker 2: so also do ye. And above all these things, put

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Speaker 2: on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Now take

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Speaker 2: a moment to pour out your adoration to God. I

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Speaker 2: worship you God, for you are long suffering and patient.

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Speaker 2: I adore you Jesus, for you are perfect in all

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Speaker 2: your ways. Your forgiveness is more than I deserve. I

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Speaker 2: praise you for you are generous and good. Serve God

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Speaker 2: through serving each other in love. Forgiveness is the mark

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Speaker 2: of perfect service. Being selfless is hard. It is even

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Speaker 2: harder when we see the flaws in the person you're serving.

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Speaker 2: Living together means you will see the best and worst

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Speaker 2: of your spouse. Loving each other means you are not

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Speaker 2: in competition. You are two complimentary parts of a whole.

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Speaker 2: Over time, if you do not forgive each other, roots

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Speaker 2: of bitterness and resentment will begin to grow. They start

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Speaker 2: off small and weak, but if they are not cut off,

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Speaker 2: they will begin to suffocate the fruit God wants to

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Speaker 2: bring out of your marriage. This is why you must

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Speaker 2: forgive as you have been forgiven by God. God's mercy

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Speaker 2: and grace towards you is not based on your actions,

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Speaker 2: just as Christ's service to his disciples was not based

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Speaker 2: on their flawlessness. It is based in selfless love. You

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Speaker 2: cannot base your service or forgiveness towards your spouse on

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Speaker 2: their behavior. It is part and parcel of your service

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Speaker 2: to God. We are to be perfect, and God is perfect.

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Speaker 2: Only through the Holy Spirit can we walk out perfect service.

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Speaker 2: Only with His strength. Can we bear each other's burdens

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Speaker 2: without growing weary. Only with His love can we show

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Speaker 2: kindness without condition? Only with his humility can we he

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Speaker 2: let go of offense without growing resentful. For true service

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Speaker 2: doesn't glory in itself. It doesn't commiserate with self righteousness

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Speaker 2: or give in to the illusion of martyrdom. Christ gave

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Speaker 2: and still gives selflessly, so should we. Through His Holy Spirit,

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Speaker 2: we can forgive and serve sacrificially as Jesus did for us.

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Speaker 2: Perhaps you have been struggling with loving your spouse and

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Speaker 2: serving Christ through serving them. Take this opportunity to reach

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Speaker 2: out to God and confess your sins to him. Tell

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Speaker 2: him about your struggle to serve and to forgive. Take

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Speaker 2: a moment now to dwell on God's blessings of sacrifice

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Speaker 2: and forgiveness, blessings God has given you through his son Jesus,

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Speaker 2: blessings given without measure. Thank God for removing your sins

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Speaker 2: as far as the East is from the west. Thank

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Speaker 2: Jesus for his great sacrifice, the offering of sin he

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Speaker 2: became for you. Thank God that his well never runs

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Speaker 2: dry and we may always draw from it. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for his unchanging faithfulness and for his everlasting love. Do

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

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Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to reach out to him. So

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Speaker 2: ask God to show you any bitterness or offense hiding

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Speaker 2: in your heart. Release it to him and ask him

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Speaker 2: to help you forgive. Ask God for the ability to

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Speaker 2: extend grace to your spouse as many times as necessary.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to rely upon

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Speaker 2: God to serve him wholeheartedly out of love, not obligation.

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Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit for humility. Ask him to protect

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Speaker 2: your heart from pride and presumption. Remember forgive one another

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Speaker 2: as God forgave you. Show mercy, be kind and gentle

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Speaker 2: to each other. And above all, let love hold you

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Speaker 2: in perfect unity. So do not fear. God will help

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Speaker 2: you to live out in service and in love. Choose

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Speaker 2: this day to commit yourself to living life through God's grace.

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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

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Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and so strengthening your walk

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