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Enjoy Life - Purpose | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do,
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  Speaker 1: do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10
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  Speaker 1: 31 Dear Lord, I know that you care just as
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  Speaker 1: much about the why as you do the what. You
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  Speaker 1: care about why I do things just as much as
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  Speaker 1: what I do. Lord, I pray that you would daily
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  Speaker 1: transform my heart so that everything I do, whether it
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  Speaker 1: be eating, playing, or working, would be done for your glory.
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  Speaker 1: I want every step I take to honor you. Inform
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  Speaker 1: my heart through your word. and empower me through your Spirit.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.
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  Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,
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  Speaker 1: where you can draw close to God and find strength
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  Speaker 1: in Him.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on enjoying life.
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  Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use
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  Speaker 2: Pray.com every day and make prayer possible. 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 enjoying life. So take a minute now just
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  Speaker 2: to find a quiet and comfortable place, a place where
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  Speaker 2: you can slow down and lean into this moment of reflection.
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  Speaker 2: Close your eyes, breathe easy, and now turn your heart
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  Speaker 2: and fix your attention to what God has for you.
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  Speaker 2: Hear what the Holy Spirit has for you today. Today
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  Speaker 2: we'll be meditating on 1 Peter 3 verses 8 through
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  Speaker 2: 12 from the King James Version. They read, Finally, all
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  Speaker 2: of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, and
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  Speaker 2: be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil
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  Speaker 2: or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,
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  Speaker 2: because to this you were called so that you may
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  Speaker 2: inherit a blessing. For whoever would love life and see
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  Speaker 2: good days must keep their tongue from evil and their
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  Speaker 2: lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and
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  Speaker 2: do good. They must seek peace and pursue it. For
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  Speaker 2: the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and
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  Speaker 2: his ears are attentive to their prayer. But the face
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord is against those who do evil. My friends,
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  Speaker 2: right now, let us just take the time to adore God. Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you. for you are the perfect example to
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  Speaker 2: us here on earth. You are all good, all peace,
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  Speaker 2: and all righteousness. I praise you, Jesus, for you alone
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  Speaker 2: conquered sin and paid its price. I extol you, God,
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  Speaker 2: for you prepared your plans and purposes for me before
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  Speaker 2: I was born. You reserved special works for me to
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  Speaker 2: do on the earth. You are a faithful God and
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  Speaker 2: you fulfill all your promises to me. So right now
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  Speaker 2: I worship you For you sent the living word ahead
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  Speaker 2: of me, Jesus, the Prince of Peace, that I might
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  Speaker 2: see your goodness in the land of the living. The
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  Speaker 2: two words we want to focus on today are purpose
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  Speaker 2: and pledge. You see, God has given you an identity
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  Speaker 2: and a purpose. You were put on this earth with
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  Speaker 2: a specific calling, with works prepared ahead of you. And
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  Speaker 2: God has special things prepared just for you to do.
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  Speaker 2: God has promised you will have peace and and a
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  Speaker 2: good life if you love him and follow his commandments.
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  Speaker 2: For his ways are good, and all his paths are peace.
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  Speaker 2: His law is in place for our well-being, to show
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  Speaker 2: us what is right and healthy for us. God's commandments
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  Speaker 2: are to be a blessing to us, and God's eyes
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  Speaker 2: go to and fro throughout the earth, searching out those
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  Speaker 2: who follow his words. When we trust God's words over
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  Speaker 2: our own, God hears our prayers. So right now in
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  Speaker 2: this moment, my friends, draw near to him and confess
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  Speaker 2: your sins and inherit the blessing that God has for you.
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  Speaker 2: And right now, let us take the time just to
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  Speaker 2: thank God for his purposes and plans. Thank him for
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  Speaker 2: giving you his word and access to the path of righteousness.
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  Speaker 2: Thank Jesus that he formed each one of your days
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  Speaker 2: before you exist in. Give thanks to God for hearing
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  Speaker 2: your prayers and for sending his blessing on your life.
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  Speaker 2: You see, God is present and he is listening to you.
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  Speaker 2: He has determined your identity and written out your life
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  Speaker 2: in his book. God is closer to you than you think.
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  Speaker 2: So right now, this is your moment to reach out
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  Speaker 2: to him. Ask God to reveal his plans to you,
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  Speaker 2: to help you be obedient to them. Ask him for
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  Speaker 2: the ability to keep his commandments Ask the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 2: to help you shun evil, do good, and seek peace.
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  Speaker 2: And ask him to fill your heart with the promise
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  Speaker 2: and assurance of the future to come. Remember, you should
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  Speaker 2: endeavor to live in peace with others, to love them,
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  Speaker 2: to be kind, and to be humble. For the Lord
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  Speaker 2: sees those who do his commandments and looks to bless them.
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  Speaker 2: God has made you to be uniquely you, my friend.
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  Speaker 2: So trust in God and walk in the identity, the calling,
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  Speaker 2: and the works that he has created for you. As always,
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  Speaker 2: we just wanted to thank you guys for completing today's
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  Speaker 2: meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating this healthy habit as
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  Speaker 2: a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority in
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  Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God. My name is Zach Clinton,
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  Speaker 2: Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors. We
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  Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.