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

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  Speaker 1: Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give
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  Speaker 1: thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm 37, 4 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: you are our delight and the joy of our lives.
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  Speaker 1: How good it is to savor your sweetness! As we
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  Speaker 1: rest in you, may each moment be a reminder of
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  Speaker 1: your benevolent grace. that supersedes all other things of this world.
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  Speaker 1: We want to honor you with our decisions by choosing
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  Speaker 1: what will bring glory to your name. May our hearts
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  Speaker 1: be filled with the delight of knowing you that our
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  Speaker 1: praise will ever be on our lips. Help us to
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  Speaker 1: find joy in your presence and seek contentment Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast,
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  Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close
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  Speaker 1: to God and find strength 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. And so maybe in this time
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  Speaker 2: of sorrow, let's just take a second to breathe. Maybe
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  Speaker 2: look for a comfortable and serene place, a place where
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  Speaker 2: your focus today can be on this moment with God.
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  Speaker 2: Close your eyes and take a deep breath. And as
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  Speaker 2: you exhale, envision the pressure releasing around your heart And
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  Speaker 2: meet the Holy Spirit and rest in his presence right now.
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  Speaker 2: Today we'll be meditating on Psalm 37 verse 4 from
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  Speaker 2: the King James Version. It reads, Now take a moment
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  Speaker 2: just to pour out your adoration to God. God, I
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  Speaker 2: praise you for you are my portion on this earth.
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  Speaker 2: You satisfy my soul. and satiate my spirit. There is
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  Speaker 2: nothing I will ever need that you cannot provide. I
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  Speaker 2: worship you, Jesus, for you died that I may have
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  Speaker 2: life abundantly. You don't give of yourself sparingly, but instead
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  Speaker 2: you provide more than enough for me. I exalt you,
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  Speaker 2: for you are good, Father, and you hold my life
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  Speaker 2: in the palm of your hand. The word we'll be
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  Speaker 2: focusing on today is priorities. Sometimes we put the gifts
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  Speaker 2: above the giver. We forget to appreciate God for who
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  Speaker 2: he is and instead focus on what he does. However,
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  Speaker 2: if you want to enjoy this life, you must give
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  Speaker 2: God first place in your heart. You see, God is
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  Speaker 2: the source of all blessings. But seek him for his
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  Speaker 2: own sake because you love him, not because he can
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  Speaker 2: give you things. Give God your priority. Give God preeminence
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  Speaker 2: in all things. Seek him and obey him with joy.
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  Speaker 2: And as you do this, God will transform your life
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  Speaker 2: and he will give you what your heart longs for.
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  Speaker 2: Don't fret or worry about getting what you want. Rather,
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  Speaker 2: focus on aligning yourself to God. Trust in him to
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  Speaker 2: provide all you need and to give you that which
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  Speaker 2: your heart desires. You see, God knows what you are
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  Speaker 2: thinking before a word is even in your mouth. You
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  Speaker 2: don't even need to verbalize your wishes. He already knows them.
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  Speaker 2: Yet God delights in hearing you call to him and
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  Speaker 2: in meeting you exactly where you are. So my friends,
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  Speaker 2: right now, come before God and maybe confess your sins
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  Speaker 2: to him in this moment. And rejoice in the knowledge
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  Speaker 2: that he hears you. Now take a moment just to
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  Speaker 2: thank God for his gifts in your life. Think of
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  Speaker 2: past seasons of growth. Moments of victory, joy, new beginnings.
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  Speaker 2: Thank God for delighting in you and for partaking in
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  Speaker 2: your pleasure. Recollect the times of happiness that you've experienced.
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  Speaker 2: Thank God for the ability to be content. Thank him
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  Speaker 2: for every blessing, great and small, past, present, and future.
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  Speaker 2: Do not forget, God is present and he is listening
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  Speaker 2: to you. God is your portions. And he has great
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  Speaker 2: joy in store for you. Jesus promised to be with
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  Speaker 2: you every step of the way. So pray to him.
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  Speaker 2: Ask him to help you to see his beauty around you.
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  Speaker 2: In his creation, in his provision, and in his restoration.
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  Speaker 2: Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with expectation. And
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  Speaker 2: ask him to fill you with hope and endurance. Remember,
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  Speaker 2: rejoice in serving God every day. He will give you
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  Speaker 2: what brings you pleasure. And just know that God wants
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  Speaker 2: to see you happy. He wants you to enjoy the
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  Speaker 2: hope in the future he has planned. So choose this
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  Speaker 2: day to seek God and know that he has wonderful
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  Speaker 2: things in store for you. My friends, thank you for
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  Speaker 2: completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating this healthy
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  Speaker 2: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a
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  Speaker 2: priority and you're strengthening your walk with God. As always,
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  Speaker 2: my name is Zach Clinton, vice president of the American
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  Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part
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  Speaker 2: of your life.