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Healing Relationships: Peace | Dr. Tim Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: Let us, therefore, make every effort to do what leads
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  Speaker 1: to peace and to mutual edification. Romans 14.19 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: You love people. Your word tells us that You have
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  Speaker 1: a plan and purpose for everyone. We are all special
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  Speaker 1: and precious in Your sight. I pray that you would
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  Speaker 1: give me a heavenly perspective. Help me to see people
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  Speaker 1: the way you see them. Give me eyes to see
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  Speaker 1: the hidden gifts, needs, and potential in others. I know
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  Speaker 1: people can be difficult, myself included. So empower me to
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  Speaker 1: make a concerted effort towards peace and edification. I pray
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  Speaker 1: these things in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for joining
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  Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative
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  Speaker 1: Prayers with Dr. Tim 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: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing relationships. To get
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  Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use Pray.com every
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  Speaker 2: day and make prayer a priority in your life. Our
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  Speaker 2: goal for today's meditative prayer is healing relationships. I hope
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  Speaker 2: you'll take a moment to calm down. Go to the
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  Speaker 2: place where you feel most at ease and relaxed. And
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  Speaker 2: get yourself in a comfortable position. And when you're ready,
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  Speaker 2: close your eyes. Breathe easy. Imagine the tension in your
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  Speaker 2: body kind of unwinding. That stress and anxiety in your
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  Speaker 2: head and heart slowly calming. Calming. We are going to
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  Speaker 2: be meditating on Romans chapter 14 verse 9 from the
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  Speaker 2: King James Version. Let us therefore make every effort to
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  Speaker 2: do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Let's
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  Speaker 2: take a moment to adore God for edifying our faith. God,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you because you always finish what you start.
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  Speaker 2: I worship you for the power of your own word
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  Speaker 2: that transforms and renews our minds. I sing praises to
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  Speaker 2: your name for you hold the universe in the palm
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  Speaker 2: of your hand. I worship you and the knowledge that
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  Speaker 2: you work out all things for good to those who
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  Speaker 2: love you. Trying to ensure your actions lead to general
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  Speaker 2: peace and improvement can be a duty that's quite exhausting
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  Speaker 2: and daunting. You have a lot of inner conflicts you're
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  Speaker 2: trying to conquer, personal problems to prevail over and staggering
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  Speaker 2: struggles to solve. Yet God expects you to be courteous,
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  Speaker 2: and to care for others. Like pushing a square peg
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  Speaker 2: in a round hole, you cannot fit into the role
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  Speaker 2: God has called you to without his assistance. And sometimes
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  Speaker 2: the pressure is so great that it's easy to want
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  Speaker 2: to give up. Don't lose your heart. Lay it instead
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  Speaker 2: at the feet of Jesus. Tell him about the relationships
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  Speaker 2: that you're having a hard time with. the people and
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  Speaker 2: the situations you're having trouble living in peace with. Confess
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  Speaker 2: and cast your concerns on God because he cares for you.
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  Speaker 2: Now take a moment to dwell on the peace and
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  Speaker 2: the instruction of God in your life. Give thought to
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  Speaker 2: the seasons of turmoil and insecurity God guided you through.
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  Speaker 2: The relationships he helped you rescue and renew. You know,
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  Speaker 2: the Bible says God is good and his mercy endures
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  Speaker 2: from generation to generation. Think now of those areas and
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  Speaker 2: associations you're trying to improve. The relationships and situations you
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  Speaker 2: are trying to bring peace to, trying to edify. In
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  Speaker 2: your mind's eye, envision God's provision for those circumstances. Helping
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  Speaker 2: for those circumstances happening and thank Him for it. God
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  Speaker 2: is present. He is listening to you. Even if your
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  Speaker 2: efforts seem futile, don't give up. Outwork the struggles and inconveniences.
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  Speaker 2: Push past the discord, the disagreements. Peace is closer than
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  Speaker 2: you think. Your efforts to help others improve has a
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  Speaker 2: greater impact than you will ever know. Ask God to
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  Speaker 2: give you the strength to reach your full potential in
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  Speaker 2: this moment. To create peace wherever you go and to
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  Speaker 2: motivate others to do the same. Remember, God has called
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  Speaker 2: you to peace and to inspire edification. Although this objective
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  Speaker 2: again can be tough, God has and will provide all
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  Speaker 2: you need to accomplish it and to do so well.
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  Speaker 2: Be confident that God who began a good work in
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  Speaker 2: you will carry it through to completion. You must try
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  Speaker 2: your best to live in harmony with everyone and always
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  Speaker 2: be working towards improvement. To do things that not only entertain,
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  Speaker 2: but enlighten as well. Pressing toward the goal that is
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  Speaker 2: in Christ Jesus. You will be a blessing to all.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By
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  Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit into your daily practice, you are
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  Speaker 2: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Dr. Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of
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  Speaker 2: Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of your life.