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

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  Speaker 1: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love, but he that
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  Speaker 1: repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Proverbs 17.9 Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 1: I am blessed and thankful that you have covered my transgressions.
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  Speaker 1: Because of Christ's work on the cross, my mistakes no
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  Speaker 1: longer define me. I am a new creation crafted by grace.
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  Speaker 1: for a new purpose. I pray for your guidance as
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  Speaker 1: I seek to heal relationships that have been broken by sin, pettiness,
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  Speaker 1: and selfishness. I pray you would help me rise above
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  Speaker 1: my old patterns of behavior and take the high road
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  Speaker 1: every time. I know with your Spirit I can be
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  Speaker 1: empowered with all the gifts necessary to accomplish this. In Jesus' name,
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  Speaker 1: I pray. Amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.
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  Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and
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  Speaker 1: 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 day.
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  Speaker 2: And make prayer a priority in your life. Our goal
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  Speaker 2: for today's meditative prayer is healing relationships. Take a moment
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  Speaker 2: right now just to unwind. Look for maybe an enjoyable place,
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  Speaker 2: a position that will allow you to relax. Now, focus
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  Speaker 2: on your time with God. Allow your mind to drift
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  Speaker 2: towards the throne of the Lord and be filled with
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  Speaker 2: his word. Today we'll be meditating on Proverbs 17 verse
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  Speaker 2: 9 from the King James Version. He that covereth the
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  Speaker 2: transgression seeketh love, but he that repeateth the matter separateth
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  Speaker 2: very friends. Now let your worship rise up to God. God,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you because your love never fails. And it
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  Speaker 2: covers all my sins, my transgressions. I adore you because
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  Speaker 2: you are good. You're kind. And your mercies endure forever.
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  Speaker 2: I praise you for your endless grace. I worship you
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  Speaker 2: because you're great. There's no one else.
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  Speaker 1: Like you, God.
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  Speaker 2: You know, being perfect is impossible. No one can be perfect.
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  Speaker 2: No one can be the perfect friend, the perfect partner,
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  Speaker 2: the perfect person. As we ourselves cannot be perfect, we
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  Speaker 2: cannot expect perfection from others. Even the Bible, even the
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  Speaker 2: people who you are closest to, will sometimes hurt you.
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  Speaker 2: The Bible teaches us that all have sinned and fallen
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  Speaker 2: short of the glory of God. I want you to
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  Speaker 2: take a couple of moments and think of relationships that
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  Speaker 2: you're struggling with. Relationships that need to be restored and repaired.
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  Speaker 2: Now pray to God and confess to Him those areas
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  Speaker 2: of weakness, of sin, of brokenness. Share with the Holy
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  Speaker 2: Spirit your sorrow and suffering, your pain. Confess to God
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  Speaker 2: your imperfections. God is not expecting absolute perfection from you,
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  Speaker 2: but He wants you to live a life free in
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  Speaker 2: the power of His Spirit. Open yourself to God's love
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  Speaker 2: and pour out all that is weighing heavy on your heart. Now,
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  Speaker 2: consider all the times God's love covered your sins and
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  Speaker 2: thank Him for it. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord,
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  Speaker 2: for forgiving all that bad stuff, all the wrong choices,
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  Speaker 2: the decisions that were made. And thank God for choosing
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  Speaker 2: to love you instead of holding your mistakes against you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank Him for forgiving you of your past sins and transgressions.
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  Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for having loved you in spite
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  Speaker 2: of all the times you quenched the Spirit. Give thanks
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  Speaker 2: to God Because through his own love, he grants us
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  Speaker 2: the power to love others. And I hope you'll never forget,
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  Speaker 2: God is present and he's listening to you. Come before
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  Speaker 2: him and ask him for the strength to choose love
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  Speaker 2: over grudges. Ask God to help you to let go
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  Speaker 2: of the hurt from the past deeds that were done
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  Speaker 2: against you. Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you to
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  Speaker 2: love others the way Jesus loved you. Choose in this
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  Speaker 2: moment to reach out to God. Ask Him for the
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  Speaker 2: ability to choose love over hurt. To have a love
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  Speaker 2: so great it will overcome all transgressions committed against you.
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  Speaker 2: And remember, love overcomes a mountain of offenses. To cover
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  Speaker 2: a transgression does not mean to pretend it didn't happen.
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  Speaker 2: And while boundaries might still be necessary, choose to let
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  Speaker 2: go of the hurt and to love the person instead.
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  Speaker 2: To allow love to be greater. Instead of bringing up
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  Speaker 2: past offenses and mentioning the wrong done to you, choose
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  Speaker 2: to love the person as God gives you the strength
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  Speaker 2: and the grace to do it. Choose to allow love
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  Speaker 2: to be greater than the hurt. God has already given
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  Speaker 2: you the ability to repair and mend your broken relationships
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  Speaker 2: by leaning on His love for you. I hope you'll
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  Speaker 2: seek to love others as Jesus loves you. Thanks 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 into your daily practice, you're making prayer a priority
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  Speaker 2: and strengthening your walk with God. I'm Dr. Tim Clinton,
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  Speaker 2: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we
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  Speaker 2: love being a part of your life. Okay.