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Deep Forgiveness - Overcome | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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  Speaker 1: Romans 12.21 Heavenly Father, you call us to forgive as
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  Speaker 1: you have forgiven us. We ask that you would give
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  Speaker 1: us your strength in wisdom. as we strive to overcome
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  Speaker 1: evil with good. As our enemy schemes against us, help
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  Speaker 1: us to realize that the power of kindness is far
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  Speaker 1: greater than any hatred or violence they may bring. Help
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  Speaker 1: us to extend our hands in peace and friendship, even
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  Speaker 1: when the world wants us to retaliate. As we persevere
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  Speaker 1: through these times, may your love fill us with courage,
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  Speaker 1: enable us to move forward with the spirit of grace, forgiveness,
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  Speaker 1: and understanding. May we be inspired by your example as
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  Speaker 1: we seek to do good and show mercy instead of
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  Speaker 1: returning evil for evil. In the name of Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for
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  Speaker 3: today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you
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  Speaker 3: can draw close to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on deep forgiveness.
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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 a priority in your life. Again,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about deep forgiveness.
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  Speaker 2: So right now, just take a minute to gather your
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  Speaker 2: thoughts and quiet your spirit. Maybe accommodate yourself into a
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  Speaker 2: comfortable position. Close your eyes and breathe easy. Now fix
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  Speaker 2: your attention on God and turn your heart towards what
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  Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit wants to impart to you this day.
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  Speaker 2: Today we'll be meditating on Romans 12, verse 21 from
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  Speaker 2: the King James Version. Be not overcome of evil... but
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  Speaker 2: overcome evil with good. My friends, take some time now
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  Speaker 2: just to adore God for his goodness. God, I look
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  Speaker 2: to the cross and praise you for your love is
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  Speaker 2: so great. I praise you for sending your son to
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  Speaker 2: sacrifice himself for me. By your goodness and the strength
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  Speaker 2: of your power, you have redeemed me. You do not
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  Speaker 2: hide yourself from me and you give your goodness without measure.
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  Speaker 2: I sing your praises. For you overcame evil and defeated
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  Speaker 2: the grave. I worship you, for your loving kindness has
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  Speaker 2: restored my soul. Do not let evil win. Evil has
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  Speaker 2: many faces and wears many guises, but none more prevalent
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  Speaker 2: than hurt and hate. Evil feeds and thrives off of
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  Speaker 2: discord and anger, bitterness and unwillingness to forgive. Fighting against
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  Speaker 2: evil will be hard, but it must be done. It
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  Speaker 2: is true that human nature predisposes us to demand recompense
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  Speaker 2: for an offense, to pay back hurt and the wrong
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  Speaker 2: done against us in an even greater measure. However, this
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  Speaker 2: mentality is self-destructive and utterly contradictive to what God teaches.
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  Speaker 2: When someone wrongs you and you respond in kind, you
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  Speaker 2: are not getting vengeance or getting even. You are merely
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  Speaker 2: giving into evil itself. For you cannot defeat evil with evil. So,
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  Speaker 2: do not let the evil that was done to you
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  Speaker 2: control you into doing evil yourself. Instead, stand your ground
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  Speaker 2: in the truth of God's goodness and fight the real enemy.
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  Speaker 2: At times, this will seem impossible as evil can be tempting.
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  Speaker 2: You will war with yourself and struggle with your flesh
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  Speaker 2: to submit to God's law. But you must not give in.
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  Speaker 2: You must persevere in mercy and in grace. The battle
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  Speaker 2: against evil, both internal and external, will be fierce and brutal.
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  Speaker 2: But you must stand your ground for victory is attainable.
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  Speaker 2: The secret to success is simple. Overcome evil with good.
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  Speaker 2: Do not allow the actions and words of others to
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  Speaker 2: dictate your own, to coerce you into embracing evil. Do
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  Speaker 2: not let the monstrosity of others turn into a monster yourself.
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  Speaker 2: This is your chance to come before God and to
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  Speaker 2: confess your failures and your mistakes. To tell the Holy
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  Speaker 2: Spirit of the areas that you may be struggling with
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  Speaker 2: in your fight against evil. And right now as we
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  Speaker 2: make the transition, let's take a moment to simply dwell
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  Speaker 2: on the goodness of God. Think of how Jesus chose
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  Speaker 2: to oppose evil with goodness. how He poured out unrelenting mercy,
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  Speaker 2: unconditional grace, and forgiveness at the cross. Thank Him for
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  Speaker 2: His opposition toward evil demonstrated in His compassion for you,
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  Speaker 2: for sacrificing who He was to restore you to whom
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  Speaker 2: you were called to be. Thank Jesus for loving you
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  Speaker 2: unconditionally in the past, and thank Him that His love
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  Speaker 2: will never change. Give thanks to God for His victory
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  Speaker 2: over evil that enables your own. My friends, God is
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  Speaker 2: present and he is listening to you. Jesus is intimately
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  Speaker 2: acquainted with the war being waged against evil. He is
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  Speaker 2: aware of the struggle and difficulty associated with fighting the
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  Speaker 2: good fight. However, he overcame the world. As Jesus overcame,
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  Speaker 2: you will too. You are not alone. Ask the Holy
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  Speaker 2: Spirit to help you submit your whole heart to obeying Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Ask Him to empower you with conviction and determination to
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  Speaker 2: live as Christ lived, to love as Christ loved, and
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  Speaker 2: to forgive as He does, to destroy evil with goodness
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  Speaker 2: as He did. Remember, you have a choice in how
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  Speaker 2: you react to evil. Do not let evil defeat you. Instead,
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  Speaker 2: defeat evil by doing good. God has called you to
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  Speaker 2: a victorious life filled with His love, His grace, and
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  Speaker 2: His goodness. Never forget the intensity and the depth in
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  Speaker 2: which you are loved by the Father. God's love is strength,
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  Speaker 2: and with it you can overcome any manner of evil.
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  Speaker 2: So be encouraged by this truth and choose this day
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  Speaker 2: to overcome all evil before you with the goodness found
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  Speaker 2: in God's grace. So be encouraged by this truth and
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  Speaker 2: choose this day to overcome all evil before you with
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  Speaker 2: the goodness that can only be found in God's grace.
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  Speaker 2: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.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, but you're also strengthening your
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