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Enjoy Life - Perseverance | 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 first 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 a priority in your life. Again,
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  Speaker 2: our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about enjoying life.
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  Speaker 2: So right now, let's just take a moment to center ourselves.
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  Speaker 2: Maybe find a comfortable and quiet spot to reflect on
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  Speaker 2: God's word. And as you breathe in and breathe out,
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  Speaker 2: focus on relaxing your body and on quieting your mind. Now,
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  Speaker 2: my friends, let's turn our thoughts toward what God has
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  Speaker 2: prepared for us this day. For glory is found in
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  Speaker 2: the presence of of the Holy Spirit. Today we'll be
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  Speaker 2: meditating on 1 Corinthians 10, verse 31 from the King
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  Speaker 2: James Version. Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatsoever
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  Speaker 2: ye do, do all to the glory of God. Let
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  Speaker 2: us now take some time to give our praise to God. Father,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you for you have called me to do
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  Speaker 2: great things, to work for your kingdom and to live
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  Speaker 2: life to the fullness of your goodness. God, I worship
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  Speaker 2: you for you are my joy and my strength. Jesus
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  Speaker 2: in you dwells the fullness of God and you do
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  Speaker 2: all for the glory of God the Father. Holy Spirit,
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  Speaker 2: I praise you for you are my constant companion in
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  Speaker 2: all that I do. I honor you, God, and I
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  Speaker 2: worship you with all of my heart, my soul, and
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  Speaker 2: my strength. The word we want to focus on today
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  Speaker 2: is one of my favorites. It's that of perseverance. You see,
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  Speaker 2: you gain victory in doing everything for God's glory, and
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  Speaker 2: you must persevere in doing so. For you are not
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  Speaker 2: only living for yourself, you have a calling and a
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  Speaker 2: purpose from God, and you are living out that purpose
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  Speaker 2: in progress each day of your life. So don't wait
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  Speaker 2: to arrive at your perceived destination to honor God. Instead,
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  Speaker 2: live your life in a way that glorifies God. At
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  Speaker 2: each mile, run your race in faith, knowing that God
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  Speaker 2: is waiting for you. And he will give you your prize.
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  Speaker 2: For you know that those who persevere in God's goodness
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  Speaker 2: will obtain a crown and share in his victory. So
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  Speaker 2: look at your life through heaven's eyes. See how each
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  Speaker 2: step is a small triumph. And glory in each of
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  Speaker 2: those moments and give glory to God in them. For
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  Speaker 2: you don't need to hit milestones or cross the finish
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  Speaker 2: line first. God isn't looking for your trophies. He just
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  Speaker 2: wants to share in your journey. So take time now
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  Speaker 2: to invite him into this leg of your race. Confess
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  Speaker 2: your sins to him. Even let your confession be for
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  Speaker 2: his glory. For God sees all regardless of whether or
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  Speaker 2: not you walk through life alone. My friends, right now
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  Speaker 2: in this moment, go ahead and reach out to him.
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  Speaker 2: And now let's just consider for a moment God's sustaining
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  Speaker 2: strength in your life and thank him for it. Thank
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  Speaker 2: God that even through your doubt and your fear, he
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  Speaker 2: remains faithful. Thank the Lord that when the road is
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  Speaker 2: long and hard, he gives you the ability to continue.
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  Speaker 2: Thank him because he is in control and he is
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  Speaker 2: a beautiful plan for your life. Thank him for continuously
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  Speaker 2: working in your life and thank him because at the
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  Speaker 2: right time, he makes all things be as they should.
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  Speaker 2: You see, God is present and he is listening to you.
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  Speaker 2: God promised that he has a reward for those who
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  Speaker 2: seek him and do not give up. So you must
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  Speaker 2: hold on to faith. Right now, this is your moment
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  Speaker 2: to reach out to God, to ask him to keep
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  Speaker 2: your feet from stumbling and your knees from growing weak.
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  Speaker 2: Ask God to lift you up on wings like eagles
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  Speaker 2: that you might soar. Ask him to sustain you in
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  Speaker 2: the desert and provide refreshment in dry seasons. And ask
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  Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to minister the truth of God's word
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  Speaker 2: and his promise in your heart. Remember, if you eat
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  Speaker 2: or if you drink or if you do anything, do
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  Speaker 2: it for the glory of God. Press on and push
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  Speaker 2: through and choose this day to stand upon the truth
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  Speaker 2: of God's word. Choose to receive God's mighty strength within
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  Speaker 2: your soul. Be encouraged and continue toward what's ahead for
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  Speaker 2: God has pleasant and amazing plans in store for you.
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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 and you're strengthening your walk
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  Speaker 2: with God. As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice
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  Speaker 2: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors. We love
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  Speaker 2: being a part of your life.