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Morning Gratitude: Commitment | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart.
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  Speaker 1: I will shew forth all Thy marvelous works.
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  Speaker 2: Psalm 9.1 Dear God, It is my heart's desire to
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  Speaker 2: praise You and give You all of me. But I
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  Speaker 2: confess that there are competing desires within me, the worries
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  Speaker 2: of the day, bad habits, and sinful desires weigh me
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  Speaker 2: down and hinder my reach toward you. If you are
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  Speaker 2: going to have all of my heart, it will require
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  Speaker 2: an upheaval of my flesh. It will require radical submission
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  Speaker 2: to your Holy Spirit. I pray that you would seize
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  Speaker 2: my wandering heart and perform marvelous things in me and
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  Speaker 2: through me In Jesus' name, amen.
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  Speaker 4: Welcome to your meditative prayer on morning gratitude. To get
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  Speaker 4: day and make prayer a priority in your life. Our
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  Speaker 4: goal for today's meditative prayer is morning gratitude. So take
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  Speaker 4: a minute this morning to gather your thoughts. Quiet your spirit.
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  Speaker 4: Accommodate yourself into a comfortable state. Close your eyes. Breathe
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  Speaker 4: nice and easy. And now turn your heart and fix
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  Speaker 4: your attention on what God has for you for this day.
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  Speaker 4: My friends, let us take time to adore God for
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  Speaker 4: his wonderful works this morning. God, I look to the
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  Speaker 4: skies and praise you. For you have created the stars.
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  Speaker 4: You lead them and you count each one and you
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  Speaker 4: call them by name. By your might and the strength
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  Speaker 4: of your power, not one of them goes missing. I
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  Speaker 4: sing praises to you alone who does great wonders. For
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  Speaker 4: your path is in the whirlwind and storm and clouds
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  Speaker 4: are the dust beneath your feet. I worship you for
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  Speaker 4: your loving kindness is great above the heavens and your
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  Speaker 4: truth reaches to the skies. Doing anything with your whole
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  Speaker 4: heart requires complete commitment and commitment requires concentration and the
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  Speaker 4: world is filled with distractions. Constant issues and complications are
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  Speaker 4: clamoring for your attention. You have deadlines and duties to
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  Speaker 4: attend to like trying to carve a straight arrow from
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  Speaker 4: crooked wood Praising God with your whole heart can seem
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  Speaker 4: like fighting against nature. Your heart may want to bend
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  Speaker 4: under the pain and pressures of daily life, yet still
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  Speaker 4: God expects you to hit the mark. Do not be
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  Speaker 4: discouraged or disheartened. Lay down your arrow at the feet
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  Speaker 4: of Jesus. Tell him about the knots in your heart,
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  Speaker 4: the curves and bend in your arrow that keep it
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  Speaker 4: from flying true, the imperfections you face, which keep you
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  Speaker 4: from praising with your whole heart. Confess and cast your
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  Speaker 4: concerns onto Christ because he cares for you. Take a
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  Speaker 4: moment to dwell on the marvelous craftsmanship of God in
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  Speaker 4: your life. Give thought to the wonders and miracles God
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  Speaker 4: has performed over you. Thank him for going before you
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  Speaker 4: and beside you, for carving out your path and your future.
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  Speaker 4: Thank him for working out all the knots, the bumps,
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  Speaker 4: and the burls. Think back to all the times your
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  Speaker 4: heart was filled with joy and wonder for God. Think
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  Speaker 4: how it felt to be wholeheartedly praising Jesus and allow
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  Speaker 4: that joy to come upon you right now. God is
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  Speaker 4: present and he's listening to you. God knows it is
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  Speaker 4: not possible to be committed wholeheartedly at all times. So
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  Speaker 4: if at first you don't succeed, my friends, try again.
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  Speaker 4: Think now of the aim your arrow is trying to take.
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  Speaker 4: You're closer to the mark than you think. Ask the
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  Speaker 4: Holy Spirit to help you commit your whole heart to
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  Speaker 4: praising Christ and ask Him to fill your heart with
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  Speaker 4: the wonder of who He is. Remember, God has called
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  Speaker 4: you to praise Him with all of your heart and
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  Speaker 4: to speak of his marvelous works. God cares for you
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  Speaker 4: and he loves you. God has amazing and awesome adventures
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  Speaker 4: appointed for you. You cannot even begin to fathom the
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  Speaker 4: goodness he has in store for your life. So do
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  Speaker 4: not be afraid. Take aim and let your arrow fly.
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  Speaker 4: Let your whole heart soar with praise and declare the
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  Speaker 4: wonders of the Lord. You guys, thank you for completing
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