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

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  Speaker 1: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the
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  Speaker 1: Lord and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High.
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  Speaker 1: Psalm 92, 1 Dear Heavenly Father, I do not just
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  Speaker 1: offer praise to you just because you are worthy, but
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  Speaker 1: because it is also good for my soul. I am
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  Speaker 1: created for praise. carefully woven together to experience harmony with you.
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  Speaker 1: When I worship you, I am living out my sole
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  Speaker 1: purpose in life. So, may every breath within me be
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  Speaker 1: praise to you. May every step I take and move
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  Speaker 1: I make be for your namesake. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for
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  Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 2: Click the link in the description to grow closer to God.
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  Speaker 2: There you'll find daily prayers, Bible plans, sleep stories, and
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  Speaker 3: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on morning gratitude.
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  Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use
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  Speaker 3: pray.com every day and make prayer a priority in your life.
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  Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is morning gratitude. Before
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  Speaker 3: the busyness of today begins, let's just take a moment
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  Speaker 3: to really center ourselves. And as you breathe in and
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  Speaker 3: breathe out, focus on relaxing your body and quieting your
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  Speaker 3: mind Now, turn your thoughts toward what God has prepared
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  Speaker 3: for you this morning. Take a moment to just pour
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  Speaker 3: out your adoration to God who hears us. God, I
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  Speaker 3: praise you for your word that is upright and all
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  Speaker 3: your work is done in faithfulness. I worship you for
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  Speaker 3: you are not as mankind and you do not lie,
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  Speaker 3: nor do you change your mind. I give you praise
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  Speaker 3: for you do what you say and what you say
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  Speaker 3: you fulfill. I exalt you, Lord, for you have done
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  Speaker 3: wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful, and sure. Seeking
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  Speaker 3: God and expecting him to answer requires faith. The Bible
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  Speaker 3: says that believing in God's word and engaging with it
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  Speaker 3: will produce faith. As simple as that sounds, application isn't
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  Speaker 3: always smooth sailing. Life can get really complicated and really fast.
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  Speaker 3: Sometimes you find yourself lost at sea with shredded sails
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  Speaker 3: and no clue how to work a wench. It's hard
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  Speaker 3: to have faith in fearful and frustrating circumstances. There are
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  Speaker 3: times fear becomes greater than faith. Confess those moments to God.
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  Speaker 3: If you confess your sins to him, he is faithful
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  Speaker 3: and just, and he will forgive your sins and purify
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  Speaker 3: you from all unrighteousness. Now, consider for a moment God's
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  Speaker 3: faithfulness in your life and thank him for it. Thank
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  Speaker 3: God that even when you are faithless, he remains faithful.
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  Speaker 3: Thank him that his faithfulness endures to all generations. Thank
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  Speaker 3: the Lord for his word that is a lamp unto
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  Speaker 3: your feet and a light unto your path. Think for
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  Speaker 3: a minute on past experiences where you engaged with the
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  Speaker 3: words of God. Think of how your faith was increased
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  Speaker 3: and amplified and the blessing that involvement brought to your life.
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  Speaker 3: My friends, God is present and he's listening to you.
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  Speaker 3: He promised that when you go through rivers of difficulty,
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  Speaker 3: you will not drown. You must hold on to faith.
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  Speaker 3: The book of Hebrews teaches that without faith, it is
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  Speaker 3: impossible to please God. If you are to approach him,
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  Speaker 3: you must do so believing that he exists and that
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  Speaker 3: he rewards those who earnestly seek him and seek his face.
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  Speaker 3: Seek God out. Reach out to him for favor and
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  Speaker 3: faith and ask the Holy Spirit to minister the truth
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  Speaker 3: of God's word in your heart. Remember, God expects you
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  Speaker 3: to lift your voice, to direct your prayers to him
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  Speaker 3: and be encouraged. You're not alone and you are not marooned.
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  Speaker 3: You have the seal of the Holy Spirit, the promise
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  Speaker 3: of God's help made manifest. Hold fast to the confession
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  Speaker 3: of your hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
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  Speaker 3: You have God's Holy Spirit to show you the way
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  Speaker 3: and to assist you. So reach out to God. Call
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  Speaker 3: out to him in boldness. Seize this day to call
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  Speaker 3: on Jesus and do so expecting him to not only
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  Speaker 3: answer you, but to bless you beyond measure. Friends, thank
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  Speaker 3: you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By incorporating
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  Speaker 3: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making prayer
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  Speaker 3: a priority in strengthening your walk with God. Again, my
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  Speaker 3: name is Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors,
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  Speaker 3: and we love being a part of your life.
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