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Enjoy Life - Promise | Zach Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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Speaker 1: I had fainted unless I had believed to see the
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Speaker 1: goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
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Speaker 1: Psalm 27, 13 Dear Lord, You are my joy and delight.
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Speaker 1: I am glad when I think of how blessed it
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Speaker 1: is to be living in Your presence. The beauty of
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Speaker 1: the world around me reminds me of Your majesty and magnificence.
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Speaker 1: How wonderful it is to enjoy life with you, Lord.
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Speaker 1: Your unfailing love sustains me and gives me strength when
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Speaker 1: I am weak. I come to you for refuge and
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Speaker 1: assurance that my future is in your hands. Thank you
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Speaker 1: for being the God of hope and faithfulness as I
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Speaker 1: journey through this life.
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Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.
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Speaker 2: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton,
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Speaker 2: where you can draw close to God and find strength
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Speaker 2: in Him.
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Speaker 3: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on enjoying life.
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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. Again,
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Speaker 3: our goal for today's meditative prayer is all about enjoying life.
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Speaker 3: So let's just take some time to prepare to step
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Speaker 3: out And just spend a moment with God. Maybe close
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Speaker 3: your eyes. Take a deep breath in. And then exhale out.
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Speaker 3: And now clear your mind of the stress of the day.
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Speaker 3: Taking captive every thought. Now shift your focus unto God.
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Speaker 3: Because the Holy Spirit is waiting for you. Today we'll
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Speaker 3: be meditating on Psalm 2713 from the King James Version.
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Speaker 3: I had fainted unless I had believed to see the
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Speaker 3: goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
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Speaker 3: Let's just take a moment now just to simply pour
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Speaker 3: out our adoration to God. Jesus, you are my good shepherd.
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Speaker 3: You pour out your blessings upon me and your mercies
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Speaker 3: never cease. You overwhelm me with your kindness and your goodness. Father,
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Speaker 3: I worship you for you own the cattle on a
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Speaker 3: thousand hills and all things are under your dominion. I
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Speaker 3: adore you, high king of heaven and of earth, for
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Speaker 3: you have prepared my eyes to see your wonderful works. Promise.
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Speaker 3: Have faith that God has goodness for you here, not
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Speaker 3: just when you go to heaven. Because God has good
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Speaker 3: things for you here on earth in the land of
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Speaker 3: the living. He wants you to see his goodness with
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Speaker 3: your own eyes. So my friends, trust in God's promises.
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Speaker 3: The same heart that has felt pain and hardship, he
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Speaker 3: wants to feel joy. Jesus said that we would have
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Speaker 3: trials and tribulations, but that we should take heart because
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Speaker 3: he has already overcome the world. Persevere through hope in
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Speaker 3: your faith, knowing that God is who he says he is,
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Speaker 3: so he will keep his promises. Even when the circumstances
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Speaker 3: say otherwise and all seems lost, you can hope against hope.
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Speaker 3: You can trust that Jesus is in control and he
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Speaker 3: will come through for you. So take this moment to
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Speaker 3: come to him, knowing he has good things waiting for you.
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Speaker 3: Maybe confess your sins right now before him. And with
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Speaker 3: confidence that God has goodness set aside as your portion,
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Speaker 3: lean into everything he has for you right here on
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Speaker 3: this earth. Now let's take just a few minutes to
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Speaker 3: dwell on the promises of God. Thank Jesus for speaking
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Speaker 3: so many good and encouraging words over you. Thank God
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Speaker 3: for his faithfulness to you. Thank Jesus for being the
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Speaker 3: yes and amen to all of God's promises. Now think
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Speaker 3: of past situations where you were overwhelmed with blessings. Thank
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Speaker 3: God for filling your cup to overflowing, for promising to
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Speaker 3: fill your mouth with laughter and your tongue with singing.
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Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. Jesus
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Speaker 3: is the word of God, the fulfillment of all of
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Speaker 3: God's promises. He has gone ahead to prepare a place
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Speaker 3: for you, but you don't have to wait to experience
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Speaker 3: God's goodness. Ask him to help you see his blessings
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Speaker 3: around you today. And ask the Holy Spirit for the
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Speaker 3: ability to experience fullness of joy. Remember, we should expect
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Speaker 3: to see God's goodness here on this earth. So give
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Speaker 3: yourself permission to hope. To believe that God has beauty
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Speaker 3: and joy for you here. Open your eyes to the
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Speaker 3: wonders that he has set around you. Taste and see
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Speaker 3: that the Lord is good. And remember, he has great
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Speaker 3: things for you. Sometimes we just have to wait and see.
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Speaker 3: My friends, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com.
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Speaker 3: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you
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Speaker 3: are making prayer a priority and you're strengthening your walk
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Speaker 3: with God. As always, my name is Zach Clinton, Vice
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Speaker 3: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we
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Speaker 3: love being a part of your life.