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Healing Relationships: Love | Dr. Tim Clinton · Meditative Prayers by Pray.com

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  Speaker 1: With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another
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  Speaker 1: in love. Ephesians 4.2 Dear Lord, You are powerful, courageous,
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  Speaker 1: and worthy to be feared by all. Yet for all
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  Speaker 1: Your power and splendor, You do not harm us or
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  Speaker 1: put us to shame. You use Your power to move
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  Speaker 1: heart and redeem souls. This is the essence of meekness,
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  Speaker 1: strength under control. When I am in conflict or find
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  Speaker 1: myself in tension with others, I pray you would direct
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  Speaker 1: my strength towards building instead of breaking and defending instead
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  Speaker 1: of harming. Make me a powerful force for good in
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  Speaker 1: people's lives. In Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for
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  Speaker 1: today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Dr. Tim Clinton, where
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  Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in Him.
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  Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing relationships. To get
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  Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use Pray.com every day.
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  Speaker 3: Make prayer a priority in your life. Our goal for
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  Speaker 3: today's meditative prayer is healing relationships.
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  Speaker 2: Hope you'll take a second to slow down.
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  Speaker 3: Sit in your favorite chair, your bed, or wherever you
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  Speaker 3: feel most comfortable.
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  Speaker 2: Maybe grab a warm blanket, soft pillow, if you'd like.
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  Speaker 3: And once you're able to relax, turn your thoughts toward
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  Speaker 3: what God has for you today. We will be meditating
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  Speaker 3: on Ephesians 4, verse 2, from the King James Version.
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  Speaker 3: With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another
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  Speaker 3: in love.
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  Speaker 2: Take a moment.
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  Speaker 3: And pour out your adoration, your love to God, who
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  Speaker 3: in humility bears us in love.
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  Speaker 2: God, I worship you for who you are.
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  Speaker 3: I love you with all my heart, with all my soul,
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  Speaker 3: with all my might. For you who knew no sin
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  Speaker 3: became sin so that we might become the righteousness of God.
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  Speaker 3: Your power is infinite. Yet you oppose the proud and
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  Speaker 3: give grace to the humble. Before the foundations of the
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  Speaker 3: earth were established, you called me by my name. You
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  Speaker 3: alone are worthy to be praised. You know, loving others
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  Speaker 3: in meekness and through long suffering is a high goal
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  Speaker 3: to achieve, to accomplish.
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  Speaker 2: People can have.
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  Speaker 3: Pretty high expectations and can be tough to deal with.
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  Speaker 3: Relationships you thought were sturdy and secure can quickly become minefields.
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  Speaker 2: Don't we know that?
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  Speaker 3: So how do we navigate these situations without everything blowing
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  Speaker 3: up on us? You must rely on help from the
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  Speaker 3: Holy Spirit. Think on recent situations where your actions were
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  Speaker 3: void of humility, patience and love. When you failed because
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  Speaker 3: you were trying to do something alone. To do something
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  Speaker 3: alone you were never meant to do. The Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 3: was designed by God and sent to us to help
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  Speaker 3: us become more like Jesus. To help us to be
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  Speaker 3: humble and gentle. To help us put up with each
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  Speaker 3: other in patience and love. Think of those situations and
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  Speaker 3: relationships you are not doing well in. Now confess them
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  Speaker 3: to God so that you can receive wisdom and favor.
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  Speaker 2: And restoration.
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  Speaker 3: Now consider for a moment the love of God for
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  Speaker 3: your life and thank Him for it. God's love for
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  Speaker 3: you has never.
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  Speaker 2: And will never fail.
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  Speaker 3: His patience is eternal. Thank God that neither hype nor
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  Speaker 3: death nor any other created thing will ever be able
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  Speaker 3: to separate you from his love in Christ Jesus. Think
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  Speaker 3: for a minute on past relationships where God used others
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  Speaker 3: to show you love in patience and gentleness.
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  Speaker 2: Who gave you grace. Think of circumstances where.
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  Speaker 3: You allowed God to use you to love others and
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  Speaker 3: how amazing it felt. I know that God is present
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  Speaker 3: and that he is listening to your prayer. Never forget
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  Speaker 3: God wants you not just to succeed, but to thrive.
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  Speaker 3: To have happy and healthy relationships. He died to give
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  Speaker 3: you the power over sin and the ability to live
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  Speaker 3: out his word. Reach out to God for guidance so
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  Speaker 3: that whatever you do, you do it from a place
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  Speaker 3: of love. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you bear
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  Speaker 3: the people around you in love. Ask him to help
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  Speaker 3: you be patient and gentle when interacting with others. Remember,
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  Speaker 3: God instructs us to bear one another in love. We
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  Speaker 3: are to accomplish this through humility, gentleness, patience, with the aim.
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  Speaker 2: To sustain unity and peace. Be encouraged.
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  Speaker 3: You are not alone on this mission. You have God's
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  Speaker 3: Holy Spirit to help and to guide you. Anchored in
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  Speaker 3: His Word. He will never leave you nor abandon you. Yes,
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  Speaker 3: you can.
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  Speaker 2: You can do this.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on Pray.com. By
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  Speaker 3: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making
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  Speaker 3: prayer a priority. And I believe strengthening your walk with God.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Dr.
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  Speaker 3: Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
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  Speaker 2: We love being a part of your life.