1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: And why dost thou now pardon my transgression and take 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: away my iniquity? For now I shall sleep in the dust, 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: shall not be Job seven twenty one. Lord, there are 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: times when the weight of my circumstances makes me feel 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: like I am being punished for displeasing you. Help me 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: understand that correction is not punishment, and you are not 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: a punitive God. I am your child and you love 9 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: me unconditionally. You are teaching me the ways of your 10 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: kingdom and restoring me to right relationship with you. Correction 11 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: only seems heavy for a moment, but it will release 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: new freedom and joy to me as I continue to 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: learn the power of your truth. You desire to bless me, 14 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 1: not harm me. I trust you for your best when 15 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: I don't always understand. Amen. Thank you for listening to 16 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of 17 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our 18 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get 20 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 21 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 22 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go. Take 23 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: a minute to calm down. Go to a place where 24 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: you can feel relaxed and at ease. Accommodate yourself into 25 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: a comfortable opposition. Close your eyes, take a couple of 26 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: calming deep breaths. Imagine the tension unwinding and leaving your body. Now, 27 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: direct your focus to the Word of God and prepare 28 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: yourself to receive from him. We will be meditating on 29 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: Ephesians chapter four, verse twenty two, from the King James 30 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 2: version that ye put off concerning the former conversation the 31 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 2: old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts. 32 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: Let us take time to adore God. God, I praise 33 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 2: you for the grace you give me and truth you 34 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 2: speak over me. I worship you for the identity you 35 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: have given me in Jesus Christ, for the victory guaranteed 36 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 2: by his blood. I praise you for your Holy Spirit 37 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: that testifies this truth within my heart. For I am 38 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: who you say I am. Identity is a powerful thing. 39 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 2: The identity you embrace will determine how you see yourself. 40 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 2: How you see yourself will dictate the limitations you accept. 41 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: The limitations you accept will influence what you pursue. What 42 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: you pursue will impact what you achieve. What you achieve 43 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 2: will alter your perception of the world and how you 44 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: interact with it. Your perceptions, in turn, will shape your decisions, 45 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: and your decisions will prompt your actions. This is crucial 46 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: because every action you take has a direct correlation to 47 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 2: your spiritual and therefore physical well being. In short, your 48 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: identity affects and controls how you live. This is why 49 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: Jesus calls you to let go of your old identity, 50 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: to let go of pride and vanity, to let go 51 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: of the desires of the flesh, to let go of 52 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 2: sinful habits, and to stop living in ungodly lifestyle. You 53 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: must let go because you are created for more. You 54 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: are created to live in freedom, and God wants you 55 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 2: to experience freedom. Freedom from the lies spoken over you, 56 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: freedom from the limitations imposed by the shackles of corruption, 57 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 2: freedom from guilt and shame, from living with the weight 58 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: of sin, freedom that is found only in your true 59 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 2: identity in Jesus Christ. Remember, you have a choice, whether 60 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: you base your identity sin or in Christ. Choose wisely. 61 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 2: Now take this time to tell God of the areas 62 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: you are struggling with. Tell him the sinful habits and 63 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: the ungodly choices that are keeping you trapped. Confess your 64 00:05:55,440 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 2: sins to the Holy Spirit and ask him to cleanse you. 65 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: Now take a moment to dwell on the goodness of 66 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 2: God for your life. Give thanks to God for his 67 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 2: word that contains life changing power. Give thanks because, regardless 68 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: of what your emotions may tell you, in Jesus you 69 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 2: are a new creation, set free from the bondage of sin. 70 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for his eternal love, for his 71 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 2: continuous work in your heart and in your mind. God 72 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 2: is present and he is listening to you. When letting 73 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: go of your past identity seems impossible, do not give up. 74 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: Lean on God during the hard times, during your moments 75 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: of discourage. Ask the Holy Spirit to minister to your 76 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 2: heart to assure you of God's love for you. Ask 77 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: him to fill you with confidence that God is for you, 78 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 2: He is not against you. Ask the Holy Spirit to 79 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 2: solidify within your soul the identity Jesus has given you. 80 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: Ask him to protect your mind from the accusations the 81 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 2: devil will throw at you. To empower you to stand 82 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: firm upon the truth of the Cross and the grace 83 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 2: found in Jesus. Ask for mercy in the struggle, for 84 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: the ability to let go of the past and embrace 85 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 2: your true God given identity. Remember, you are called to 86 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: leave your old selin full self in the past, to 87 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 2: stop living in the evil way you lived before, for 88 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: the old self only becomes worse and worse as people 89 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 2: are fooled by the evil things they want to do. 90 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 2: So let go of your old identity today. Embrace your 91 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 2: true identity in Jesus Christ and know that you are 92 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: who He says you are. Live boldly in the freedom 93 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 2: God grants you this day and all others to come, 94 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 2: be blessed. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 95 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 2: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a 96 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening 97 00:08:54,600 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 2: your walk with God.