1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts Ephesians four 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: twenty two. Dear Lord Almighty, we come to you in 4 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: prayer as we strive to grow into the people you 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: have called us to be. Help us to let go 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: of the former versions of ourselves that are steeped in 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: sin and error, so that we may be transformed from 8 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: within according to your will. Grant us peace of mind 9 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: and a gentle spirit as we learn to embrace the 10 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: new selves you are creating within us. May our hearts 11 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: be filled with joy as we become vessels of your 12 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: grace and mercy. Let us then step out in faith 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: and trust that you will equip us for whatever lie ahead. 14 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: We give you thanks and prays, Lord God, for the 15 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: transformation you are working in us. In Jesus' name. Amen, 16 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 17 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where 18 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him. 19 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get 20 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 21 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer priority in your life. Our 22 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 2: goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go. Hope you're 23 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 2: taking a moment to calm down. Maybe go to a 24 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: place where you can feel relaxed and at ease. Get 25 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: yourself into a comfortable position. Close your eyes. Imagine the 26 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: tension on winding and leaving your body. Now take your 27 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: mind and focus in on God and his word. Prepare 28 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: yourself to receive from him. We will be meditating on 29 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 2: Evisians four, verse twenty two, from the King James version 30 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: that you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, 31 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: which is corrupt according to the deceitble loss. Hope you'll 32 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 2: join with me to take a few moments to let 33 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 2: God know how much you love him. Let's praise him. God, 34 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: I praise you for the grace you give me and 35 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 2: the truth you speak over me. I worship you for 36 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: the identity you have given to me in Jesus Christ, 37 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 2: for the victory guaranteed by his blood. I praise you 38 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: for your Holy Spirit that testifies this truth within my heart. 39 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 2: For I am who you say I am. You know 40 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 2: we've learned that identity is a powerful thing. The identity 41 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 2: you embrace will determine how you see yourself, and how 42 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: you see yourself will dictate the limitations you accept. The 43 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 2: limitations you accept will influence what you pursue, and what 44 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: you pursue will impact what you achieve. Think about that 45 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: what you achieve will alter your perception of the world 46 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: and how you interact with it. So your perceptions, in turn, 47 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: will shape your decisions, and your decisions will prompt your actions. 48 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: This is crucial because every action you take has a 49 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: direct correlation to your spiritual and therefore physical well being. 50 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 2: In short, your identity effects and controls how you live. 51 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: This is why Jesus calls you to let go of 52 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: your old identity, to let go of pride and vanity, 53 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: let go of the desires of the flesh, let go 54 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: of sinful habits, and stop living and on godly lifestyle. 55 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 2: You must let it go because you were created for more. 56 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 2: You were created to live in freedom. God wants you 57 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: to experience freedom. Freedom from the lies spoken over you, 58 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 2: freedom from the limitations imposed by the shackles of corruption, 59 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: freedom from guilt and shame, from living with every weight 60 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: of sin, freedom that is found only in your true 61 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 2: identity in Jesus, Christ. Remember, you have a choice whether 62 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: you base your identity and sin your past lifestyle, or 63 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 2: in Christ, choose wisely. Hope you're joined with me now 64 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 2: to tell God of the areas that you're struggling with. 65 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 2: Tell him the sinful habits or maybe the ungodly choices 66 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 2: that have been keeping you trapped. Confess your sins to 67 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit and ask him to cleanse you. He 68 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: says that if we confess our sins, He's faithful in 69 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 2: just to forgive us of our sins and decleanse us 70 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: from all unrighteousness. Now take a moment you dwell on 71 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: the goodness of God in your life. Give thanks to 72 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 2: God for his word that contains life changing power. Give 73 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: thanks because, regardless of what your emotions may tell you, 74 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: in Jesus you are a new creation, set free from 75 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 2: the bondage of sin. Thank the Holy Spirit for his 76 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: eternal love, for his continuous work in your heart and 77 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: in your mind. I hope you know that God is present, 78 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: that He's listening to you. When letting go of your 79 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: past identity seems impossible, don't give up. Lean on God 80 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 2: during the hard times, during the moments of discouragement, Ask 81 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to minister to your heart to assure 82 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 2: you of God's love for you. Ask him to fill 83 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: you with confidence that God is for you, he is 84 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: not against you. Ask the Holy Spirit to solidify within 85 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 2: your soul the identity Jesus has for you. Ask Him 86 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: to protect your mind from the accusations of the devil 87 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: that the devil will throw at you. To empower you 88 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: to stand upon the truth of the Cross and the 89 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 2: grace found in Jesus. Ask Him for mercy in the struggle, 90 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: for the ability to let go of the past and 91 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: to embrace your true given identity in Christ. Remember, you 92 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 2: are called to leave your old, sinful self in the past, 93 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: to stop living in the evil way you lived before, 94 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: for the old self only becomes worse and worse as 95 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: people are fooled by the evil things they want to do. 96 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 2: So let go of your old identity today, reckon and 97 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: yield to. 98 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: Christ every day. 99 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: Embrace your embrace your true identity in Jesus and know 100 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 2: that you are who He says you are, and live 101 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 2: boldly in the freedom God grants you this day and 102 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: all others to come. Thank you for completing today's meditative 103 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 2: prayer on pray dot com by incorporating this healthy habit 104 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: as the daily practice, you are making prayer priority and 105 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President 106 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 2: of the American Association of Christian Counselors. For more information 107 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 2: about the AACC. For resources filled with hope, encouragement, wisdom 108 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 2: and direction help, you'll visit our website at AACC dot 109 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: net topics like abuse, addiction, abortion, encouragement, strength, salvation and 110 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 2: more AACC dot net or visit Timclinton dot com. We 111 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.