1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: and honor and life Proverbs twenty two four. Dear Lord, 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: as I pause to pray to you today, I am 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: reminded that connection with you is the most valuable thing 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: of all. My connection with you and access to your 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: presence was expensive, bought by the blood of Jesus. Help 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: me to never forget that. 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: I want to live in awe, fear and reverence of 9 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: your greatness every day of my life. Humble me, Lord, 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: so I may live an abundant life. 11 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer. 12 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditated Prayers with Doctor 13 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and 14 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: find strength in him. 15 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on financial Peace. To get 16 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 17 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 18 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on financial peace. 19 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 3: Hope you're taking moment just to chill, decompress. Find a comfortable, 20 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 3: calm spot place where you can completely focus on this 21 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: moment of reflection. Close your eyes, maybe take a deep 22 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 3: breath as you exhale, release the tension in your body 23 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 3: and mind, and draw near to God and listen for 24 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: his leading. We will be meditating on Proverbs twenty two, 25 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 3: verse four from the King James version. By humility and 26 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: the fear of the Lord, our riches, honor and life. 27 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: Hope you'll join with me and take a moment to 28 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 3: pour out your love your adoration toward God. God. I 29 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 3: praise you for allowing me to come into your presence 30 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: and worship you, for you are a great and awesome God. 31 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 3: I praise you for teaching me humility through your word 32 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: and wisdom, for directing me in your ways. I thank 33 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 3: you that you love and you instruct me. God is 34 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 3: the source of all blessings. The first step in having 35 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 3: abundant peace is learning how to obtain it. If you 36 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: do not learn how to acquire and maintain your finances, 37 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 3: you're going to struggle. Knowledge is power, and God gives 38 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: us the keys to what we need to unlock wealth 39 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 3: in our life. We cannot acknowledge God as the Lord 40 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 3: of our lives without allowing him into our finances. God 41 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 3: does not need our money. He owns the cattle on 42 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 3: a thousand hills, all the silver and gold. They're his everything. 43 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 3: In our bank accounts, our houses are jewelry boxes already his. 44 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 3: So why do we need to commit these things to him? 45 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 3: When we humble ourselves before God, when we fear His 46 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 3: holy name and give him first place, we will not 47 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: risk letting money become our God. So come before God, 48 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 3: confess your sins as you need, and take right now 49 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 3: the time to reposition Him as first in your heart, 50 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 3: not to take a moment to dwell on God your source. Yes, 51 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 3: thank Him for providing all that you need, even the 52 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 3: instructions on how to gather and maintain financial peace and wealth. 53 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 3: Thank God for taking care of us, for clothing us, 54 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 3: for meeting our needs, and forgiving and abundance to us. 55 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: Thank God for he is a good God, and even 56 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 3: if we had nothing, he would be enough. Hope you'll 57 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 3: pour out your thanks to Him for who he is. 58 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 3: Don't forget God's present and that He's listening to you. 59 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 3: Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Pray 60 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 3: for God to give you a holy fear of our 61 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 3: mighty and awesome God, and ask him to enlighten your 62 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 3: mind and give you understanding. Pray for the ability and 63 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 3: strength of character, to honor God in your finances. To 64 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 3: put God in first place over money. Help you'll remember. 65 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 3: Respecting the Lord and not being proud will help bring 66 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 3: good things to you wealth, honor, and life. Choose today 67 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 3: to fear God, the Lord your God. Choose him above 68 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 3: material riches, for He is more precious than anything this 69 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: earth could produce. Look to God, seek to honor and 70 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 3: serve him. Seek to follow his laws and please him, 71 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 3: and please him and to please his heart. Seek God 72 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: more than his blessings, and prepare yourself to manage all 73 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 3: the blessings He has for you. Thank you for completing 74 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 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