1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: This is the day which the Lord hath made. We 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm one, eighteen 3 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: twenty four. Dear Heavenly Father, today I rise with gratitude. 4 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: Your loving kindness, wisdom, and abundant grace have filled me 5 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: with the excitement to tackle each day with vigor and joy. 6 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: I pray for your favor today and that you would 7 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: guide every step I take. Your word says that you 8 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: have predestined good works for me to walk in. Show 9 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: me those good works today and direct my steps as 10 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: I pursue you. I love you and rely on your 11 00:00:54,280 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: guidance for everything I do. In Jesus's name, Amen, Thank 12 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's 13 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can 14 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: draw close to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: What if Joseph hadn't warned Pharaoh to prepare for seven 16 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: years of famine? The Book of Genesis tells us that 17 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 2: Egypt and Joseph's own family survived because Joseph knew how 18 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 2: to prepare for emergencies. Hi, I'm Matt Potter, co founder 19 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: of prey dot com. Being prepared is as wise today 20 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 2: as it was in Joseph's time. 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Close your eyes 40 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: and take a deep breath, and as you exhale, release 41 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 3: the thoughts shifting around in your head. Will be meditating 42 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 3: on Psalm one eighteen, verse twenty four from the King 43 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 3: James version. It says, this is the day which the 44 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. 45 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 3: Now take a moment to pour out your adoration to 46 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 3: God for blessing you with this day. God, I praise 47 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 3: you for this day and its possibilities, for this opportunity. 48 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: I praise you, the maker of this day and all 49 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 3: others to come. God, I worship you for giving me 50 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 3: the ability to be glad and to rejoice in this day. 51 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: I praise you, the creator of the heavens and the 52 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 3: earth and everything in between. I know that you have 53 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: created this day for me and given me a purpose 54 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: within it. You see, each day is a new beginning. 55 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 3: Sometimes that is seen as an opportunity and sometimes as 56 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 3: a burden. Your perspective will affect your outcome. Outcomes of 57 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 3: great joy and happiness are within your grasp. That is 58 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: not to say there are no difficult days. Some days 59 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 3: will be stifling and stressful, filled with shortcomings. And setbacks. 60 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 3: But let us now reflect for a moment on the 61 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: times your choices were less than optimistic. Think on those 62 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 3: situations where hardship got the best of you, recent moments 63 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 3: and circumstances in life that have been robbing you of 64 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 3: your daily joy. Gather all those choices, decisions, and thoughts 65 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 3: and place them in the hands of Jesus. Confess to 66 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 3: the Lord your feelings of apathy, sadness, and discouragement, and 67 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 3: let the Holy Spirit minister to the areas of your 68 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 3: heart where joy does not reign. My friends, take a 69 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 3: moment now a dwell on previous mornings filled with joy 70 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 3: and filled with gladness. Remember how it felt to allow 71 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 3: cheerfulness to prevail over sadness. How wonderful it was to 72 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: go about your day with a smile in your heart. 73 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 3: Think how infectious happiness can be. Recollect past situations where 74 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 3: you chose to start your day on a positive note. 75 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 3: Thank God for the ability to feel gladness and to 76 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 3: rejoice and gifts. Thanks for the moments when happiness was 77 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:37,679 Speaker 3: greater than hopelessness. Thank God for the blessings of past 78 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 3: seasons of cheerfulness and contentment, and for those yet to 79 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: come and thank Him for the strength to choose joy 80 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: and to keep choosing it day after day. Do not 81 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 3: forget God is present and he is listening to you. 82 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 3: He desires for you to live a life filled with 83 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 3: joy and gladness. Jesus wants to turn your soul into 84 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 3: joy and your mourning into dancing. So let them pray 85 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: for joy overwhelming, a joy that renews each day. And 86 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,119 Speaker 3: ask the Holy Spirit to teach you to find joy 87 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 3: even in the midst of sorrow. Ask him to fill 88 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: your heart with gladness beyond measure, because remember, God has 89 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 3: called us to live a life filled with joy and gladness, 90 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 3: and even in the midst of hardship, happiness can be had. 91 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 3: Do not be discouraged by past setbacks. You must remember 92 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: there is always a choice, and there is power in choosing. 93 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 3: Your choice can and does affect your outcome. So choose 94 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 3: joy for today and for every day to come. Choose 95 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 3: the joy of the Lord and watch as that joy 96 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 3: transforms your life. My friends, thank you for completing today's 97 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy 98 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 3: habit as a daily practice, you're making a prayer priority 99 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: in strengthening your walk with God again. My name is 100 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 3: Zac Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors and 101 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 3: we love being a part of your life.