1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: A devout man and one that feared God with all 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: his house, which gave much alms to the people and 3 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: prayed to God alway. Acts ten two. Dear God, thank 4 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: you for your grace and mercies. To night. Please help 5 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: me to reflect on my blessings and all I have 6 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: to be thankful for. Please help me to be as 7 00:00:54,080 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: merciful and loving as you are as I look back 8 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: on my day. Please help me to be loyal to 9 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: you and trust in the plans that you have for 10 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: my life. The journey to discovering my true purpose lies 11 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: in surrendering to you. Grant me with your wisdom so 12 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: that I can rest peacefully knowing that I did my 13 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: best to day. May the power of your word always 14 00:01:54,360 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: be present in my heart. In Jesus name, Amen. Thank 15 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: you for listening to pray to Colms nightly prayer to 16 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 17 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 18 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: word from our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on 19 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: fighting anxiety. To get the most out of your spiritual journey, 20 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a 21 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer 22 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: is fighting anxiety. Take a minute to calm down. Go 23 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: to the place where you feel most at ease and relaxed. 24 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: Accommodate yourself into a comfortable position. Close your eyes, breathe easy. 25 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: Imagine the tension in your body unwinding, and the anxiety 26 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: in your head and heart slowly decreasing. We will be 27 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: meditating on Luke chapter twelve, verses twenty two through twenty 28 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: six from the King James version. Then he said to 29 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: his disciples, Therefore, I tell you don't worry about your life, 30 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: what you will eat, or about the body what you 31 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: will wear. For life is more than food, and the 32 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: body more than clothing. Consider the ravens. They don't sew 33 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: or reap. They don't have a store room or a barn, 34 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: Yet God feeds them. Aren't you worth much more than 35 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: the birds? Can any of you add a cubit to 36 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: his height by worrying? If then you're not able to 37 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: do even a little thing, Why worry about the rest? 38 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: Let us take time to adore God for his power 39 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: over us. God, I praise you because you supply all 40 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: my needs. I worship you for your promise of provision 41 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: over my life. I sing praises to your name, for 42 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,679 Speaker 1: you hold the universe in the palm of your hand. 43 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: I worship you in the knowledge that you work out 44 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: all things for the good of your creation. There is 45 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: more to life than being concerned with meeting your own 46 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: need needs. God made it clear that he loves and 47 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: cares for you. He mentions nature and its carelessness for 48 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: the morrow. Yet he provides you are infinitely more precious 49 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: and valuable to God than nature. You are the crowning 50 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: glory of his creative masterpiece. Sometimes the pressure of daily 51 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: life will distort your values. Don't lose heart, lay it 52 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: instead at the feet of Jesus. Tell him of the 53 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: areas you were worrying over and having a hard time with. 54 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: Confess and cast your concerns on God because He cares 55 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: for you. Now take a moment to dwell on the 56 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: provision of God for your life. Give thought the seasons 57 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: of anxiety and restlessness. God guided you through the Bible 58 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: says God is good, and his mercy endures from generation 59 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: to generation. Thank God for sustaining you and for supplying 60 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: all your needs. Thank Him for taking care of yourself 61 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: and your family. Thank Him that his love promises to 62 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: provide for all your needs. Each and every day. God 63 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 1: is present and he is listening to you. Even when 64 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: life seems overwhelming. Do not give up. Lean on God's 65 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: word during the hard times and the trials. Push past 66 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: them mundane and unending demands of life. Ask God to 67 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: give you faith to trust in his care for you, 68 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: to believe in his provision with the same conviction as 69 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: nature does. Remember, God has called you to trust in 70 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: his love, to trust in the knowledge that He will 71 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: provide for you. Worry is futile and changes nothing, so 72 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: don't waste your time on it. Be confident in God. 73 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: He lovingly cares for the lilies of the valley and 74 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: the sparrows of the skies. More so, and with greater fever, 75 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: he will care for you. Thank you for completing today's 76 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:50,239 Speaker 1: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy 77 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: habit as a daily practice, you were making prayer a 78 00:07:53,560 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: priority and strengthening your walk with God.