1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: I will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart. 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: I will shew forth all thy marvelous works Psalm nine One. 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: Dear God, it is my heart's desire to praise you 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: and give you all of me. But I confess that 5 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: there are competing desires within me. The worries of the day, 6 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: bad habits, and sinful desires weigh me down and hinder 7 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: my reach toward you. If you are going to have 8 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: all of my heart, it will require an upheaval of 9 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: my flesh. It will require radical submission to your holy spirit. 10 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: I pray that you would seize my wandering heart and 11 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: perform marvelous things in me and through me. In Jesus' name, Amen, 12 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 13 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you 14 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 2: What if Joseph hadn't warned Pharaoh to prepare for seven 16 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 2: years of famine? 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To get 36 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 37 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 38 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is morning gratitude. So 39 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 3: take a minute this morning to gather your thoughts, quiet 40 00:02:53,880 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 3: your spirit, accommodate yourself into a comfortable state, close your eyes, 41 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 3: breathe nice and easy, and now turn your heart and 42 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 3: fix your attention on what God has for you. For 43 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 3: this day, my friends, let us take time to adore 44 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: God for his wonderful works. This morning, God, I look 45 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 3: to the skies and praise you, for you have created 46 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 3: the stars. You lead them, and you count each one, 47 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: and you call them by name, by your might and 48 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 3: the strength of your power. Not one of them goes missing. 49 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 3: Seeing praises to you alone, who does great wonders. For 50 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 3: your path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds 51 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 3: are the dust beneath your feet. I worship you for 52 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: your loving kindnesses great above the heavens, and your truth 53 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 3: reaches to the skies. Doing anything with your whole heart 54 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 3: requires complete commitment, and commitment requires concentration. And the world 55 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: is filled with distractions. Constant issues and complications are clamoring 56 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 3: for your attention. You have deadlines and duties to attend to, 57 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: Like trying to carve a straight arrow from crooked wood. 58 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: Praising God with your whole heart can seem like fighting 59 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 3: against nature. Your heart may want to bend under the 60 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 3: pain and pressures of daily life. Yet still God expects 61 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 3: you to hit the mark. 62 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: Do not be. 63 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 3: Discouraged or disheartened. Lay down your arrow at the feet 64 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: of Jesus. Tell him about the knots in your heart, 65 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 3: the curves and bend in your arrow that keep it 66 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 3: from flying true, the imperfections you face which keep you 67 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 3: from praising with your whole heart. Confess and cast your 68 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: concerns onto Christ, because he cares for you. Take a 69 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 3: moment to dwell on the marvelous raftmanship of God in 70 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 3: your life. Give thought to the wonders and miracles God 71 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 3: has performed over you. Thank Him for going before you 72 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,239 Speaker 3: and beside you, for carving out your path and your future. 73 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 3: Thank Him for working out all the notts, the bumps 74 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 3: in the burls. Think back to all the times your 75 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 3: heart was filled with joy and wonder for God. Think 76 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 3: how it felt to be wholeheartedly praising Jesus and allowed 77 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 3: that joy to come upon you. Right now, God is 78 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 3: present and he's listening to you. God knows it is 79 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 3: not possible to be committed wholeheartedly at all times. So 80 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: if at first you don't succeed, my friends, try again, 81 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: think now of the aim. Your error is trying to take. 82 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 3: You're closer to the mark than you think. Ask the 83 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit to help you commit your whole heart to 84 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: praising Christ and ask him to fill your heart with 85 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 3: the wonder of who he is. Remember, God has called 86 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 3: you to praise Him with all of your heart and 87 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 3: to speak of his marvelous works. God cares for you, 88 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 3: and he loves you. God has amazing and awesome adventures 89 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: appointed for you. You cannot even begin to fathom the goodness 90 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 3: He has in store for your life. So do not 91 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 3: be afraid. Take aim and let your arrow fly. Let 92 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: your whole heart soar with praise, and declare the wonders 93 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 3: of the Lord. Guys, thank you for completing today's meditative 94 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,679 Speaker 3: prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit 95 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 3: as a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority 96 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 3: and strengthening your walk with God again. My name is 97 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 3: Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counsels, and 98 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: we love being a part of your life.