1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Consider and hear me. Oh Lord, my God, lighten mine 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death Psalm thirteen three. 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: Precious Lord, sometimes my anxious cares are heavy burdens that 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: are too difficult for me to carry. I grow weary 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,159 Speaker 1: and need you to revive me. I cast all my 6 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: cares on you and ask for your divine intervention. Do 7 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: not let me fall into stagnation or apathy. Lord, enlighten 8 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: my eyes to see your purpose in this season of 9 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: my life. Cause my eyes to sparkle with the joy 10 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: of my salvation and the light of your love. Shine 11 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: the light of heaven on me and through me, Oh Lord, 12 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: dispel the oppression that overwhelms me with concern, and bring 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: new life to my soul. Amen. Thank you for listening 14 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. To experience a pocket 15 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for 16 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 17 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to your meditative prayer on conquer loneliness. To get 18 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 19 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 20 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is conquer loneliness. Take 21 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: a second to relax. Look for a quiet and comfortable place, 22 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: the place where your focus can be on this moment 23 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: of reflection. Close your eyes and take slow, deep breaths. 24 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: Focus all your attention on God's word, and prepare to 25 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: receive from His Holy spirit. Allow his presence to permeate 26 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: your spirit. We will be meditating on Jeremiah chapter thirty one, 27 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: verse three from the King James version. The Lord hath 28 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: appeared of old unto me, saying, yea, I have loved 29 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: thee with an everlasting love. Therefore, with loving kindness have 30 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: I drawn thee. Now take a moment to pour out 31 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: your adoration to God for his love. I praise you 32 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: God for your love outlast the earth itself. You loved 33 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: me before I was formed in my mother's womb. Jesus, 34 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: I worship you, for you offered yourself in my place 35 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: before I was born. You loved me while I was 36 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: yet a sinner, despite all my weakness. I worship you 37 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: for your love rescued and redeemed me. There is none 38 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: like you. God loves you, and his love is eternal. 39 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: Human love is necessarily finite. Our relationships with each other 40 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: are eventually ended by quarreling, distance, or death. This can 41 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: be a sobering and difficult truth to swallow, But the 42 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: equally sobering and more powerful truth is that God loves you, 43 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: and his love has no end. His love for you 44 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: began before the foundations of the world, before you were 45 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: formed in your mother's womb, before Christ died for you, 46 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: before you found yourself alone. The Holy Spirit, who was 47 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: sent by Jesus to be our comforter, has been by 48 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: your side the whole time. Jesus did not just die 49 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: so that we would be with God in heaven. His 50 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: death gave us access to God in the land of 51 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: the living. He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. 52 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit is the one who convicts us of 53 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: sin and invites us into a relationship with Jesus. The 54 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit is the one who convinces us of our 55 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: salvation when we accept Jesus as our savior. The Holy 56 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: Spirit is the one who seals us for the day 57 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: of the Lord, so that we will find our place 58 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: among the saints when Jesus returns. You are not alone. 59 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: The everlasting God, who stands from age to age, desires 60 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: to have a relationship with you. He is drawing you 61 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,679 Speaker 1: to himself even now. He loved you before you even 62 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: knew to love him back. Let yourself be drawn to him. 63 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: Come before him and confess your sins. Leave your burdens 64 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: at his throne, and commune with him. Take a moment 65 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: now to thank God for his loving kindness. Thank God 66 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: that he turned his heart towards you while you were 67 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: yet a sinner. Thank God for loving you, for having 68 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: a purpose and plan for your life. Thank Him for 69 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: his kindness and his care her for watching over you. 70 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: Give thanks for the moments he spent ministering to you 71 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 1: and drawing you to himself. Do not forget. God is 72 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: present and he is listening to you. He desires to 73 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: draw you near and to love you. So let him. 74 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: Pray for his Holy Spirit to fill you with the 75 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: assurance of your place and his heart. Pray to hear 76 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: his voice more clearly. Ask him to fill your heart 77 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: with peace and comfort. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach 78 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: you to trust God's faithfulness to know he will love 79 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: you beyond time itself. Remember the love that God has 80 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: for you is eternal. His love exists outside of time 81 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: and goes beyond its end. He will never stop offering 82 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: his love or withdraw it. Know that God is with 83 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: you and he will never fail you. So choose this 84 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: day to let go of your loneliness. Choose to experience 85 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: God's presence in your life. Trust the Lord, and hold 86 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: on to his love this day and all days to come. 87 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 88 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you 89 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.