1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Wherefore he saith. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: the dead, and Christ shall give thee light Ephesians five fourteen. Lord, 3 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: forgive me for my lethargy and carelessness towards sin. Help 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,240 Speaker 1: me to arise out of the deadness of my sin. Lord, 5 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: shine your light on me, that this darkness that surrounds 6 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: me will flee. The world is full of violence and 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: distorted truths that pollute my spirit. Little by little, the 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: purity of my passion for You becomes corroded, until I 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: am empty inside. Lord, have mercy on me and lift 10 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: me from this tomb of compromise, and restore the light 11 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: of life to me, that I might live in the 12 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: joy of my salvation. Teach me to avoid the uncleanliness 13 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: of this world so I can be refreshed in your love. Amen. 14 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 15 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 16 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 17 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: word from our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on 18 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: relieve stress. To get the most out of your spiritual journey, 19 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: use pray dot com every day and make prayer a 20 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer 21 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: is to relieve stress. Go to your place of peace 22 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: and comfort where you can relax and let your guard down, 23 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: tune out everything else. Breathe in deep through your nose 24 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: and exhale out through your mouth. As you focus on 25 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: this moment of reflection with the Holy Spirit, prepare your 26 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: mind and your heart to receive from God. We will 27 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 1: be meditating on Lamentations, Chapter three, verses twenty two through 28 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: twenty four from the King James version. It is of 29 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed because His 30 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: compassions fail not. They are new every morning. Great is 31 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith, my soul. Therefore, 32 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: while I hope in Him, take a moment to pour 33 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: out your adoration to God, Heavenly Father, I worship you, 34 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: for you are the God of Gods and the Lord 35 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: of Lords, the Great, the Mighty, and the awesome God. 36 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: I praise you for your compassion will not fail me. 37 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: Your love will never cease. You are the faithful One, 38 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: my God and my redeemer. You are great and greatly 39 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: to be praised. God's mercy is your protection and it 40 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: will sustain you. God has mercy for you this day 41 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: and for all days to come. His mercies will never 42 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: let you down. The Bible teaches that to trust in 43 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: God's mercy is a good thing. However, trusting isn't always easy, 44 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: as life isn't always good. Life is filled with challenges 45 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: and chaos around every corner, unexpected circumstances, and unforeseen loss 46 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: at every turn. Stress will try to overcome you to 47 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: take your focus off of Jesus, but you must not 48 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: allow it to. Sometimes you will feel as if you're 49 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. Sometimes 50 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: you will even try to. You should not. You are 51 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: not made to carry this burden. It does not belong 52 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: to you. Do not forget that, no matter what happens, 53 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: the Lord is your portion. You can always hope in him. 54 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: This is your opportunity to present yourself before God to 55 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: lift up those situations that seem to be getting the 56 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: best of you. Be honest and open with God in 57 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: prayer and confess your sins to him. Tell God what 58 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: is hindering you from placing your trust upon His mercies. 59 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: Think for a minute on all the times God poured 60 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: out his mercy over you. Think of past undeserved blessings 61 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: God gave you simply because He loves you, moments of 62 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: difficulty in despair, that He delivered you from sittions and circumstances, 63 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: that God worked to your advantage to bless your life. 64 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: The reality is God is good all the time. So 65 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: thank Him for his unfailing compassion over you, for his 66 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: loving kindness. Thank God for all the past goodness and 67 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: favor he is bestowed upon your life, and for what 68 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: is still to come. God is present and he is 69 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: listening to you. God never said life would be easy, 70 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: but He promised to be there every step of the way. 71 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: He sent the Holy Spirit to be your helper. He 72 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: wants you to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit to 73 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: help you overcome stress. Ask him for willingness to press 74 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: on even when life gets rough. Ask him to teach 75 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: you to recognize God's mercy in every season of your life. 76 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: Ask him to help you acknowledge God's goodness every day 77 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: and in every away. Remember the Lord's love never ends 78 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: and his mercies never stop. They are new every morning. 79 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: For the Lord's loyalty is great. You have the Lord, 80 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: so no matter what you lose, you still have hope, 81 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: for even in the midst of hardship, God is still 82 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: good and He is still in control. God promised he 83 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: would always care and provide for you. He promised his 84 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: blessings will overrun you. So do not be afraid. Live 85 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: with confidence in God's word and watch his blessings manifest 86 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: in your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer 87 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as 88 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: a daily practice, you're making prayer a priority and strengthening 89 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: your walk with God.