1
00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,400
Speaker 1: And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had

2
00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,320
Speaker 1: sworn with all their heart and sought him with their

3
00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,720
Speaker 1: whole desire. And he was found of them, and the

4
00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:19,239
Speaker 1: Lord gave them rest. Round about second Chronicles fifteen fifteen. Lord,

5
00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,840
Speaker 1: the world devoured me before I knew you. It chewed

6
00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,040
Speaker 1: me up and left me ravaged and full of despair.

7
00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,840
Speaker 1: I surrendered to you and committed my life to you.

8
00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,400
Speaker 1: I sought you with my whole heart and felt the

9
00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,760
Speaker 1: tender touch of your love. You delivered me from the

10
00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,600
Speaker 1: hand of my adversary who wanted to destroy me, and

11
00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:46,120
Speaker 1: gave me peace. What a glorious day that was. When

12
00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,720
Speaker 1: I crossed over the boundary line into your kingdom. You

13
00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,800
Speaker 1: became the ruler of my heart and the protector of

14
00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,400
Speaker 1: my soul. I am home and your heart of love,

15
00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:07,120
Speaker 1: and I am at rest. Amen. Thank you for listening

16
00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,319
Speaker 1: to pray dot COM's nightly prayer.

17
00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,639
Speaker 2: To experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep,

18
00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,360
Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick

19
00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:23,920
Speaker 2: word from our sponsors.

20
00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:32,840
Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on becoming present. To get

21
00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,759
Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

22
00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:43,440
Speaker 3: Com every day and make prayer a priority in your life.

23
00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:48,480
Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to become present.

24
00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:55,880
Speaker 3: Take a moment to relax, Go to your secret place

25
00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:00,520
Speaker 3: with the Lord, a place where you can hie under

26
00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:05,000
Speaker 3: the shelter of his wings, and focus on this time

27
00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:12,080
Speaker 3: of reflection with the Holy Spirit. Close your eyes and

28
00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:20,600
Speaker 3: take a deep breath as you exhale, Take captive every thought,

29
00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,160
Speaker 3: and shift your attention toward what God has for you.

30
00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:32,639
Speaker 3: We will be meditating on Philippians chapter one, verse six,

31
00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:39,880
Speaker 3: from the King James version. Being confident of this very thing,

32
00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,040
Speaker 3: that he which hath begun a good work in you,

33
00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:51,880
Speaker 3: will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Now

34
00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,760
Speaker 3: take a moment to pour out your adoration to God.

35
00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,560
Speaker 3: I exalt you, Lord, for you finish everything you begin.

36
00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,840
Speaker 3: You are the God of all flesh, and by your

37
00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:14,680
Speaker 3: word I was made. I adore you, who formed all

38
00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:20,880
Speaker 3: my days, who holds all in the palm of his hand.

39
00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,840
Speaker 3: I will glorify your name, for you know the beginning

40
00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:32,840
Speaker 3: before the end. You turn my ashes into beauty and

41
00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:43,040
Speaker 3: my mourning into dancing. There is none like you. God's

42
00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:50,119
Speaker 3: work is progressive. Your vision both physical and spiritual are limited.

43
00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,640
Speaker 3: You cannot see as God sees, so you don't know

44
00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,880
Speaker 3: all the plans He has for you or how He

45
00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,360
Speaker 3: will bring them to.

46
00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:02,400
Speaker 2: You.

47
00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:10,720
Speaker 3: Carry hope and aspirations, but sometimes you become stagnant. Instead

48
00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:15,080
Speaker 3: of pushing you forward, your dreams begin to weigh you down.

49
00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:23,159
Speaker 3: In these moments, you must cling to faith. Satan will

50
00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,919
Speaker 3: come to you and whisper lies. He will try to

51
00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:33,040
Speaker 3: influence your thoughts and to control what you believe. If

52
00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,000
Speaker 3: you are not vigilant, you start imposing your timelines and

53
00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:42,560
Speaker 3: ideas onto God's work. You start believing that you've missed

54
00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,800
Speaker 3: your chance, that you've fallen too far behind in this

55
00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:53,400
Speaker 3: race to move forward. In short, you begin to confuse

56
00:04:53,480 --> 00:05:00,760
Speaker 3: your salvation, which is instantaneous, with your transformation, which is progressive.

57
00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,320
Speaker 3: Do not be discouraged with what you perceive as a

58
00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:11,320
Speaker 3: lack of progress. You cannot control your past, so don't

59
00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:17,039
Speaker 3: allow it to hold you back. Instead, allow God to

60
00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:22,480
Speaker 3: work his grace and mercy in your life. Ask him

61
00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,600
Speaker 3: to show you where to go, and listen to his direction.

62
00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:33,760
Speaker 3: You will not be the canvas God leaves unfinished. He

63
00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:38,960
Speaker 3: won't stop until his work is complete. Perhaps you've been

64
00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:44,880
Speaker 3: struggling with accepting your transformation. Perhaps you've been resisting it.

65
00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,039
Speaker 3: This is your opportunity to come before God and confess

66
00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:57,200
Speaker 3: your sins to him, to yield to God's correction and direction.

67
00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:03,400
Speaker 3: Surrender your con to him and trust that He will

68
00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:09,120
Speaker 3: finish what he started. Take a moment now to dwell

69
00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:14,839
Speaker 3: on God's faithfulness. Remember the work and the wonders God

70
00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,760
Speaker 3: has done in your life, how he made ways in

71
00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:25,800
Speaker 3: the wilderness and springs in the desert. Recollect past situations

72
00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,200
Speaker 3: where you chose to trust in the promises of the Lord.

73
00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,280
Speaker 3: Think of the testimony you will have when the situation

74
00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:39,359
Speaker 3: you are in is worked out for your good. Thank

75
00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:46,160
Speaker 3: God for his peace, which surpasses all understanding. Give thanks

76
00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,480
Speaker 3: for his care over you and his continuous movement in

77
00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:56,040
Speaker 3: your life. Thank God for his hands which are always

78
00:06:56,080 --> 00:07:04,040
Speaker 3: strong enough to save. Do not forget. God is present

79
00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:09,400
Speaker 3: and he is making your ways straight. Jesus said he

80
00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,320
Speaker 3: would send the Holy Spirit so that you would never

81
00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:18,560
Speaker 3: be alone. He wants to continue working in your life,

82
00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:24,000
Speaker 3: so let him. Pray for his presence to permeate every

83
00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:29,120
Speaker 3: area of your life. Pray for his steady hand to

84
00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:36,400
Speaker 3: continue crafting his masterpiece. In your life. Ask the Holy

85
00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:41,640
Speaker 3: Spirit to increase your faith, to teach you to trust

86
00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:48,000
Speaker 3: even though you can't see what lizahead. Ask him to

87
00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:55,720
Speaker 3: fill you with God's peace that surpasses all understanding. Remember

88
00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:01,160
Speaker 3: God began a good work in you. He will continue

89
00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:05,480
Speaker 3: it until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again.

90
00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,200
Speaker 3: No matter what you are going through, God is with

91
00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:17,720
Speaker 3: you today. So do not be anxious or afraid. For

92
00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,320
Speaker 3: God knows what he has for you, and he is

93
00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:26,400
Speaker 3: not limited by your past. You can trust that He

94
00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:31,360
Speaker 3: will keep his word and he will finish everything he starts.

95
00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,040
Speaker 3: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

96
00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,800
Speaker 3: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you

97
00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:48,080
Speaker 3: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with

98
00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:48,520
Speaker 3: God