1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Then cometh he to his disciples and saith unto them. 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: Sleep on now and take your rest. Behold, the hour 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: is at hand, and the son of Man is betrayed 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: into the hands of sinners. Matthew twenty six forty five. Lord, 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: don't let me fall asleep when I should be praying. 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: Help me stay spiritually alert so the strategies of the 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: enemy do not blindside me. There is a time to 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: rest in preparation for more significant times of productivity. Help 9 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: me find the balance in my life so I can 10 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: walk in alignment with your will and purpose for my 11 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: life each day. Help me clear my agenda and seek 12 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: your heart for my day. Teach me to flow in 13 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: harmony with your wisdom and purpose. Forgive me for all 14 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: the little opportunities I miss to show your love and 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: mercy to others. Keep me sensitive to what you want 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: to do through me. Amen. Thank you for listening to 17 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of 18 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our 19 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 20 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to your meditative prayer on morning. Gratitude to get 21 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: the most out of your spiritual journey. Use pray dot 22 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 1: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 23 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is mourning gratitude. At 24 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: the start of this day, enjoy a moment with God. 25 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: Close your eyes, take a deep breath in and breathe 26 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: slowly out. Prepare your heart to hear a word of encouragement. 27 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: For this day, we will be meditating on Colossians chapter three, 28 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: verse seventeen, from the King James's version. And whatsoever ye 29 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: do in word or deed, do all in the name 30 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the 31 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: Father by Him. Now take a moment to pour out 32 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: your adoration to God for who he is. Sing to God, 33 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: sing in praise of his name. Extol him who rides 34 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: on the clouds, Rejoice before him. His name is the Lord, 35 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows. Is 36 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: God in his holy dwelling. May the name of the 37 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: Lord be praised. Whatever the day ahead of you holds, 38 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: you can be thankful for it. Some days you wake 39 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: up with a rigid schedule to follow. Other days are 40 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: free of obligations and open to whatever you desire. One 41 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: thing you must always hold present is this. No matter 42 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: what is done this day, let it be done for 43 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: the glory of God. If you follow this simple mindset, 44 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: you will always be thankful at the end of your 45 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: day for everything you do will be done for the 46 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: Lord and through Him. This is not to say this 47 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: is an easy way to live. Let us now reflect 48 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: for a moment on the times your actions were unbecoming. 49 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: Think on those situations where human desires got the best 50 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: of you, recent moments and circumstances in life where you 51 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: made ungodly choices. Gather all those decisions and place them 52 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: in the hands of Jesus. Confess to the Lord your 53 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: struggles with human nature. Take a moment now to dwell 54 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: on previous days filled with the goodness of God. Remember 55 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: how it felt to act in accordance to the will 56 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: of Jesus. How amazing it was to go about your 57 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: day with God's presence by your side. Thank God for 58 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: the ability to have fellowship with Him. Give thanks for 59 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,239 Speaker 1: the moments when the Holy Spirit ministered into your life. 60 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: Thank God for the blessings of past seasons of goodness 61 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: and accomplishments, and for those yet to come. Thank Him 62 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: for the strength to make godly choices and to keep 63 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: making them. Do not forget God is present and he 64 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: is listening to you. He desires for you to live 65 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: a life of righteousness and goodness. Jesus wants to help 66 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: you live your days according to his word, to bless 67 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: the work of your hands and make you prosper. So 68 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: let him pray to God and ask for his will 69 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: to be done. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you 70 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: to seek the wisdom of the Bible. To spend time 71 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: reading and understanding God's directions for a better life. Remember, 72 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: everything you say and do should all be done for Jesus, 73 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: And in all you do, you are to give thanks 74 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: to God the Father through Christ. Decide today to experience 75 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: life in a fulfilling and satisfying way, in a way 76 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: where your actions will bring glory to God. Choose this 77 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: day to live your life for Christ. Thank you for 78 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating 79 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making 80 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:32,119 Speaker 1: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.