1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: in trouble. Psalm forty six one. My Father and my God, 3 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: thank you for always offering protection and shelter in your 4 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: loving arms. I rest all of cares and concerns into 5 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: your hands tonight. I trust in you to keep watch 6 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: over me and guide me along the best path for 7 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: my life. Let your light shine upon me and provide 8 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 1: me with the strength needed to fight my battles. Remind 9 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: me that you are always by my side. Father, Allow 10 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: me to always trust in your power and protection. May 11 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: your love guide me into a peaceful slumber so that 12 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: I can start to morrow with a joyful heart. In 13 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Jesus name, m amen. Thank you for listening to pray 14 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace 15 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free 16 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. Welcome 17 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: to your meditative prayer on staying on track. To get 18 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 19 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 20 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is staying on track. 21 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: Take a moment to hide away in your secret place, 22 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: a place where you can turn off all distraction. Close 23 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths. As 24 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: you shift your focus unto God's word, invite his Holy 25 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: Spirit to come have fellowship with you. Ready your heart 26 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: and open your mind to receive what God has prepared 27 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: for you. We will be meditating on First Corinthians, chapter ten, 28 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: verse thirteen from the King James version. There hath no 29 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: temptation taken you, but such as is common to man. 30 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to 31 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: be tempted above that ye are able, but will with 32 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: the temptation also make a way to escape that ye 33 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: may be able to bear it. Take a moment to 34 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: pour out your adoration to God. Lord, I praise you 35 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: for your word is upright and eternal. Your ways are perfect, 36 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: and all your works are done in faithfulness. I extol you, 37 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: for you are a God of fidelity and consistency. Jesus, 38 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: you are the merciful God, gracious and righteous in all 39 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: your ways. Persevere, don't be manipulated nor deceived by your circumstances. 40 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: God will not let more than you can handle come 41 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: upon you. So no matter what it is that you 42 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: are going through. Keep going, No, you can overcome whatever 43 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: is before you. Don't give up. The Holy Spirit will 44 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: uphold you in your trials. You will not be overcome 45 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: by temptation when you submit yourself to Him. It is 46 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: not easy to stay hopeful in the midst of trying circumstances, 47 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: but you must rest in God's faithfulness. You have faith, 48 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: but the Bible says you also have need of endurance, 49 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: so that when you have done the will of God, 50 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: you can receive what He has promised. You don't miss 51 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,239 Speaker 1: what God has for you because you swim the ocean 52 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: and drowned on the shore. Persevere, run the race set 53 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: before you until you reach your crown. Whatever hindrances are 54 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: in your heart, whatever doubts and negative thoughts are tempting 55 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: you to give in, confess them to God. Lay your 56 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: sins before him. Now, think for a minute on all 57 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: the blessings God bestows through perseverance. Think of the outcomes 58 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: Jesus has promised to those who endure all the blessings, 59 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: the joy and prosperity that righteousness brings. Think of past 60 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: situations where pressing on was a challenge for you, but 61 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: you persevered. Thank God, for the growth and learning that 62 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: came from those experiences. Thank Jesus for all his glory 63 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: manifested in your life through his righteousness. God is present 64 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: and he is listening to you. Be mindful that perseverance 65 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: is a necessity and a blessing. God never said endurance 66 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: would come easy, but he promised to help you every 67 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: step of the way. He sent the Holy Spirit to 68 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: enable you to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit to 69 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: increase your faith so you may persevere. Ask him to 70 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: make you more like Jesus. Ask him to empower you 71 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: to live life the way Jesus did. Remember the only 72 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: temptations that you have are the temptations that everyone has. 73 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: But you can trust God. He will not let you 74 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: be tempted more than you can stand. But when you 75 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: are tempted, God will also give you a way to 76 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: escape that temptation. Then you will be able to stand it. 77 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: So be confident in the Lord's promise of deliverance. Live 78 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: your life according to God's word, persevere and righteousness, and 79 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: you will see God's grace manifested in your life. Thank 80 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com 81 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: by incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice. You 82 00:07:41,480 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: are making prayer or priority and strengthening your walk with God. 83 00:08:06,640 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: Lay the days yea