1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: What therefore God hath joined together. Let not man put 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: asunder Mark ten nine. Dear Father, I seek your wisdom 3 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: and guidance tonight. There have been times when others have 4 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: disappointed me or let me down. Help me to love 5 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: others with the same kind of compassion and respect that 6 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: you have shown me when I am faced with difficult trials. 7 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: Help me to forgive others when they make mistakes, just 8 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: as you have so graciously forgiven me, so that I 9 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: can let go and sleep peacefully. Tonight, Father, remind me 10 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: to stay on the path that you have chosen for 11 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: me to walk along. Help me to always honor you 12 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: and your power in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for 13 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a 14 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: pocket of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned 15 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: for our free meditative prayer after this quick word from 16 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: our sponsors. 17 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on conquer Loneliness. To get 18 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 19 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 20 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is conquer loneliness. Take 21 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 2: a second to relax, look for a quiet and comfortable place, 22 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: the place where your focus can be on this moment 23 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: of reflection. Close your eyes and take slow, deep breaths. 24 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: Focus all your attention on God's word, and prepare to 25 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: receive from His holy spirit. Allow his presence to permeate 26 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: your spirit. We will be meditating on Jeremiah chapter thirty 27 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 2: one three from the King James version. The Lord Hath 28 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: appeared of old unto me, saying, yea, I have loved 29 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: thee with an everlasting love. Therefore, with loving kindness have 30 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 2: I drawn thee. Now take a moment to pour out 31 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: your adoration to God for his love. I praise you God, 32 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: for your love outlasts the earth itself. You loved me 33 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 2: before I was formed in my mother's womb. Jesus, I 34 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: worship you, for you offered yourself in my place before 35 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: I was born. You loved me while I was yet 36 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: a sinner, despite all my weakness. I worship you for 37 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: your love rescued and redeemed me. Is none like you. 38 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: God loves you, and his love is eternal. Human love 39 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: is necessarily finite. Our relationships with each other are eventually 40 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: ended by quarreling, distance, or death. This can be a 41 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: sobering and difficult truth to swallow. But the equally sobering 42 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 2: and more powerful truth is that God loves you, and 43 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 2: his love has no end. His love for you began 44 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: before the foundations of the world, before you were formed 45 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 2: in your mother's womb, before Christ died for you, before 46 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 2: you found yourself alone. The Holy Spirit, who was sent 47 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: by Jesus to be our comforter, has been by your 48 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: side the whole time. Jesus did not just die so 49 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: that we would be with God in heaven. His death 50 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 2: gave us access to God in the land of the living. 51 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. The 52 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit is the one who convicts us of sin 53 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 2: and invites us into a relationship with Jesus. The Holy 54 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: Spirit is the one who convinces us of our salvation 55 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 2: when we accept Jesus as our savior. The Holy Spirit 56 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: is the one who seals us for the day of 57 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 2: the Lord, so that we will find our place among 58 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 2: the saints when Jesus returns. You are not alone. The 59 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: everlasting God, who stands from age to age, desires to 60 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: have a relationship with you. He is drawing you to 61 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:57,119 Speaker 2: himself even now. He loved you before you even knew 62 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: to love him back. Let yourself be drawn to him. 63 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 2: Come before him and confess your sins, leave your burdens 64 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: at his throne, and commune with him. Take a moment 65 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 2: now to thank God for his loving kindness. Thank God 66 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 2: that he turned his heart towards you while you were 67 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 2: yet a sinner. Thank God for loving you, for having 68 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: a purpose and plan for your life. Thank Him for 69 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 2: his kindness and his care for watching over you. Give 70 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 2: thanks for the moments He spent ministering to you and 71 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: drawing you to himself. Do not forget. God is present 72 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: and he is listening to you. He desires to draw 73 00:06:55,240 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: you near and to love you. So let him. Pray 74 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 2: for his Holy Spirit to fill you with the assurance 75 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: of your place and his heart. Pray to hear his 76 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: voice more clearly. Ask him to fill your heart with 77 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 2: peace and comfort. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you 78 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: to trust God's faithfulness. To know He will love you 79 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 2: beyond time itself. Remember the love that God has for 80 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: you is eternal. His love exists outside of time and 81 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: goes beyond its end. He will never stop offering his 82 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 2: love or withdraw it. Know that God is with you, 83 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: and he will never fail you. So choose this day 84 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 2: to let go of your loneliness. Choose to experience God's 85 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: presence in your life. Trust the Lord, and hold on 86 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 2: to his love this day and all days to come. 87 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 88 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you 89 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:19,679 Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.