1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Wherefore he saith. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: the dead, and Christ shall give thee light Ephesians five fourteen. Lord, 3 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: forgive me for my lethargy and carelessness towards sin. Help 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: me to arise out of the deadness of my sin. Lord, 5 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: shine your light on me, that this darkness that surrounds 6 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: me will flee. The world is full of violence and 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: distorted truths that pollute my spirit. Little by little, the 8 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: purity of my passion for You becomes corroded, until I 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: am empty inside. Lord, have mercy on me and lift 10 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: me from this tomb of compromise, and restore the light 11 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: of life to me, that I might live in the 12 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: joy of my salvation. Teach me to avoid the uncleanliness 13 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: of this world so I can be refreshed in your love. Amen. 14 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 15 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 16 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 17 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: word from our sponsors. 18 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on relieve stress. To get 19 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 20 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 21 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to relieve stress. 22 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: Go to your place of peace and comfort where you 23 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: can relax and let your guard down, tune out everything else. 24 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: Breathe in deep through your nose and exhale out through 25 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: your mouth. As you focus on this moment of reflection 26 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 2: with the Holy Spirit, prepare your mind and your heart 27 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: to receive from God. We will be meditating on Lamentations, 28 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 2: Chapter three, verses twenty two through twenty four from the 29 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: King James version. It is of the Lord's mercies that 30 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: we are not consumed because His compassions fail not. They 31 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness. The Lord 32 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: is my portion, saith, my soul. Therefore, while I hope 33 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 2: in Him, take a moment to pour out your adoration 34 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: to God, Heavenly Father, I worship you, for you are 35 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 2: the God of Gods and the Lord of Lords, the Great, 36 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: the Mighty, and the awesome God. I praise you for 37 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 2: your compassion will not fail me. Your love will never cease. 38 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 2: You are the faithful One, my God and my redeemer. 39 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: You are great and greatly to be praised. God's mercy 40 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: is your protection and it will sustain you. God has 41 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 2: mercy for you this day and for all days to come. 42 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: His mercies will never let you down. The Bible teaches 43 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: that to trust in God's mercy is a good thing. However, 44 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 2: trusting isn't always easy, as life isn't always good. Life 45 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: is filled with challenges and chaos around every corner, unexpected circumstances, 46 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: and unforeseen loss at every turn. Stress will try to 47 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: overcome you to take your focus off of Jesus, but 48 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: you must not allow it to. Sometimes you feel as 49 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: if you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. 50 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: Sometimes you will even try to. You should not. You 51 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: were not made to carry this burden. It does not 52 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 2: belong to you. Do not forget that. No matter what happens, 53 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: the Lord is your portion. You can always hope in him. 54 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: This is your. 55 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 2: Opportunity to present yourself before God to lift up those 56 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 2: situations that seem to be getting the best of you. 57 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 2: Be honest and open with God in prayer and confess 58 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 2: your sins to him. Tell God what is hindering you 59 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: from placing your trust upon His mercies. Think for a 60 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: minute on all the times God poured out his mercy 61 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: over you think of past undeserved blessings God gave you 62 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 2: simply because He loves you, moments of difficulty and despair, 63 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 2: that He delivered you from cuas and circumstances, that God 64 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: worked to your advantage to bless your life. The reality 65 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: is God is good all the time. So thank Him 66 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: for his unfailing compassion over you, for his loving kindness. 67 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 2: Thank God for all the past goodness and favor he 68 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: is bestowed upon your life, and for what is still 69 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 2: to come. God is present and he is listening to you. 70 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 2: God never said life would be easy, but He promised 71 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: to be there every step of the way. He sent 72 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to be your helper. He wants you 73 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit to help you 74 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 2: overcome stress. Ask him for willingness to press on even 75 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: when life gets rough. Ask him to teach you to 76 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: recognize God's mercy in every season of your life. Ask 77 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: him to help you acknowledge God's goodness every day and 78 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 2: in everyway. Remember the Lord's love never ends and his 79 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 2: mercies never stop. They are new every morning. For the 80 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 2: Lord's loyalty is great. You have the Lord, so no 81 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 2: matter what you lose, you still have hope for even 82 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 2: in the midst of hardship, God is still good and 83 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 2: He is still in control. God promised he would always 84 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 2: care and provide for you. He promised his blessings will 85 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: overrun you. So do not be afraid. Live with confidence 86 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 2: in God's word and watch his blessings manifest in your life. 87 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 88 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're 89 00:06:54,480 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.