1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: Love is patience and is kind. Love doesn't envy, Love 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: doesn't brag, is not proud, doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't 3 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account 4 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: of evil, doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth, 5 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and 6 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: endures all things. First Corinthians thirteen four through seven. Dear 7 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, I know that if I am rooted in you, 8 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: the fruit of love will manifest. The fullness of love 9 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: is found in your spirit. So I pray you would 10 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: anoint me in abundance. I want my character to be 11 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: formed by you so I may live effectively for your kingdom. 12 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:11,919 Speaker 1: Root me in love, anchor me in truth, and send 13 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: me out with boldness. I trust you to transform me 14 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: from the inside out as an agent of love and 15 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: change in a world of darkness and hatred. In Jesus's name, 16 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: I pray, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer. 17 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor 18 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and 19 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: find strength in him. 20 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on love and kindness to 21 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journeyuspray dot com 22 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life life. 23 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on love and kindness. 24 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: I hope you'll slow down, maybe take a moment to 25 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: center yourself. Get in a relaxed place, a place where 26 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: you can let your mind take in who Christ is 27 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: and reflect on him. Now turn that heart toward God. 28 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: Allow your mind to reach out to the presence of 29 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 2: the Lord, and prepare your heart to be filled with 30 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: His word. We're going to be meditating on First Corinthians, 31 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: chapter thirteen, verses four through seven from the World English Bible. 32 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: Love is patient and is kind. Love does not envy, 33 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 2: Love doesn't brag, is not proud, doesn't behave itself inappropriately. 34 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 2: Love doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, and 35 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 2: takes no account of evil. Doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but 36 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 2: rejoices with the truth, bears all things, believes all things, 37 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: hopes all things, and endures all things. Take a moment 38 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: and let your worship rise up to God. God. I 39 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 2: praise you for loving me this way. I adore you, 40 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: for your love is unending and unmeasurable. I praise you 41 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: for you are not arrogant and your anger is not 42 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: easily provoked. God, I gave you my adoration for you 43 00:03:53,680 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: alone have overcome iniquity, and truth is only found in you. 44 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: I endure you, God, for your love surpasses all things 45 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 2: and endures through all of time. You know, to live 46 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 2: this way, to possess these qualities can seem pretty much impossible. 47 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: A lot of trials and tribulations can make you feel 48 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: overwhelmed and overcome. Temptation and trouble seem to be in 49 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: every corner. It can almost seem inconceivable to live and 50 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 2: to love in this kind of freedom. However improbable it 51 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: may feel, this love is possible. I want you to 52 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: think for a moment on what's preventing you from loving 53 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: in this manner. Confess those areas of weariness, maybe weakness, 54 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 2: to the Holy Spirit. Share with Him your pains and 55 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: predicaments right now, reach out to Him for the reassurance 56 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: and reinforcement of His love. Now, I want you to 57 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 2: consider all the times that God loved you this way 58 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 2: in spite of everything, and thank Him for it. Thank 59 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: the Lord for his kindness and long suffering towards you. 60 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 2: Thank God that his love is not conceited or selfish. 61 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 2: Thank Him for not keeping a record of your wrongdoing. 62 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 2: I hope you'll give thanks to God for all the 63 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 2: times in the past where he made you righteous, for 64 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: those times when He filled you with joy and truth. 65 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 2: Thank Him that his love will never change and he 66 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 2: will never withhold it from you. And never forget that 67 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: God is present and that he's listening to you. Hope 68 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: you'll come before Him and ask Him to fill your 69 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 2: heart with his love. To give you the ability to 70 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 2: love others as He loves you. That's hard to do. 71 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 2: Ask God to remove your vanity and selfishness. Ask him 72 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: to guard your heart from arrogance and pride. Ask the 73 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to empower you and to control you over envy. 74 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 2: To not be boastful or self satisfied, and ask God 75 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: to teach you to find joy in righteousness and to 76 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: rejoice in the truth. Ask God for a love that 77 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: will bear all things, believe all things, a love that 78 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: will hope for all things and endure all things. Ask 79 00:06:55,520 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 2: God to give you all of who he is. And 80 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:07,599 Speaker 2: remember God has called you to love in its truest form, 81 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 2: a love that's all encompassing and all consuming, a love 82 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: that transcends time and space and goes beyond all that 83 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: you could imagine. God wants you to experience this kind 84 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: of love today and always, so live boldly and don't 85 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: fear what is to come. 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