1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: you and learn of me, for I am meek and 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls, 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. 6 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: Matthew eleven twenty eight through thirty. Heavenly Father, we give 7 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: you thanks for the gift of rest. You invite us 8 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: to come to you and find solace from our burdens, 9 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: that we may exchange them for your peace. You have 10 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: an understanding heart that listens to our heavy size. You 11 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: lighten our load, allowing us to lay down the worry 12 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: and toil of this world. Lift up our heads and 13 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: give us clarity of mind so that we can live 14 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: in a state of rest, knowing that you are in 15 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: control no matter the storms that come our way. In Jesus' name, Amen, 16 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 17 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where 18 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him. 19 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on rest and recover. To 20 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey. Uspray dot 21 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer priority in your life. 22 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is rest and recover. 23 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: Hope you'll slow down and take a moment to center yourself. 24 00:01:55,280 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: Find that relaxing spot that you're able to aunt and 25 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 2: played and reflect in. Now take a moment and turn 26 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: your attention toward God. Ask your spirit to reach for 27 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: the presence of the Lord. Prepare your heart to experience 28 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: God's grace and your mind to be filled with His 29 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: Holy Word. We're going to be meditating on Matthew chapter eleven, 30 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: verses twenty eight through thirty from the King James version. 31 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: The Bible says, come unto me, all ye that labor 32 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 2: and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 33 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 2: Take my yoke upon you. Then learn of me, for 34 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall 35 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy 36 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: and my burden is light. Help you join with me, 37 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: and let your worship, your praise rise up to God. God. 38 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are the Mighty God. Yet 39 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: you see me, and you love me, and worship you 40 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: Jesus for your grace poured out at Calvary, your grace 41 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: that covers my sin, my sins and restores my soul. 42 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit, I thank you for ministering to my soul, 43 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 2: for manifesting God's goodness in my life. God wants to 44 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: give you rest. Life is a blessing, but it's also 45 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: a challenge. In this world, you will face hardships, struggles, pain. 46 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: To persevere, you're gonna have to stand your grounds. Sometimes 47 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: you have to fight many times over your adversary, the devil. 48 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: He won't go easy on you. He hates anything that 49 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: smacks of righteousness. Rest and recovery. It's crucial on your 50 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 2: path to victory because the battles aren't easy. Opposition and 51 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: distress can whittle down even the strongest warrior. And God 52 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: knows this life isn't easy. He's intimate with the challenges 53 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 2: and struggles of what it means to be human in 54 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 2: this fallen world. Not only does God long to give 55 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: you rest, he invites you to it. You are his 56 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 2: masterpiece of love and he wants you to prosper. This 57 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 2: is why Jesus Christ came came to offer you salvation. 58 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: He wants to restore your weary soul and to recover 59 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: what the enemy has taken. When you're tired and unsatisfied 60 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 2: with life, it's usually because you're not living out that purpose. 61 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 2: You're not walking in your true identity, in your God 62 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: given spirit. And your God given spirit knows this, even 63 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 2: if you refuse to acknowledge it. This is why God 64 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: offers his invitation to set aside sin and to choose Him, 65 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 2: to choose to live under God's love and his righteousness. 66 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 2: And this is your opportunity to choose Christ. Even now, 67 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 2: as needed, confess your sins to God. Ask him to 68 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 2: cleanse you. Ask him to remove the burden or yoke 69 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 2: of sin, and to give you his yoke of righteousness. God. 70 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 2: Do that. Now, take a moment with me and consider 71 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: God's rest in your life and thank him for it. 72 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: Thank God that he is gentle and humble in spirit. 73 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 2: Thank Him that he gives you rest for your soul. 74 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: Give thanks to God for being gracious and merciful towards you, 75 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: and thank Him for removing the weight of sin from 76 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: your life. Thank Him that his love will never change 77 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 2: and that you will always find rest in him. Hope 78 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 2: you'll never forget that God's presence, that He's listening to you, 79 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 2: and that you can come before Him and ask him 80 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: to give you rest, to clear your heart, to clear 81 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 2: your mind. Ask Jesus to take your yoke to remove 82 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: the burden, yeah even the burden of sin that has 83 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: been placed over your life. Ask the Holy Spirit for 84 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: an encounter with God's gentleness, for him to refresh your 85 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: weary soul. Ask God to reveal his calling and his 86 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 2: work to you, and ask him to show you the 87 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: place he has for you in his kingdom. Remember, God 88 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: is gentle, humble in spirit, and he wants to give 89 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 2: your soul rest. God wants you to give up the 90 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 2: impossible task of carrying your own sins and the repercussions 91 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: that come from attempting to do that. He wants to 92 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: impart his eternal kingdom to you for you to receive 93 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: His grace. So don't be discouraged or allow this world 94 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: to overwhelm you. Trusting God today, yield to His design 95 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: for your life and accept your eternal citizenship. Choose you 96 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 2: this day to partake and rest and the blessings God 97 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 2: longs to give you. Thank you for completing today's meditative 98 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 2: prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit 99 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: as a daily practice, you are making prayer priority and 100 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 2: your strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor Tim Clinton, 101 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we'd 102 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.