1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: be no more. They shall not awake nor be raised 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: out of their sleep Job fourteen twelve. Lord, I forget 4 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: how short life is. I get so caught up in 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: my selfish agenda. I chase worthless values that have no 6 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: eternal substance. I forget that temporal wealth will tarnish and 7 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: fade and distracts me from your purposes. I take this 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: life for granted and waste both time and opportunities. Reaching 9 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: out to others and helping them understand your loving kindness 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: achieves eternal rewards. Knowing you and living in preparation for 11 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: eternity is the goal of this life. Teach me how 12 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: to restructure my time in such a way that each 13 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: day is purpose. Help me invest in people and strengthen 14 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: their understanding and love for you. Amen. 15 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer 16 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 17 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 18 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. 19 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on letting go. To get 20 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 21 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 3: Com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 22 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is letting go before 23 00:01:54,360 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: anything else. Take a minute to center yourself in a 24 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 3: place where you can relax. Find a comfortable position that 25 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 3: will allow you to reflect. Now turn that reflection toward 26 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 3: God's word. Allow your heart to enter into the presence 27 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: of the Lord and be prepared to be filled by 28 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 3: His Holy Spirit. We will be meditating on Philippians chapter three, 29 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 3: verses thirteen through fourteen. From the King James version. Brethren, 30 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 3: I count not myself to have apprehended, but this one 31 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 3: thing I do forgetting those things which are behind, and 32 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 3: reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press 33 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: toward the mark for the prize of the high calling 34 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 3: of God in Christ. Jesus, Let your worship rise up 35 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: to God. Jesus, I adore you, for nothing is impossible 36 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 3: with you. Your strength enables me to accomplish whatever goal 37 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 3: you set before me. I praise you for your word, 38 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 3: which empowers me to overcome any situation. Jesus, I thank 39 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: you for your word gives comfort and encouragement in times 40 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: of need. I give all glory and all honor to 41 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 3: you alone. Let go of the past, good or bad. 42 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 3: Everyone has a past. Your past carries the story of 43 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 3: your history, and it shows where you came from. It 44 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 3: details the experiences that helped shape and mold you into 45 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 3: who you are today. However, for some, the past is 46 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: not a blueprint, but rather a prison cell. Bad experiences, 47 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 3: bad decisions, and bad relationships, all culminating into nothing but 48 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 3: shame and guilt. People who have done things or had 49 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 3: things done to them that they regret and can't seem 50 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 3: to escape from. This is not how Jesus created you 51 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: to live. Your past is real and it's a part 52 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: of your story, but it doesn't have to narrate your future. 53 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 3: The sins you committed in the past don't have to 54 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:56,679 Speaker 3: dictate your actions now or in the future. Jesus Christ 55 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: forgives all sins. He is your future and he grants 56 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: you freedom. Let him take your past shame and turn 57 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 3: it into glory. Let go of the past and look forward. 58 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: Look toward your goal and eternity with Jesus. Life is 59 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 3: a race you run, and Jesus has your prize waiting 60 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 3: for you at the finish line. This is your opportunity 61 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: to present yourself before the Lord confess your sins to God. 62 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 3: Give the Lord your past, what you did and what 63 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 3: was done to you. Open yourself up to him and 64 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 3: reach out for his forgiveness and his healing. Now consider 65 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 3: the prize God has promised in Christ Jesus, and thank 66 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 3: him for it. Thank the Lord for giving your life 67 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: purpose and meaning. Thank Him for teaching you discipline and determination. 68 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 3: Thank God for his power and his mercy. Thank Him 69 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 3: for casting your sins into the sea of forgetfulness. Thank 70 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 3: Him for the care and loving kindness he bestows upon you. 71 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 3: Thank God for his strength that empowers you to press 72 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 3: on and persevere. Never forget. God is present and he 73 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: is listening to you. Come before Him and ask Him 74 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: to grant you his grace, to give you the ability 75 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 3: to let go of the past. Ask God to teach 76 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: you to lean on Him and not on your own understanding. 77 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 3: Ask the Holy Spirit to give you faith in His 78 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: ability to care for you, to teach you to let 79 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 3: go of what isn't edifying and to seek instead what 80 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 3: God has for you. Ask God to be your sanctuary 81 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 3: and your stronghold to fortify your spirit. Remember God called 82 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 3: you to let go of the past and to press 83 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 3: on toward Jesus Christ. God will enable and empower you 84 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 3: through his Holy Spirit to persevere, to let go of 85 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: your past, and to press on toward your heavenly goal. 86 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 3: You are not created to live in the past. Choose 87 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 3: this day to step into the future God has for you. 88 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 3: Choose to allow the Holy Spirit to help you run 89 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 3: your race through to the finish line. Be confident in 90 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 3: God's word and in the power of His grace. Today 91 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 3: and always, Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 92 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 3: pray dot com. 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