1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: and honor and life Proverbs twenty two four. Dear Lord, 3 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: as I pause to pray to you today, I am 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: reminded that connection with you is the most valuable thing 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: of all. My connection with you and access to your 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: presence was expensive, bought by the blood of Jesus. Help 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: me to never forget that. I want to live in awe, 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: fear and reverence of your greatness every day of my life. 9 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: Humble me, Lord, so I may live an abundant life 10 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer. 11 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditated Prayers with Doctor 12 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and 13 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: find strength in him. 14 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on financial Peace. To get 15 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 16 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 17 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on financial peace. 18 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:28,919 Speaker 2: Hope you're taking moment just to chill, decompress. Find a comfortable, 19 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 2: calm spot place where you can completely focus on this 20 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: moment of reflection. Close your eyes, maybe take a deep 21 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: breath as you exhale, release the tension in your body 22 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: and mind, and draw near to God and listen for 23 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: his leading. We will be meditating on Proverbs twenty two, 24 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: verse four from the King James version. By humility and 25 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: the fear of the Lord, our riches, honor and life. 26 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: Hope you'll join with me and take a moment to 27 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 2: pour out your love your adoration toward God. God. I 28 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 2: praise you for allowing me to come into your presence 29 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: and worship you, for you are a great and awesome God. 30 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: I praise you for teaching me humility through your word 31 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: and wisdom, for directing me in your ways. And I 32 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 2: thank you that you love and you instruct me. God 33 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: is the source of all blessings. The first step in 34 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: having abundant peace is learning how to obtain it. If 35 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: you do not learn how to acquire and maintain your finances, 36 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: you're going to struggle. Knowledge is power, and God gives 37 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: us the keys to what we need to unlock wealth 38 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 2: in our life. We cannot acknowledge God as the Lord 39 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: of our lives without allowing him into our finances. God 40 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 2: does not need our money. He owns the cattle on 41 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: a thousand hills, all the silver and gold. They're his. 42 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: Everything in our bank accounts, our houses are jewelry boxes 43 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 2: already his. So why do we need to commit these 44 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: things to him? When we humble ourselves before God, when 45 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: we fear his holy name and give him first place, 46 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: we will not risk letting money become our God. So 47 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: come before God, confess your sins as you need, and 48 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 2: take right now the time to reposition Him as first 49 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: in your heart, not to take a moment to dwell 50 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: on God your source. Y. Thank Him for providing all 51 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: that you need, even the instructions on how to gather 52 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 2: and maintain financial peace and wealth. Thank God for taking 53 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 2: care of us, for clothing us, for meeting our needs, 54 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: and forgiving and abundance to us. Thank God for he 55 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: is a good God, and even if we had nothing, 56 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 2: he would be enough. Hope you'll pour out your thanks 57 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: to Him for who he is. Don't forget God's present 58 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: and that He's listening to you. Fear of the Lord 59 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: is the beginning of wisdom. Pray for God to give 60 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: you a holy fear of our mighty and awesome God, 61 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 2: and ask him to enlighten your mind and give you understanding. 62 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 2: Pray for the ability and strength of character, to honor 63 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: God in your finances, to put God in first place 64 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: over money. Help you'll remember. Respecting the Lord and not 65 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: being proud will help bring good things to you wealth, honor, 66 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: and life. Choose today to fear God, the Lord your God. 67 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 2: Choose him above material riches, for He is more precious 68 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 2: than anything this earth could produce. Look to God, seek 69 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: to honor and serve him. Seek to follow his laws 70 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 2: and please him, and please him and to please his heart. 71 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 2: Seek God more than his blessings, and prepare yourself to 72 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 2: manage all the blessings He has for you. Thank you 73 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 74 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making 75 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,559 Speaker 2: prayer priority and I believe strengthening your walk with God. 76 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of 77 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of your life. 78 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 2: Please visit our website at AACC dot net or Tim 79 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: Clinton dot com. That's AACC dot net or Tim Clinton 80 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 2: dot com.