1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: and your rulers, the seers, hath he covered Isaiah twenty 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: nine ten. Dear Lord, help me not fall into spiritual 5 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: deadness and passivity. Help my spirit stay alert and not 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: descend into spiritual lethargy that cannot hear your voice or 7 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: retain the knowledge of your word. Keep me awake in 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: the spirit and my eyes open to your light. Your 9 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: word is sealed to those who are not teachable or 10 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: have a wandering mind. Teach me to pursue you with 11 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: my whole heart and an open spirit. I want to 12 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: know you so I can love you more. I want 13 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: to trust you and press into your will and your 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: ways for my life. Open my eyes and your word 15 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: to me. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray dot 16 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace before 17 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free meditative 18 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. Yeah, welcome 19 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: to your meditative prayer on morning Gratitude. To get the 20 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot com 21 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 22 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is morning gratitude. Hit 23 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: pause for a second before the rush of the day starts. 24 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: Let's spend a moment with God. Close your eyes, take 25 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: a d breathen, then exhale out. Now take captive every 26 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: thought and shift your focus to the Word of God. 27 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: We will be meditating on Psalm chapter one, verse eight 28 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: from the King James version. Cause me to hear thy 29 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: loving kindness in the morning. For in thee I do trust. 30 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk. 31 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: For I lift up my soul unto thee. Take a 32 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: moment to pour out your adoration to God who sustains you. God, 33 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: I give you praise, for your word is eternal. As 34 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: the heavens are higher than the earth, so are your 35 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: ways higher than mine. God, your thoughts are higher than 36 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: my thoughts. I praise you because you are the everlasting God, 37 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: the creator of the ends of the earth. You do 38 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: not faint or grow weary, and your understanding is unsearchable. 39 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: Depending on God to direct your life can be daunting 40 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: and demanding. It requires the absolute highest level of trust. 41 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: This is difficult, not knowing what to expect it. Being 42 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: expected to trust can seem frightening. Human nature drives us 43 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: to seek knowledge of what will happen next, whereas trust 44 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: in God asks that we seek his assurance over human nature. 45 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: Perhaps you have been struggling with your nature. Perhaps there 46 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,119 Speaker 1: have been moments in your life where fear was prevalent, 47 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: Situations where doubt disabled your ability to trust. Come before 48 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: God in this moment, cast upon him all your distrust 49 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: and disbelief. Tell him of the times your heart faltered 50 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 1: and feared. Now take just a few minutes to dwell 51 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: on the loving kindness of God towards your life. Thank 52 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: Him because his faithfulness is not beholden to yours. Thank 53 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:50,239 Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit for empowering you to overcome fear. Think 54 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: of past situations where your trust in God brought you 55 00:04:54,320 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: blessings beyond compare. Thank God for the his past experiences 56 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: and future ones to come. Thank Him for his discipline 57 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: and direction in your life. Thank Him because his plans 58 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: for you are good and better than you could imagine. 59 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: Thank God that through His love, you will no longer 60 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:31,799 Speaker 1: be bound by fear. Instead, you will operate in perpetual trust. 61 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: God is present and he is listening. To you. With 62 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: the dawning of each day, we have a new opportunity 63 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: to approach God. Seek God this morning and ask him 64 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: to speak his loving kindness over you. Ask Him to 65 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: give you direction for this day, to guide your steps 66 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: onto the best possible path. Ask the Holy Spirit for 67 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: help and the decisions you will face, and to bless 68 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: the choices you will make. God delights in blessing you. 69 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: He wants to give you the desires of your heart. 70 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: Remember God calls to you with loving kindness. Trust in 71 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: the truth of His word that he knows what's best 72 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: for you. Seek his plans for your life and his 73 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: counsel to direct your steps. Do not fear. God plans 74 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: to prosper you and not to harm you. He plans 75 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: to give you hope and a future. So be courageous 76 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: through trust, step outside of fear and into the best 77 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: life God has for you. Thank you for completing today's 78 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy 79 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a 80 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: priority and strengthening your walk with God.