1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: whose hope the Lord is Jeremiah seven seven. Dear Lord, 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: we know that bliss follows those who trust and hope 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: in You. Trials may come and difficulty may arise, but 5 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: those who focus on You will have relentless hope. Their 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: courage will never die, for their source of strength lives evermore. 7 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: Root us in that hope, Lord, Jesus, anchor us in 8 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: the truth of your salvation and the comfort of your spirit. 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: As we take deep breaths, may the burdens of the 10 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: world seem smaller and smaller compared to the wonderful love 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: you offer in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for joining 12 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative 13 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw close 14 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on relieving stress. To get 16 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, help you use 17 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer priority in 18 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is to 19 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 2: relieve stress. Hope you take a moment and find a 20 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: peaceful spot place where you can relax center yourself, close 21 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: your eyes as you breathe in and out. Focus on 22 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: just calming yourself, quieting your mind. Now, turn your attention 23 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: toward God's presence and prepare to hear from him. We're 24 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: going to be meditating on Jeremiah chapter seventeen, verses seven 25 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: and eight from the King James version. Blessed is the 26 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 2: man who trusteth in the Lord, whose hope is in 27 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: the Lord. For he shall be as a tree planted 28 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: by the waters, that spreadeth out her roots by the river, 29 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 2: and shall not see when the heat cometh. But her 30 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 2: leaf shall be green and shall not be careful in 31 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 32 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: Hope you'll take a moment to pour out your love 33 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 2: your adoration to God, who is the one who causes 34 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: you to prosper. God, I praise you, for your word 35 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 2: is upright, and all your work is done in faithfulness. God. 36 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: I worship you, for you are my guarantee, and I 37 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: will trust in you. I will give you praise for 38 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 2: you do what you say, and what you say you fulfill. 39 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: I exalt your Lord, for you do wonderful things, and 40 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: your promises are faithful and sure. God is in the 41 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: heart of your tomorrow. You must understand this biblical truth 42 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 2: and spiritual doctrine. God is in control and He has 43 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: the final say in all things and at all times. 44 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: Your future. Your prosperity is not dependent upon worldly standards 45 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: or current affairs. It's all determined by your trust and 46 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: your hope and the Lord, by your commitment to Him 47 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: and your relationship with Him. For with God, it doesn't 48 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 2: matter what season you're going through. He can prosper you 49 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: even in the midst of haartship. It will not matter 50 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 2: if the stock market's crashing a real estate business is booming. 51 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: Inflation will not affect you, nor will the failure is 52 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: success of others determine your nor will the failure or 53 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 2: success of others determine your income. Against all odds and 54 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: contrary to all reason, For those who place their faith 55 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: in God will flourish in and out of season. With God, 56 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 2: anxiety does not get to control your mind, nor stress 57 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: to ruin your body. All you have to do is 58 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: place your hope in God, place your trust in Him. This, then, 59 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: is your opportunity to present yourself before God, to hand 60 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 2: your stress and your anxiety over to Him. Confess your faults, 61 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 2: your sins to God. And if you confess your sin 62 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 2: to him, he is faithful in just to forgive you 63 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: of your sins, to purify you from all unrighteousness. God 64 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 2: will give you of His peace that surpasses all understanding. 65 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 2: Hope you taking moment now to reflect on God's goodness 66 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 2: in your life. Thank Him for it. Thank God that 67 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: his faithfulness is unending. Thank Him that your circumstance does 68 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 2: not dictate if and when He can bless you. Thank 69 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: God for his provision over your life, for his blessings 70 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: upon you in every season. Hope you'll think for a 71 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 2: moment on past experiences where God sustained you, Think of 72 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: how He made you to prosper, how He increased and 73 00:05:55,240 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: amplified your well being, and thank God for his unfailing 74 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 2: care and his continuous loving kindness upon your life. Help 75 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 2: you know that God's present and that He's listening to you. 76 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 2: And God promised to care for you and make you 77 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: thrive even in times of hardship. This, then, is your 78 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,799 Speaker 2: opportunity to seek God out, to reach out to him 79 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: for his provision, for his strength, for his help, for 80 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 2: his hope, for a prosperous future. Ask God to make 81 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 2: you flourish in times of drought. Ask Him to create 82 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 2: rivers of living water within you. Ask the Holy Spirit 83 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: to minister the truth of God's word in your heart 84 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 2: to enable you to produce fruit in your life in 85 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 2: and out of sea. Remember, the person who trusts in 86 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 2: the Lord will be blessed, for God will show you 87 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 2: that he is a trustworthy God. Don't be afraid, but 88 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: hold on to hope. God will care for you. He 89 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: will sustain you and provide you for all, and provide 90 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: for all your needs. For God is faithful. He will 91 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 2: make of you an oasis in the midst of the desert. 92 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 2: Choose you this day then to call on Jesus, and 93 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 2: do so, expecting him not only to answer you, to 94 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: bless you, but to bless you beyond measure. Thank you 95 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 96 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are 97 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm 98 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 2: doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counsels, 99 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: and we love being a part of your life.