1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 3 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: against spiritual wickedness in high places Ephesians six twelve. Dear God, 4 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: you are mighty and can thwart all the evil that 5 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: presses against my heart. Remind me that the battle of 6 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: good and evil does not happen between people, but the 7 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: ideologies and principalities that would seek to lead people astray. 8 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: Help me to see that people are not the enemy. Rather, 9 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: give me spiritual vision to see what you see. I 10 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: want to put my efforts where it really counts and 11 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: win the war within. In Jesus' name, Amen, Thank you 12 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free 13 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw 14 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on commitment and perseverance. 16 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 17 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 18 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: in your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer 19 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: is all about commitment and perseverance, So find yourself a 20 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: location where you can let your guard down and simply relax. 21 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: Take a moment now just to slow down and to decompress. 22 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: Just tune out everything else and breathe in deep through 23 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: your nose and excel out through your mouth. And now 24 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: reach out towards God and prepare your heart and your 25 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: mind to receive from Him. Today will be meditating on 26 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: Ephesian six thirteen from the King James version. Wherefore take 27 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 2: unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may 28 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: be able to withstand in the evil day. And having 29 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 2: done all to stand, take a moment now to pour 30 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: out your adoration to God for his providence. God, I 31 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: praise you, for you are the mighty one of Israel. 32 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 2: I worship you. For you, Lord are my strength and 33 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: my shield. You are always beside me in battle, and 34 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: your righteousness sustains me. My heart trusts in you, and 35 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 2: I am helped. For you, Lord are the joy of 36 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: my salvation. You are my protector and my redeemer. Set 37 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: yourself up for success in your race to eternal victory. 38 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 2: You will encounter opposition and you will have to fight. However, 39 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 2: you cannot wage spiritual war ill equipped, or for sure 40 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: you will lose. God did not leave you forlorn nor 41 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: destitute in this fight. He has already provided all you 42 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: need to win this battle and persevere in your race. 43 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: You must prepare yourself to be strong in the Lord 44 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 2: and in the power of his might. This is done 45 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: by putting on the full armor of God. You are 46 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: to stand strong with truth like a belt around your waist, 47 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: in righteousness like armor on your chest, your feet sandaled 48 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: with readiness for the Gospel of peace. In every situation, 49 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: take the shield of faith, because with it you will 50 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the 51 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: evil one. You must also take the helmet of salvation 52 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: and the sword of the which is God's Word. Do 53 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: not be fooled. Your adversary is fierce, Satan is cunning. 54 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: He's aggressive and strong, but he is not invincible. So 55 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: do not fear, for you do not fight alone. Truth 56 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 2: fights with you. Righteousness is before you, Peace is your banner, 57 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: Faith is your shield, Salvation is your mental fortitude and protection. 58 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 2: And you wield the ultimate weapon of all the Word 59 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: of God. Take some time now to inspect your armor 60 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: to find the kinks. Maybe you haven't been careful with 61 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to shore up for battle. Be 62 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: honest with yourself and with God in prayer. Confess your 63 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: sins to the Holy Spirit. Tell him the area is 64 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: in your armor that you may be struggling with. And 65 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 2: now think for a minute on all the times God 66 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 2: provided you with protection. God, I thank you for your 67 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 2: grace that covers me. I thank you for divine deliverance 68 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 2: and your Holy Spirit who ministers to me. I thank 69 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: you that you go before me and behind me. You 70 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: are with me in every season of my story. I 71 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: thank you Lord for the armor and weapons of warfare 72 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: you have given me, for the shield of faith, and 73 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: for the sword of your Holy Word. God, I thank 74 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 2: you for your word that is living and effective and 75 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 2: sharper than any double edged sword, penetrating. As far as 76 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it 77 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: is able to judge the ideas and even thoughts of 78 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: the heart. My friends, God is present and he is 79 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: listening to you. God promised he would be with you 80 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: and beside you in this race. The Holy Spirit is 81 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 2: on your side and he wants to help you. So 82 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 2: be bold and ask him. Ask the Holy Spirit to 83 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 2: enable you to receive from God and to empower you 84 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: with God's complete armor. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach 85 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: you to wield God's word. Ask him to help you 86 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 2: understand and process the Bible when you read it. Remember 87 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 2: you can overcome any obstacle and win any battle before 88 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: you in this race. God has already provided you with 89 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 2: all the defense and offense you will need. So trust 90 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 2: in God, in the power and promise of his word. 91 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: Do not fear, and be fierce in God. Fight your 92 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: battles and win, because what you do here on earth 93 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 2: will echo throughout eternity. My friends, thank you for completing 94 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this 95 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer 96 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: priority and strengthening your walk with God as all. My 97 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 2: name is Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American Association 98 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 2: of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of 99 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: your life.