1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: For David, said the Lord God of Israel hath given 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever. 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: First Chronicles, twenty three, twenty five. Lord, why is it 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: so hard for me to rest? Why do I feel 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: guilty when I'm not productive or doing something? Is that 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: my way of distracting myself from my inner thought? Life? 7 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: Sole rest is a deep inner quiet, knowing all is well. 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: You are the throne of my heart and direct my footsteps. 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: You are with me every step of the way. There 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: is nothing I need to worry about, for you will 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: make a way for me and rescue me when I stumble. 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: You are my kind and gentle father who loves me unconditionally. 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: You are teaching me to rest in the full assurance 14 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: of your goodness. Amen. Thank you for listening to pray 15 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a pocket of peace 16 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free 17 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. Welcome 18 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: to your meditative prayer and transform yourself to get the 19 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: most out of your spiritual journey. Use pray dot com 20 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 21 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is transform yourself. Take 22 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: a moment and head to your secret place, a place 23 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: where you can relax and let go of your agitation, 24 00:01:54,600 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: a place where you can ignore all intrusion. Breathing deep 25 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: through your nose and exhale out through your mouth. Reach 26 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: out to God and prepare to let his words fill 27 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: your heart. We will be meditating on Second Corinthians, chapter five, 28 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 1: verse seventeen from the King James version. Therefore, if any 29 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old 30 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: things are passed away. Behold, all things are become new. 31 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: Take a moment to pour out your adoration to God 32 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: for his love. I praise you Lord, for you are God. 33 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: You made me, and I am yours. I will enter 34 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: your gates with thanksgiving. I will enter your courts with praise. 35 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: I will give thanks and bless your name, for you 36 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: Lord are good, Your steadfast love endures forever, and your 37 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: faithfulness to all generations. Salvation kickstarts your transformation. It is 38 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: the variable that brings the promise and prospect of change. 39 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: Salvation does away with sin and provides the possibility of 40 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: eternal life. Life from death. You no longer have to 41 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: continue living in sin, harmful and destructive habits can change. 42 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: Negative thoughts and emotions will lose their hold over you. 43 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: Vices and addictions no longer have to dictate how you live. 44 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: In accepting, he breaks the power of sin and its 45 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: control over your life. Perhaps you are struggling with who 46 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: you don't want to be. Take a moment to open 47 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: your heart to God. Confess to him the areas you 48 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: are suffering in. Now spend some time thanking God for 49 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: the goodness of his salvation. God, I thank you that 50 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: by grace I am saved through faith. I thank you 51 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: that your love is not based on my merit, but 52 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: on your mercies. I thank you Jesus for being the Way, 53 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: the Truth, and the Light for reconciling me back to 54 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: God the Father. I thank you God for loving me 55 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: while I was at my worst. You saw all my sin, 56 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: my darkness, and my cruelty, and you loved me anyway. Jesus, 57 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 1: I thank you for my transformation bought with your blood. 58 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: God is present and he is listening to you. Be 59 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: mindful that Christ makes you a new creation. The old 60 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: sinful self no longer has power over you. You get 61 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: to live a new life with a new mentality and 62 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: new habits. God sent the Holy Spirit to help you 63 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: accomplish this change. The Holy Spirit enables you to succeed 64 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: in your walk with Christ. He is your helper, so 65 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: ask him to help. Ask him to make you more 66 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: like Jesus. Ask him to empower you to live the 67 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: fullness of what God has for you. Remember, if anyone 68 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: belongs to Christ, then he is made new. The old 69 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:16,559 Speaker 1: things have gone, Everything is made new. God has given 70 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: you a new life to live, a life filled with 71 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: godly thoughts and actions, with new habits and a new goal. 72 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: So do not hold back, be bold and be brave. 73 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: Live your new life with courage and joy for the 74 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: future to come. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer 75 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as 76 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and 77 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: strengthening your walk with God.