1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: Consider the ravens. They don't sow or reap, they don't 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: have a storeroom or a barn, yet God feeds them. 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: Aren't you worth much more than the birds? Can any 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: of you add a cubit to his height by worrying? 5 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: If then you're not able to do even a little thing, 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: why worry about the rest? Luke twelve twenty four through 7 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: twenty six. Dear Heavenly Father, you are the creator of 8 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: all things. Your magnificence is beyond our comprehension, and yet 9 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: you still love us with an unwavering, perfect love. We 10 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: delight in knowing that nothing can ever separate us from 11 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: your love embrace. We thank you for the gifts you 12 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: have given us. Food to nourish us, shelter to protect us, 13 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 1: and joy that warms our hearts. You have given us 14 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: the sun to bring life giving light, and the stars 15 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: to fill our minds with wonder. Help us not to 16 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: worry about earthly treasures, but rather give thanks for all 17 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,279 Speaker 1: the blessing you have bestowed upon us. Give us faith 18 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: that you will provide for us no matter what the 19 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: circumstances may be. We praise you forever and ever in Jesus' name. Amen. 20 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 21 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you 22 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him. 23 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on fighting anxiety. 24 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 25 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 26 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer again 27 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: is to fight anxiety. So take a minute to just 28 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: try to calm down a little bit. Go to the 29 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: place where you feel most at ease and relaxed. Accommodate 30 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 2: yourself into a comfortable position. Close your eyes, Breathe easy. 31 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: Imagine the tension in your body unwinding, and the anxiety 32 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: in your head and heart slowly decreasing. Today we'll be 33 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: meditating on Luke chapter twelve, verses twenty two to twenty 34 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: six from the King James version. They read. Then he 35 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: said to his disciples, Therefore, I tell you, don't worry 36 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: about your life. What you will eater about the body, 37 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 2: what you will wear for life is more than food 38 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: in the body, more than clothing. Consider the ravens. They 39 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 2: don't sow or reap. They don't have a storeroom or 40 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: a barn, Yet God feeds them. Aren't you worth much 41 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: more than the birds? Can any of you add a 42 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 2: cuba to his height by worrying? If then you're not 43 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 2: able to do even a little thing, why worry about 44 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 2: the rest. Let us take time to adore God for 45 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: his power over us. God, I praise you because you 46 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: supply all my needs. I worship you for your promise 47 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: of provision over my life. I sing praises to your name, 48 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: for you hold the universe in the palm of your hand, 49 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 2: and I worship you in the knowledge that you work 50 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: out all things for the good of your creation. There 51 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: is more to life than being concerned with meeting your 52 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: own needs. God made it clear that he loves and 53 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: he cares for you. He mentions nature and its carelessness 54 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: for themorrow, yet he provides you are infinitely more precious 55 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: and valuable to God than nature. You are the crowning 56 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: glory of his creative masterpiece. Sometimes the pressure of daily 57 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: life will distort your values, but don't lose heart. Lay 58 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: it instead at the feet of Jesus. Tell him of 59 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 2: the areas you are worrying over and having a hard 60 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: time with. Confess and cast your concerns on God because 61 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: He cares for you. I'll take a moment just to 62 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 2: dwell on the provision of God for your life. Give 63 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: thought to the seasons of anxiety and restlessness. God guided 64 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: you through the Bible says God is good and his 65 00:04:54,800 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: mercy endures from generation to generation. Thank God for sustaining 66 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 2: you and for supplying all your needs. Thank Him for 67 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 2: taking care of yourself and your family. Thank Him that 68 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: his love promises to provide for all your needs each 69 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 2: and every day. My friends, let me remind you God 70 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 2: is present and He is listening to you. Even when 71 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: life seems overwhelming. Do not give up. Lean on God's 72 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: word during the hard times and the trials. Push past 73 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: the mundane and unending demands of life, and ask God 74 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 2: to give you faith to trust in His care for you, 75 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 2: to believe in his provision with the same conviction as 76 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 2: nature does. Remember, God has called you to trust in 77 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: his love, to trust in the knowledge that He will 78 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 2: provide for you. Worry is futile and changes nothing, so 79 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,559 Speaker 2: don't waste your time on it. Be confident in God. 80 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 2: He lovingly cares for the lilies of the valley and 81 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: the sparrows of the skies. But more so and with 82 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: greater fever, he will care for you. My friends, thank 83 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 2: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 84 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you 85 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God. 86 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 2: As always, my name is Zach Clinton from the American 87 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part 88 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 2: of your life.