1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: So Joshua took the whole land according to all that 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: the Lord had said unto Moses, and Joshua gave it 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: for an inheritance unto Israel according to the divisions by 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: their tribes, and the land rested from more Joshua eleven 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: twenty three. What a joy for the Israelites to obtain 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: their inheritance in the promised land. After years of wandering 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: in the wilderness and fighting the enemies to secure the 8 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: land the Lord promised, they received their land and rested 9 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: for more. No matter where I am in my journey 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: to your promises, you will be faithful to sustain me, 11 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: and I am assured of a victorious outcome. If I 12 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: do not falter in my faith or give up when 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: I don't know how long it will take or when 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: it will happen. I trust you to bring my promise 15 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: to fulfillment and your timing. I will rest in the 16 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: promises of my inheritance in you. Amen. Thank you for 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer to experience a 18 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: pocket of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned 19 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: for our free meditative prayer after this quick word from 20 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief. 21 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 22 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 23 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is 24 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: healing grief. In this trying time, Go to your secret place, 25 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: a place where you can relax and let your guard down, 26 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: tune out everything else. Breathe then deep through your nose 27 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: and exhale out through your mouth. Reach out towards God 28 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: with your mind and your broken heart. We will be 29 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: meditating on Psalm thirty verses ten through eleven from the 30 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: King James version. Here, O, Lord, and have mercy upon me. Lord, 31 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my 32 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: morning into dancing. Thou hast put off my sackcloth and 33 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: girded me with gladness. Take a moment to pour out 34 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: your adoration to God, Heavenly Father. I worship you, for 35 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: you are my help in times of need. I praise 36 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: you for your fierce love and mighty grace. You alone 37 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: turn more into dancing. You remove the sting of death 38 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: and trade my sorrow for joy. You cast aside death, 39 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: and in its place you create life. You are great 40 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: and greatly to be praised. The ability to dream is 41 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: a God given gift. To have hope for the future 42 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: and to aspire goodness is a beautiful thing. However, beautiful 43 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: things can be fragile and vulnerable, like a stone tossed 44 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: upon a glass surface. Unexpected circumstances and unforeseen loss can 45 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: shatter your soul. Few things will cripple the human spirit 46 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: as grief does. You must remember our God is not 47 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: a cruel God. He did not create you with the 48 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: capacity to dream, to have goals and desires, to merely 49 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: deny them to you. This is your moment to bring 50 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: to mind all your shattered hopes, the dreams long dead 51 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: and buried deep inside your heart. Confess to God the hopelessness, 52 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: the grief, and the loss you've been carrying. Do not 53 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: be afraid, be honest and open with God in prayer. 54 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: As heavy a weight as grief can be, there is 55 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: always a reason for gratitude. Take a moment to set 56 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: aside all loss and instead focus on your existing blessings. 57 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: Those hopes and desires you once believed impossible and unattainable, 58 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: none the less God manifested them in your life. Think 59 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: of past situations of sadness and sorrow where God gave 60 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: your heart a new song to dance to. Moments you 61 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: mourned the closing of a door, only to see God 62 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: open a better one. The reality is God is good 63 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: all the time. So thank Him for all the past 64 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: blessings he has bestowed upon your life. Thank him for 65 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: the promise of resurrection, and for the fulfillment of all 66 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: dreams to come. God is present and he is listening 67 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: to you. Be mindful of his promises. Be bold and 68 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: ask the Holy Spirit to revive your dreams. Ask him 69 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: for hope, anew, for the ability to realize this is 70 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: not the end. Ask him for springs in the desert. 71 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: Ask him to help you acknowledge God's goodness every day 72 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: and in every way. Remember, God wants you to be 73 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: happy and home. He can transform death into dreams. Even 74 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: in the midst of hardship. God is still good and 75 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: he is still in control. God promised he would always 76 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: care and provide for you. He promised his blessings will 77 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: overrun you, So do not give up. Live in gratitude 78 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: to God and watch him exchange your grief for gladness. 79 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 80 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're 81 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.