1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: But without faith, it is impossible to please him. For 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: he that cometh to God must believe that He is, 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: seek him Hebrews eleven six. Most Gracious God, we humbly 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: come before you in prayer. Give us the courage and 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: strength to build our faith and to press on, no 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: matter what circumstances may arise. Grant us your divine wisdom 8 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: that we may have eyes to see your truth. Enable 9 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: us with fresh faith, so that we may not grow 10 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: weary or discouraged, but continue to press on in the 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: face of adversity. Fill our souls with a spirit of 12 00:00:55,040 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: perseverance and diligence, that your rewards may be made manifest 13 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: in due time. Strengthen our hearts and minds as we 14 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: look to you for guidance and protection. May our faith 15 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: lead us to revere Your holy name in Jesus' name. Amen. 16 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 17 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where 18 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him. 19 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained Faith. Get the 20 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: most out of your spiritual journey. Usepray dot com every day. 21 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: Make prayer priority in your life. Our goal for today's 22 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: meditative prayer is on having a sustained faith. Hope you 23 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: will separate yourself from everything else in your world. Right now, 24 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: maybe take a few moments to rest, to be still 25 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: and be still center yourself. Let me close your eyes 26 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 2: with me. If you can breathe in and out let 27 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: your body relax. We're wanting to remove all the distractions 28 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 2: so that you can bring your heart into alignment with 29 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 2: God and invite the Holy Spirit to fill your heart 30 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: and open yourself to receive from the Lord. We're going 31 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: to be meditating on Hebrews eleven, verse six from the 32 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: King James version. But without faith, it's impossible to please him. 33 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: For he that come with the God must listen to this. 34 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: Believe that he is, and that he's a rewarder of 35 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: those who diligently seek him. Help you pour out your 36 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: love your adoration to God right now with me, the 37 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: one who is your rewarder. God, I praise you for 38 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 2: giving me the very best of who you are, for 39 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 2: demonstrating your love through your actions on the cross. 40 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:26,279 Speaker 3: What love I exalt you, Lord, for your steadfast faithfulness 41 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 3: to me at all times. 42 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: How you withhold nothing and you give of yourself freely. 43 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: Thank you God that I can draw near to you. 44 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 3: In Jesus's name. 45 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: The Bible says that faith is needed to please God. 46 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: You can't please someone you do not acknowledge. To have 47 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: a relationship with God, you must first believe that He 48 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: is and that He exists. For faith is not merely 49 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: positive vibes or good intentions towards the universe. Faith is 50 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: the acknowledgment of the existence of God and of our 51 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: need for Him. Once you accept the truth of God's 52 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 2: existence and his identity, that's the beginning of having a 53 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 2: relationship with Him. And you need a relationship with God 54 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 2: if you plan on overcoming in this world. To believe 55 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 2: in God, you must know Him, and the best source 56 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 2: of your knowledge on Him is his word, the Bible. 57 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 2: The more you read the Bible, the more you'll know God. 58 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: The more you know God and believe in Him, the 59 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 2: better your relationship with Him becomes. I hope you remember 60 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: God loves you and he longs to bless you, but 61 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: you must believe this yourself before he can do it. 62 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 2: Perhaps you've been struggling with believing the truth of who 63 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 2: God is. 64 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: I think we all do at times. 65 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to present yourself before God, confess 66 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: your sins to him, and ask him to convict you 67 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 2: of the truth of who He is and what that 68 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 2: means in this life. Now consider for a moment with 69 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: me God's unmatched love in your life and thank him 70 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: for it. Thank God for his love is all encompassing 71 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 2: and has no limits. He loves us even though we're unlovely. 72 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: Thank Him that his love affords you constant forgiveness for 73 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: all your offenses. God, Thank you for forgiving us. Thank 74 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 2: Jesus that he did not hold your wrongs against you. 75 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 2: Thank Him for giving you compassion in the place of 76 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: in the place of condemnation. Think for a moment on 77 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: past experiences where God's love gifted you with mercy. Thank 78 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: Him for all the past blessings of his grace over 79 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: your life and those still to come. 80 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 3: He is a good father. 81 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 2: Help you know that God is present and that he's 82 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: listening to you. Jesus died for you while you were 83 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: lost in your sins, because he believed in restoration between 84 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 2: himself and humanity. 85 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 3: Because he loves you and me. 86 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: This is your chance to approach the throne of God 87 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 2: and ask for his divine intervention, his love. Petition, God, 88 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 2: for his mercy to flood your soul, to fill you overflowing, 89 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: and to permeate every area of your heart. Ask the 90 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to enable you to receive and understand the truth. 91 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: Of God's word. Ask the Holy Spirit to increase your faith, 92 00:07:58,960 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: to increase. 93 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: The iss assurance. To increase your assurance of the identity 94 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 2: of who God is. Remember, without faith, it's impossible to 95 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: please God. Anyone who comes to him must first believe 96 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: that He is real and that He rewards those who 97 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 2: truly want to find him. Seize this day this opportunity 98 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 2: to seek God in faith, approach God's throne of grace, competent. 99 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 3: In knowing of who He is and that He loves you. 100 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 101 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, I 102 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 2: believe you're making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. 103 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 2: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of 104 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 2: Christian County Unselors. 105 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 3: We love being a part of your life. 106 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: Please visit our website at a a CC dot net 107 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 2: or tim clinton dot com. 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