1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: He hath made everything beautiful in his time. Also, he 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: hath set the world in their heart, so that no 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: man can find out the work that God maketh from 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes three eleven. Dear Lord, 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: you have set eternity in the hearts of all mankind. 6 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: We are but a mist that appears for a little 7 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: time and then disappears. Yet you remain ever faithful in 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: this fleeting life. You provide us with moments of joy 9 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: and sorrow, as well as laughter. In sighing. We bear 10 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: the burden of mortality with grace and understanding, for you 11 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: have promised a hope that will never fade. May we 12 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: look to you in this life, trusting in your unfailing 13 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: love and tender mercy. On the days we feel weak 14 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: and faithless, remind us of your good works and compassionate deeds. 15 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: Help us to remember that even though our life is brief, 16 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: it has worth and meaning, and that you have given 17 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: us a purpose to fulfill in Jesus's name. Amen, Thank 18 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's 19 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can 20 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: draw close to God and find strength in Him. 21 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on healing grief. 22 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, uspray 23 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in 24 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 2: your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is 25 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: healing grief. Loss is a heavy emotion to bear. Let's 26 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 2: take a moment right now to simply center ourselves. So 27 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: as you breathe in and breathe out, focus on relaxing 28 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: your body and on quieting your mind. Now turn your 29 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: thoughts towards the healing God has prepared for you this day. 30 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 2: Today again we'll be meditating on Ecclesiastes three, verse eleven 31 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: from the King James version. It reads, he has made 32 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: everything beautiful in his time. Also he has set the 33 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 2: world in their heart so that no man can find 34 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: out the work that God maketh from the beginning to 35 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 2: the end. My friend's take a moment just to pour 36 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: out your adoration to God. God. I praise you for 37 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: your word that never fails. All your work is done 38 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: in faithfulness. Father, I worship you for setting eternity in 39 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: my heart. I give you praise for the beauty you 40 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: have in store for my life. I exalt you, Lord 41 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 2: for the wonderful things to come, and Father, I praise 42 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 2: you for the plans you have conceived from my life 43 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: are good. God creates beauty from the ashes. But let's 44 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: be honest, it's hard to believe this truth when you're 45 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: living in the midst of the ash, when your world 46 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: is crumbling in and around you and you feel powerless 47 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: to stop it. Sometimes, as if going through fire, you 48 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 2: find yourself choking on despair and burn it by loss. 49 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: And it's in these times fear threatens to become greater 50 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: than faith. But do not give up. Even if you 51 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: do not understand what's happening. You can trust that God 52 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: has a purpose and a plan. You cannot have beauty 53 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 2: if you hold on to the ashes. My friends, confess 54 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 2: your losses to God and hand over your ashes to him. 55 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: Now consider for a moment God's work in your life 56 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: and thank him for it. Thank God that even through 57 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 2: your doubt and fear, he remains faithful. Thank the Lord 58 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 2: that when you go through the fire, the flames will 59 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: not destroy you. Thank Him because He is in control 60 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 2: and he has a beautiful plan for your life. Thank 61 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 2: Him for continuously working in your life and thank him 62 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 2: because the right time, he makes all things as they 63 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: should be. God is present and he's listening to you. 64 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: God promised that he is working on a celestial masterpiece, 65 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 2: and my friends, you're a part of it. You must 66 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 2: hold on to faith. This is your moment to reach 67 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 2: out to God. To ask him to fill your canvas 68 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 2: with wondrous and beautiful colors. Ask God to fill you 69 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: with the hope of his purpose and his plan. Ask 70 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: Him to give you the courage and the perseverance to 71 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: hold on. Ask the Holy Spirit to minister the truth 72 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 2: of God's word and his promise in your heart. Ask 73 00:05:53,680 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: God to exchange your ashes for beauty. Remember, although God 74 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 2: has given us a desire for the future, we can 75 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 2: never completely understand what He is doing. We must have 76 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 2: faith in his word, faith that God knows what he 77 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: is doing. For God knows all things, and he does everything. 78 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: At the perfect time. 79 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: Be encouraged. God has pleasant and amazing plans in store 80 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: for your life. So seize this day to call on 81 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: Jesus and do so, expecting him to not only answer you, 82 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: but to bless you beyond measure. My friends, thank you 83 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 84 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,799 Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making 85 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm 86 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 2: Zach Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors and 87 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 2: we love being a part of your life.