1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: out fear, because fear hath torment. He that feareth is 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: not made perfect in love. First John four eighteen. Dear Lord, 4 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: I pray confidently today, knowing that I have an advocate 5 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: and champion on my side. You are powerful, fierce, and 6 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: mighty to save. What would do I ever have to 7 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: fear when you are with me? Your love for me 8 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: casts away all the fear and doubt I wrestle with. 9 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: I pray that I would walk with a confidence in boldness, 10 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: knowing that the creator of the universe and commander of 11 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: the armies of Heaven loves me and is for me. 12 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: In Jesus's name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer. 13 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with Doctor 14 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw clothes to God and 15 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 1: find strength in him. 16 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: What if Joseph hadn't warned Pharaoh to prepare for seven 17 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: years of famine? 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To 35 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot 36 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer priority in your life. 37 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on love and kindness. 38 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: Hope you'll pause for a second, get rid of all 39 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 3: those distractions, prepare your heart to spend a moment with God. 40 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: Close your eyes and be taken a deep breath. Breathe thou, 41 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 3: and now take captive every thought and shift your focus 42 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 3: to what God has for you. We're going to be 43 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 3: meditating on First John four, verse eighteen from the King 44 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 3: James version, the Bible says, there is no fear in love, 45 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 3: for perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment 46 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 3: he that fearth is not made perfect in love. Hope 47 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: you take a moment to pour out your adoration to 48 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 3: God for his love. God, I praise you for your 49 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 3: love is perfect. I worship you for your love has 50 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 3: cast out all my fears. I praise you because your 51 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 3: love is pure and passionate. It's patient and personable. And 52 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 3: I worship you for taking pleasure in me, for seeing 53 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 3: me as present, for seeing me as precious. I praise 54 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 3: you for you are everlasting and your love knows no end. 55 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: You know true love is greater than fear, But to 56 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 3: experience it, you must completely embrace God's love. By embracing 57 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 3: God's love, which can be frightening and foreboding, Doing so 58 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 3: requires the absolute highest level of trust, and trust is 59 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: difficult to have, especially in the fear of the unknown. 60 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 3: Do not forget. Fear operates on falsehoods and faithlessness. Fear manipulates, confuses, 61 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 3: and misleads you. Perhaps you've been struggling with trusting God. 62 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: You've gone through some difficult moments in your life, and 63 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: doubt became prevalent situations where fear disabled your ability to trust. 64 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: This is the moment to come before God and to 65 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: cast all your fears before him, to tell him what's 66 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: hindering or hurting your heart, preventing you, confusing you from 67 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 3: accepting His love. Now take a few moments to dwell 68 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 3: on God's perfect love for you. Thank Him because his 69 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 3: love for you is greater than any fear. Thank the 70 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit for empowering you to overcome all fear. Think 71 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 3: of those past situations where your trust in God was 72 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 3: greater than your fears. Thank God for those past experiences 73 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: and for future ones to come. For His perfect love 74 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 3: and the kindness He has shown you in your life. 75 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 3: Thank Him because his love is greater than any and 76 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 3: all fears. Thank God that through his love, you will 77 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: no longer be controlled by fear, instead live in freedom 78 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 3: and trust. You know what I love. I love that 79 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 3: God is present and that he's listening to you. Every 80 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 3: day we have an opportunity to experience God's perfect love. 81 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 3: Hope you'll reach out to him this moment. Ask God 82 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 3: to fill you with his flawless love. Ask God to 83 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 3: take away that which troubles you, which scares you. To 84 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 3: cast out any and every fear. Ask the Holy Spirit 85 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 3: for assurance of Christ's love for you. Ask him to 86 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 3: bless you with boldness to live in perfect love His love. 87 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 3: God delights in loving you, and he wants to give 88 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 3: you the desires of your heart. Remember God's perfect love. 89 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: Cast out all fear, trust him the truth of his word, 90 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 3: and that he cares for you. 91 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: He does. 92 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: God's love is perfect and perfectly able to remove all 93 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 3: your fears. So don't be afraid. God has already covered 94 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 3: you with his love. He loved you before you even 95 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 3: knew him, and his steadfast love never fails. So be 96 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 3: courageous through trust, step outside your fear and into the 97 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 3: amazing love God has for you. Thanks for completing today's 98 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 3: meditative prayer on pray dot com. 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