1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: and having done all to stand Ephesians six thirteen. Dear Lord, 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: you are the source of our strength. You have given 5 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: us a spiritual armor that can stand up to any 6 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: attack from the evil one. Your truth is like a 7 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: shield around us, protecting us from lives and deception. Your 8 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: righteousness stands as a breastplate over our hearts, keeping them 9 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: safe and secure in your love. Your word is our 10 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: belt of truth, keeping us from being fooled. Your gospel 11 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: of peace gives us a firm footing so that we 12 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: can stand unshaken in any situation. We thank you Lord 13 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: for the armor that you have provided us with and 14 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,639 Speaker 1: the strength to endure any battle. May this spiritual armor 15 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: keep us safe as we fight against evil on this earth, 16 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: and may it remind us of your unfailing love and protection. 17 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: We pray in Jesus's name. Amen, Thank you for joining 18 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast Meditative 19 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you can draw close to 20 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: God and find strength in him. 21 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on commitment and perseverance. 22 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey. Use 23 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer priority in 24 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: your life. Again, our goal for today's meditative prayer is 25 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 2: all about commitment and perseverance. So take a second now 26 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: just to slow down. Maybe sit on your favorite chair 27 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: or on your bed, or wherever you feel the most comfortable. 28 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: Grab a warm blanket or a soft pillow to hug 29 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: if you'd like, And once you find yourself able to relax, 30 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: turn your thoughts toward God and what God has prepared 31 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 2: for you today. Again. Today will be meditating on Ephesian 32 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: six eighteen from the King James version. It reads praying 33 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 2: always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and 34 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: watching therein too with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. 35 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: Take a moment now just to pour out your adoration 36 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: to God. God, I worship your Holy Spirit. I praise 37 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 2: you that sin no longer has dominion over me, for 38 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 2: I am not under the law, but under grace, your 39 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: grace that was displayed and poured out at Calvary, Grace 40 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: that covers all my iniquity and transgressions, that provides me 41 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: access to the throne of the Father, your glorious grace 42 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 2: that gives of your holy spirit. Unto your children, my friends, 43 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: pray without ceasing. Prayer is a necessity. It nourishes the 44 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: soul like water does the body. To put it into perspective, 45 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 2: roughly up to sixty percent of the human body is water. 46 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 2: It permeates your whole being and greatly affects your survival. 47 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: In the same likeness, your spiritual life cannot survive without prayer. 48 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: Prayer is your lifeline with God. It's your spiritual gatorade, 49 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: and as God's athletes here on earth, you cannot run 50 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: your race without maintaining your prayer life. If you attempt to, 51 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: you will suffer spiritual dehydration. Your mental fatigue will overtake 52 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: your faith. Your spirit will grow dark and hopeless, and 53 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: you will experience spiritual light headedness, where your judgment and 54 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: discernment over right and wrong will become impaired. Your heart 55 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: will no longer find pleasure in the things of God. 56 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: Your acts of service unto the Lord will start to 57 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: seize and stop. You will experience emotional constipation, and your 58 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 2: soul will become parched and bearn Within a short time, 59 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: you will experience spiritual death. This prognosis is fatal, but 60 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: thank God, it can be cured. The cure for this 61 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: ailment is to supply the spiritual demand, or simply put, 62 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: to pray. You cannot hope to persevere in this life 63 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 2: without prayer. Prayer is how you communicate with God, how 64 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: you receive from Him and also talk with him. Prayer 65 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: there is how you receive salvation, transformation, and the impartation 66 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: from the Holy Spirit. It is a tool of defend 67 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 2: and attack. So, my friends, take a moment to reflect 68 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 2: on your current prayer life. Examine the areas that are 69 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: sick and in need of care, and confess your sins 70 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: to God. Ask the Holy Spirit to regenerate and refresh 71 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: your soul. Ask the Holy Spirit to regenerate and refresh 72 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 2: your soul. Now consider for a moment God's Holy Spirit 73 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: in your life and thank Him for it. Thank Jesus 74 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 2: for coming and conquering his race, for sending you a 75 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: helper so you could run and conquer yours. Thank God 76 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 2: that you have access to his throne, room, to the 77 00:05:53,600 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: mercy seat. Thank God for his mercies. Thank God for 78 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: his mercies which allow and enable you to live each 79 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 2: day as it comes. God is present and he is 80 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: listening to you. Never forget. God wants you to excel 81 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 2: in the race of life, and he wants you to 82 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 2: cross the finish line. He wants to see you endure 83 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,559 Speaker 2: and persevere in all areas and under all circumstances. God 84 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: wants to have a relationship with you, to spend time 85 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 2: with you through prayer. So this is your moment to 86 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: reach out to Him. To ask the Holy Spirit to 87 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: teach you to worship in spirit and in truth, to 88 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 2: impart of himself to you, to fill you with His 89 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 2: holy presence. Ask the Holy Spirit to usher you into 90 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 2: the secret Place, a place where no evil can enter 91 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 2: or dwell, a place where evil cannot touch you, a 92 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: place of complete and utter intimacy with God. Remember you 93 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: are to pray at all times in the spirit, with 94 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 2: every prayer and request, and stay alert in this, and 95 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for 96 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: all the saints be encouraged. You are not alone. You 97 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: can live your life and run your race with confidence. 98 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: You have God's Holy Spirit to help you and to 99 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: guide you, for He will never leave you nor abandon you. 100 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: He will to the end of the ages and beyond. 101 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: My friends, thank you again for completing today's meditative prayer 102 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as 103 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 2: a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and 104 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God. As always, my name is 105 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 2: Zach Clinton, Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, 106 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 2: and we love being a part of your life.