1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: For thou art my lamp, O Lord, and the Lord 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: will lighten my darkness. Second Samuel, twenty two, twenty nine. 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, I thank you that the light of your 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: lamp shines on me and surrounds me at night. I 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: feel the warmth of your presence as I lay my 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: head on my pillow and know you are near. As 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: I review my day and think about what I might 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: have done better, Your light comforts me and assures me 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: of your love. You encourage me to think about what 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: I did right and to build on the positives to 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: set my intentions for tomorrow. You are light and there 12 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: is no darkness in you. Dispel the negative thoughts that 13 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: want to intrude in the night. Amen. Thank you for 14 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. Experience a pocket 15 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: of peace before you go to sleep. Stay tuned for 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: our free meditative prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. 17 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on strength and focus. To 18 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot 19 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 20 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is strength and focus. 21 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: Hit pause for a second head to your safe spot 22 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:44,839 Speaker 2: where you can settle in. And settle down, close your eyes, 23 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 2: breathe in, then breathe out, quiet your heart, and ready 24 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: your spirit to receive from God. We will be meditating 25 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: on two Timothy one, verse seven from the King James version. 26 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, 27 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 28 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: Take a moment to pour out your adoration to God 29 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 2: for his spirit. Jesus, I praise you for sending your 30 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to minister to me, Your Holy Spirit that 31 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 2: casts away all fear and doubt, Your Holy spirit that 32 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 2: fills me with your power, your love, and sound judgment. 33 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 2: I worship you for in the strength of your Holy Spirit, 34 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: I can accomplish all things. You are called to be 35 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: strong and focused. To achieve any manner of success, you 36 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: will need to persevere through distractions and to overcome difficult obstacles. 37 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: For this, you will have to possess great strength and 38 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: a sharp focus. Fear will be your enemy and your roadblock. 39 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: Fear will attempt to stop and incapacitate you. You must 40 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: not let it, regardless of how or what you may feel. 41 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: You have power over fear. For God has placed a 42 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: mighty and old spirit within you. His spirit. He has 43 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: given you his power, his love, and the ability of 44 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: self control. So no matter what the task before you 45 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: may be, you are able to do it, and to 46 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: do it well. You can overcome fear and pursue your 47 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: goals in strength and with focus, because God says you can. 48 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: God has called you to be strong and focused and 49 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: gave you his spirit to accomplish this. And God is 50 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: not a man that he should lie, nor a son 51 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: of man that he would repent. If God said the 52 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: spirit placed within you contains his power and his love 53 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: and self control, then it does. It truly is as 54 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: simple as that. If you are struggling with this truth 55 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: and in living by this spirit, this is your chance 56 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: to change things. This is your opportunity to present yourself 57 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: boldly before the Throne of Grace to ask for mercy 58 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 2: and help in your time of need. Come before the 59 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,679 Speaker 2: Lord and confess your sins to him. Confess to Jesus 60 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 2: the times you gave in to fear, those times where 61 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 2: impatience got the best of you. Hand those failures over 62 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: to Jesus and cast your cares upon him. Take just 63 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: a few minutes to dwell on what God has given you. 64 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 2: Thank Him for his Holy Spirit, who drowns your fears 65 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 2: in his perfect love. His Holy Spirit poured out over 66 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 2: your life without limitation or reservation. His Holy Spirit who 67 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: encourages and strengthens you to persevere. His Holy Spirit who 68 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,799 Speaker 2: speaks God's goodness over you and revives you. Give thanks 69 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: for his power, his love, and his sound judgment already 70 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 2: given to you. Thank Jesus for capacitating you to do 71 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 2: all things. God is present and he is listening to you. 72 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 2: The Bible says, ask and it shall be given unto you. 73 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: So ask God to pour out his Holy Spirit without measure, 74 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 2: over your life. Ask the Holy Spirit to remove all 75 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: fear from your heart, to take away what impedes you 76 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: from reaching the goal God has set before you. Ask 77 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 2: God to fill you with his grace and his strength, 78 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 2: his power, and his love. Ask the Holy Spirit to 79 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 2: impart God's wisdom to you to teach you to have 80 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: sound judgment and self control. Remember, God has not given 81 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:39,239 Speaker 2: you a spirit of fear, but one of power, love 82 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: and self control. The Holy Spirit working within you will 83 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 2: help you overcome all fear and doubt. He will give 84 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: you strength and focus. To persevere toward your goal in Christ. 85 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: Be assured in the knowledge that you are not alone. 86 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: You have the spirit of the Living God within you. 87 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 2: Choose this day to stand firm on the promises of 88 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: God for your life and be blessed. Thank you for 89 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating 90 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: this healthy habit as a daily practice, you are making 91 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 2: prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.