1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: I will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: I will shew forth all thy marvelous works Psalm nine One. 3 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: Dear God, it is my heart's desire to praise you 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: and give you all of me. But I confess that 5 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: there are competing desires within me. The worries of the day, 6 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: bad habits, and sinful desires weigh me down and hinder 7 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: my reach toward you. If you are going to have 8 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: all of my heart, it will require an upheaval of 9 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: my flesh. It will require radical submission to your holy spirit. 10 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: I pray that you would seize my wandering heart and 11 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: perform marvelous things in me and through me. In Jesus' name, Amen, 12 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 13 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you 14 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Morning Gratitude. To get 16 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 17 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 18 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is morning gratitude. So 19 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: take a minute this morning to gather your thoughts, quiet 20 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: your spirit. Accommodate yourself into a comfortable state, close your eyes, 21 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: breathe nice and easy, and now turn your heart and 22 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: fix your attention on what God has for you. For 23 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 2: this day, my friends, let us take time to adore 24 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 2: God for his wonderful works. This morning, God, I look 25 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: to the skies and praise you, for you have created 26 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: the stars. You lead them, and you count each one, 27 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 2: and you call them by name, by your might and 28 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 2: the strength of your power. Not one of them goes missing. 29 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: Seeing praises to you alone, who does great wonders. For 30 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 2: your path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds 31 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: are the dust beneath your feet. I worship you, for 32 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: your loving kindness is great above the heavens, and your 33 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: truth reaches to the skies. Doing anything with your whole 34 00:02:53,360 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: heart requires complete commitment, and commitment requires concentration. The world 35 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: is filled with distractions. Constant issues and complications are clamoring 36 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: for your attention. You have deadlines and duties to attend to, 37 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: Like trying to carve a straight arrow from crooked wood. 38 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: Praising God with your whole heart can seem like fighting 39 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: against nature. Your heart may want to bend under the 40 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: pain and pressures of daily life. Yet still God expects 41 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 2: you to hit the mark. Do not be discouraged or disheartened. 42 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: Lay down your arrow at the feet of Jesus. Tell 43 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: him about the knots in your heart, the curves and 44 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: bend in your arrow that keep it from flying true, 45 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: the imperfections you face which keep you from praising with 46 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: your whole heart. Confess and cast your concerns onto Christ, 47 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: because he cares for you. Take a moment to dwell 48 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: on the marvelous craftsmanship of God in your life. Give 49 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: thought to the wonders and miracles God has performed over you. 50 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: Thank Him for going before you and beside you, for 51 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,839 Speaker 2: carving out your path and your future. Thank Him for 52 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: working out all the notts, the bumps in the burls. 53 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: Think back to all the times your heart was filled 54 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 2: with joy and wonder for God. Think how it felt 55 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: to be wholeheartedly praising Jesus and allowed that joy to 56 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: come upon you. Right now, God is present and he's 57 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 2: listening to you. God knows it is not possible to 58 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: be committed wholeheartedly at all times. So if at first 59 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: you don't succeed, my friends, try again, think now of 60 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 2: the aim your error is trying to take. You're closer 61 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: to the mark than you think. Ask the Holy Spirit 62 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 2: to help you commit your whole heart to praising Christ 63 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 2: and ask him to fill your heart with the wonder 64 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 2: of who he is. Remember, God has called you to 65 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: praise Him with all of your heart and to speak 66 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 2: of his marvelous works. God cares for you, and he 67 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 2: loves you. God has amazing and awesome adventures appointed for you. 68 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 2: You cannot even begin to fathom the goodness He has 69 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: in store for your life. So do not be afraid. 70 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 2: Take aim and let your arrow fly, Let your whole 71 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 2: heart soar with praise, and declare the wonders of the 72 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: Lord You. Guys, thank you for completing today's meditative prayer 73 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as 74 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 2: a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and 75 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God again. My name is Zach 76 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 2: Clinton from the American Association of Christian Counselors, and we 77 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: love being a part of your life.