1
00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:08,719
Speaker 1: For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels,

2
00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:14,960
Speaker 1: nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

3
00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,400
Speaker 1: nor height nor depth, nor any other creature shall be

4
00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,000
Speaker 1: able to separate us from the Love of God, which

5
00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:30,400
Speaker 1: is in Christ Jesus Our Lord, Romans eight thirty eight

6
00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:36,920
Speaker 1: through thirty nine. Dear Lord, you are our constant companion

7
00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,720
Speaker 1: in times of need, when we feel the loneliness that

8
00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,560
Speaker 1: can sometimes come with life, we know that your love

9
00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,839
Speaker 1: will never fail us. Nothing can separate us from the

10
00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,960
Speaker 1: power of your embrace, which is stronger than any barrier

11
00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:59,320
Speaker 1: that could ever come between us. Your tender and gracious

12
00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:05,760
Speaker 1: love surmounts all obstacles and knows no limits. Your love

13
00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,560
Speaker 1: is like a deep river that washes away all of

14
00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,160
Speaker 1: our fears and worries, leaving us with a sense of

15
00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,640
Speaker 1: peace and joy in its place. No matter how far

16
00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,680
Speaker 1: we may be from one another, the power of your

17
00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:25,320
Speaker 1: love transcends any distance to ramp around us in comfort.

18
00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:31,120
Speaker 1: We give you thanks and praise forevermore, for your love

19
00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:37,840
Speaker 1: is greater than any of us can understand. In Jesus' name, Amen,

20
00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,520
Speaker 1: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

21
00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,360
Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where

22
00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:53,600
Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him.

23
00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,400
Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on Conquering Loneliness. To get

24
00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,840
Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray to

25
00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,080
Speaker 2: calm every day and make prayer priority in your life.

26
00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,600
Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is conquering loneliness. Oh

27
00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,359
Speaker 2: you hit pause for a second. Find a safe place,

28
00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,200
Speaker 2: a hidden spot where you can settle into this moment

29
00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:26,400
Speaker 2: with God. Hey, close your eyes, breathe in, breatheout, exhale.

30
00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:34,480
Speaker 2: Imagine the tension leaving your body along with that breath. Now,

31
00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,040
Speaker 2: take every thought captive and bring your focus in to

32
00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:44,120
Speaker 2: the Word of God and let the spirit illuminate those

33
00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:49,640
Speaker 2: scriptures to you. We're going to be meditating on Romans

34
00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,239
Speaker 2: Chapter eight, verses thirty eight and thirty nine from the

35
00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,680
Speaker 2: King James version. For I am persuaded that neither death

36
00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:02,800
Speaker 2: nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,

37
00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:08,440
Speaker 2: nor things to come, nor height nor death, not any

38
00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,600
Speaker 2: other creature shall be able to separate us from the

39
00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,919
Speaker 2: Love of God which is in Christ. Jesus, our Lord,

40
00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,480
Speaker 2: take a moment right now, and pour out your love

41
00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:25,800
Speaker 2: your adoration to God for his goodness and grace. Jesus,

42
00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:31,160
Speaker 2: I praise you, my Savior and Redeemer, who is like you,

43
00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,000
Speaker 2: who descended to conquer death and ascended to the right

44
00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:41,240
Speaker 2: hand of the Father in heaven. I worship you for

45
00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:46,440
Speaker 2: your love knows no bounds. There's no power that can

46
00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:51,360
Speaker 2: keep you from me. You move mountains to be with me.

47
00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,960
Speaker 2: You leave the ninety nine define me when I'm lost.

48
00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,720
Speaker 2: I praise you, for you are the good shepherd of

49
00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:07,360
Speaker 2: my soul. Hear me on this. God's love is unconditional.

50
00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:14,160
Speaker 2: God loved you before you even knew him. Jesus doesn't

51
00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,720
Speaker 2: love you because you're a good person. Whether you spent

52
00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,279
Speaker 2: your life doing evil or you spent your life being

53
00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,760
Speaker 2: called righteous by others, God knows you for who you are.

54
00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,120
Speaker 2: We are all of us sinners. When we put our

55
00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,200
Speaker 2: faith in Jesus as our savior, we're saved by grace,

56
00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,839
Speaker 2: not by our merits, not by our works. There's nothing

57
00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,599
Speaker 2: you can do to make God love you more or less.

58
00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,040
Speaker 2: If such a thing were possible, then salvation would be

59
00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:53,799
Speaker 2: something we earn. Now. Salvation and redemption are given freely

60
00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:59,320
Speaker 2: by Jesus on the basis of who He is, his character,

61
00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:06,000
Speaker 2: not our There's nothing in you that can keep God

62
00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:14,440
Speaker 2: from you. So know that you are loved. God is

63
00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:23,239
Speaker 2: jealous for you, and he loves you with an unquenchable love. Therefore,

64
00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,599
Speaker 2: you can approach the throne room of God with the

65
00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,239
Speaker 2: assurance that you are coming to the lover of your soul.

66
00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,960
Speaker 2: I hope you'll pour out your heart before him, confess

67
00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,919
Speaker 2: your sin, and trust that He hears you and loves you.

68
00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,280
Speaker 2: Take a few moments to dwell on the ever present

69
00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:49,160
Speaker 2: love of God. Thank Him because you cannot flee from

70
00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:54,440
Speaker 2: his love. Thank the Holy Spirit for interceding for you.

71
00:05:55,760 --> 00:06:00,200
Speaker 2: Think of the times God has fought for you. Thank

72
00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:06,760
Speaker 2: God for loving you despite your faults and failures. Thank

73
00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:12,880
Speaker 2: God for his grace. Thank God that in his grace

74
00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:17,520
Speaker 2: you will no longer be ruled by apprehension or restlessness. Instead,

75
00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:23,080
Speaker 2: you will overflow with confidence. You'll rejoice as God sings

76
00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:28,320
Speaker 2: over you. And thank God because nothing can separate you

77
00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,600
Speaker 2: from His love. I hope you know that God's present

78
00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:38,159
Speaker 2: and that He's listening to you. The Bible says, ask

79
00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,159
Speaker 2: and it shall be given to you. So ask the

80
00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,880
Speaker 2: Holy spirit to give you his assurance, to know, beyond

81
00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:49,560
Speaker 2: a shadow of a doubt, that you are loved. Ask

82
00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,200
Speaker 2: him to be your friend and support in times of need,

83
00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,400
Speaker 2: even when you feel like you're alone, when you feel

84
00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,960
Speaker 2: like you have no one in the world who sees you.

85
00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,560
Speaker 2: As impossible as it may seem, God is with you

86
00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:09,200
Speaker 2: even now. And remember nothing we'll be able to take

87
00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:14,760
Speaker 2: you from God's love or to take God's love away

88
00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,200
Speaker 2: from you. No matter how powerful you might think other

89
00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,520
Speaker 2: forces in the world are, Nothing is able to come

90
00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:27,680
Speaker 2: between you and God's love. God will always be there

91
00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:33,360
Speaker 2: to guide you and support you. You must be vigilant

92
00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:40,440
Speaker 2: and not allow familiar lives to convince you that you're alone. Instead,

93
00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,320
Speaker 2: seek God's reassurance in his word and watch your life

94
00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,640
Speaker 2: be transformed. God wants to fill your heart with joy

95
00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:57,600
Speaker 2: and your life with great happiness joy trust in Him today.

96
00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,480
Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com.

97
00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,240
Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as the daily practice, you're

98
00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:10,280
Speaker 2: making prayer priority and you're strengthening your walk with God.