1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: both sure and steadfast, and which enteth into that within 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: the veil Hebrews six nineteen. Dear Lord, praise you for 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: the hope of your salvation. When our hearts feel adrift 5 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: like a boat tossed by the waves, you are an 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: anchor for us. You are steadfast and trustworthy. This truth 7 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: grounds me and keeps my anxious thoughts from consuming me. 8 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: When the thoughts seem too dark and the chaos seems 9 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: too loud, would you steady me in you? Would you 10 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: take my heart and mind captive and remind me of 11 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: your goodness in Jesus this name, Amen, Thank you for 12 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast 13 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw 14 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him. 15 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on relieving stress. To get 16 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 17 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer priority in your life. Our 18 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: goal for today's meditative prayer is to relieve stress. Hope 19 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: you'll take a moment to gather your thoughts, maybe quiet 20 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: your spirit, get rid of all the noise in your life. 21 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: Find yourself in a comfortable position. Hope you close your eyes, 22 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 2: begin to breathe slow and steady. Now turn your heart 23 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: toward God and focus on what He has for you. 24 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: This day, we're going to be meditating on Hebrews six, 25 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: verses nineteen and twenty from the King James version. The 26 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: Bible says this, which hope we have as an anchor 27 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 2: of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth 28 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: into that within the veil, whither the forerunner is for 29 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: us entered even Jesus made as a high priest forever 30 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: after the order of Melchizedek. Let's sick a moment together 31 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 2: and reflect on who God is, and pour out your 32 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: love and your adoration for Jesus, our high Priest, Jesus. 33 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: I worship you and bless your name, for you go 34 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 2: before me, and you have made a way. You steady 35 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: my heart and my mind. You lift up my weary head. Jesus, 36 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: you are the good shepherd of my soul, and you're 37 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 2: my faithful strength. You know I've learned that hope in 38 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: Jesus will anchor your soul. Few things in this life 39 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: are guaranteed, but assurance for the soul through God is 40 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: one of them. At the cross, Jesus Christ fulfilled a 41 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: beautiful and glorious promise our salvation, and in doing so, 42 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: Jesus gave us the blessed affirmation of our eternity with 43 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: Him for those who believe in Him. So, no matter 44 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: what is happening in your life, hope in Him will 45 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: anchor your soul. Christ is already won. He ran this 46 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: race and decimated the finished line. Because of the truth 47 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: of Christ, you can trust God's provision and his grace, 48 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: for Jesus has already gone before you and conquered your victory. 49 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: He has conquered peace for your soul. He has conquered 50 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 2: your physical healing. He has conquered your mental well being. 51 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: He has conquered every financial need you will ever have. 52 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: So no matter how the storm may rage and rise, 53 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 2: you will always be able to say, it is well 54 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: with my soul. Be encouraged. Jesus is your high priest. 55 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 2: He intercedes with God on your behalf. This is your opportunity, 56 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: then to present yourself before the throne of grace. Approach 57 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 2: boldly and confident, and the knowledge that the way He 58 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 2: has already been made, the way has already been made. 59 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: Confess your sins to God and pour out your heart 60 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: before him. Cast your concerns on Christ because He cares 61 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: for you. Hope you'll take a moment to dwell on 62 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: the glorious grace of God in your life. Give go 63 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 2: to His prosperity and provision. How God has already provided 64 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 2: for you. Thank Him for going before you and beside you, 65 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: for assuring your salvation and your future. Thank Him for 66 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: working his confidence in your heart, and for his unending faithfulness. 67 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 2: Take a moment to think back on times of turmoil 68 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: where God steadied your heart. Think of how He sustained 69 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 2: you when you could no longer go on, and thank 70 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: God that He is trustworthy today and always help you. 71 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: Know this that God is present, that he's listening to you. 72 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: God knows this world is filled with hardships and that 73 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 2: this world is not your final home. He longs to 74 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 2: assure you of His care over your life and over 75 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 2: your future. This then, is your moment to call on him. 76 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 2: Ask his spirit to minister to your mind to banish 77 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 2: those fears in those anxieties. Ask him to testify of 78 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 2: the truth of God's word, of his promise of eternity 79 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 2: in your heart and ask the Holy Spirit to anchor 80 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: your soul to the hope found in Jesus Christ. So 81 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 2: no matter what storm rages and how the waves crash, 82 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: you will not be moved. Remember you have this hope 83 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 2: as an anchor for the soul. Sure and strong. Jesus 84 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 2: already entered the most holy place in heaven ahead of 85 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: us and for us. He has become the high priest forever. 86 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: You can hope in Him, and that hope will sustain 87 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: you no matter what you go through. You don't have 88 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: to live with anxiety for the future because God has 89 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: already secured it. So don't be afraid. Know this that 90 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 2: God loves you and that He cares for you. You 91 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: cannot even begin to fathom the goodness that He has 92 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: in store for you. God has amazing blessings for you, 93 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: both here and for all eternity. Turn down, find rest 94 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: in Jesus Christ, and let his peace assure your heart 95 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 2: this day. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 96 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 2: prayer dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as that 97 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: daily practice you I believe in making prayer priority and 98 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 2: strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President 99 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 2: of the American Association of Christian Counselors. We love being 100 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: a part of your life.