1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Then Naomi, her mother in law, said, unto her, my daughter, 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: shall I not seek rest for THEE? That it may 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: be well with thee? Ruth three One. Lord, even as 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Naomi sought a place of rest for her beloved daughter 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: in law, you find places of rest for your children. 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: You know the perfect location that will bring me rest. 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: You know what is best for me and where I 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: will find rest and safety all the days of my life. 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: You have prepared for me a unique position of influence 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: and productivity. Thank you for looking out for me and 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: leading me to your divine destiny for my life, where 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: I will be fulfilled and find my resting place. You 13 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: are my glorious Lord, and I trust in you. Amen. 14 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to Pray dount Colm's nightly prayer 15 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: to experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 16 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 17 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 2: word from our sponsors. 18 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained faith. To get 19 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 20 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 3: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 21 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith. Set 22 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 3: aside a moment to go to your hiding place, a 23 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 3: place where you can relax and recharge. Now close your eyes, 24 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: breathe in deep through your nose and exhale out through 25 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: your mouth. As you feel the tension leave your body. 26 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 3: Allow your spirit to reach out to God and let 27 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 3: his words fill your heart. We will be meditating on 28 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: First Timothy, chapter six, verse twelve from the King James 29 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: version fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on 30 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 3: eternal life, whereunto thou art also called and hast professed 31 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 3: a good profession before many witnesses. Take a moment to 32 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 3: pour out your adoration to God. Jesus, I praise you 33 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 3: for not leaving me an orphan, for sending me the 34 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit to empower me, for calling me and enabling 35 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 3: me to run my race, for giving me eternal life 36 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: as my portion. For sacrificing yourself to restore my relationship 37 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 3: with God the Father. I worship you for your love 38 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 3: demonstrated in salvation. I extol your name. God, You are 39 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: worthy of all glory, perseverance in faith. In your race 40 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 3: here on earth, you will encounter many unpleasant situations, tragic 41 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 3: death of loved ones, unexpected in irreparable loss betrayal from 42 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 3: those most dear to you, situations and circumstances you never 43 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 3: dreamed you'd have to live through. As painful and difficult 44 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: as life may get, the race does not stop, and 45 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: neither can you. You must persevere in your faith and 46 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 3: be faithful to the calling God has entrusted to you, 47 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 3: for you are burdened by glorious purpose in the Kingdom 48 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: of God. As such, you must have faith, and you 49 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: must tell yourself that you are doing a great work 50 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 3: and cannot stop. It is understandable that this task may 51 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 3: seem herculean and impossible. However, you don't have to fear, 52 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 3: for you are not alone. God knows that persevering in 53 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 3: faith is hard to do. Jesus went to the cross, 54 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 3: but it was not easy, nor was it pleasant for him. 55 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 3: Jesus understands the pain of perseverance and the exhaustion of endurance. 56 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 3: Jesus is waiting for you with open arms. He is 57 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 3: cheering you on, and he lends his strength so that 58 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 3: you may overcome as he did. This is your opportunity 59 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 3: to present yourself before God God and to reach out 60 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 3: to him. Confess your sins to Jesus and receive his 61 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 3: forgiveness and his strength. Now think for a minute on 62 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 3: all the times God showed you kindness. Think of the 63 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: challenges Jesus had to overcome to show you his love, 64 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 3: all the pain he pushed through, and the scorn he 65 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: suffered at the cross. Jesus persevered all of it in 66 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 3: his pursuit of you. Thank him for his example of 67 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 3: perseverance in faith. Thank Jesus for his grace poured out 68 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 3: to you, for his provision and his care. Thank him 69 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 3: for all your current blessings and for those still to come. 70 00:05:55,240 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 3: God is present and he is listening to you. He 71 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 3: never said persevering in faith would be easy, but he 72 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 3: promised to help you every step of the way. God 73 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: sent his Holy Spirit to enable you to overcome all fear, 74 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 3: to push past the doubts and know you can trust him. 75 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 3: So ask the Holy Spirit to increase your faith. Ask 76 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 3: him to make you more like Jesus, able to endure 77 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 3: the trials of this world. Ask him to empower you 78 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 3: to overcome as Jesus did, to have faith in the 79 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 3: plans of your heavenly Father, and to know that he 80 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 3: is in control. Remember, keeping your faith is like running 81 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 3: a race. Try as hard as you can to win. 82 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 3: Be sure you receive the life that continues forever. You 83 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 3: were called to have that life, and you can confess 84 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 3: the great truth about Christ in a way that people heard. 85 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 3: So do not hold back. Reach out to God in 86 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 3: faith and ask for his strength to persevere. You can 87 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 3: overcome because Jesus overcame. Reach out to God in faith 88 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 3: and you will see the very best of his goodness 89 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: manifested in your life. Thank you for completing today's meditative 90 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 3: prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit 91 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 3: as a daily practice, you are making prayer a priority 92 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 3: and strengthening your walk with God.