1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: He that covereth a transgression seeketh love, But he that 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: repeateth a matter separateth very friends. Proverbs seventeen nine. Dear Lord, 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: I am blessed and thankful that you have covered my transgressions. 4 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: Because of Christ's work on the Cross, my mistakes no 5 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: longer define me. I am a new creation, crafted by 6 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: grace for a new purpose. I pray for your guidance 7 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: as I seek to heal relationships that have been broken 8 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: by sin, pettiness, and selfishness. I pray you would help 9 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: me rise above my old patterns of behavior and take 10 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: the high road every time. I know with your spirit 11 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: I can be empowered with all the gifts necessary to 12 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: accomplish this. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen, thank you 13 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast, 14 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw 15 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him. 16 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 2: What if Joseph hadn't warned Pharaoh to prepare for seven 17 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 2: years of famine? The Book of Genesis tells us that 18 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 2: Egypt and Joseph's own family survived because Joseph knew how 19 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: to prepare for emergencies. Hi, I'm Matt Potter, co founder 20 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: of pray dot Com. 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To get 35 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 36 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 3: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 37 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is healing relationships. Take 38 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 3: a moment right now, just to unwind. Look for at 39 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: an enjoyable place, a position that'll allow you to relax. 40 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 3: Now focus on your time with God. Allow your mind 41 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: to drift towards the throne of the Lord and be 42 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: filled with his word. Today we'll be meditating on Proverbs seventeen, 43 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 3: verse nine from the King James version. He that covereth 44 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 3: the transgression seeketh love, but he that repeateth the matter 45 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 3: separateth fairy friends. Now, let your worship rise up to God. God. 46 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: I praise you because your love never fails, and it 47 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 3: covers all my sins, my transgressions. I adore you because 48 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 3: you are good, You're kind, and your mercies endured forever. 49 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: Praise you for your endless grace, and worship you because 50 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 3: you're great. There's no one else like you. 51 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: God. 52 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: You know being perfect is impossible. No one can be perfect. 53 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 3: No one can be the perfect friend, the perfect partner, 54 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 3: the perfect person. As we ourselves cannot be perfect, we 55 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 3: cannot expect perfection from others. Even the Bible, even the 56 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: people who you are closest to, will sometimes hurt you. 57 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 3: The Bible teaches us that all have sinned and fallen 58 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 3: short of the glory of God. I want you to 59 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 3: take a couple of moments and think of relationships that 60 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 3: you're struggling with, relationships that need to be restored and repaired. 61 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 3: And now pray to God and confess to him those 62 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 3: areas of weakness, of sin, of brokenness. Share with the 63 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit your sorrow and suffering your pain. Confess to 64 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 3: God your imperfections. God is not expecting absolute perfection from you, 65 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 3: but he wants you to live a life free in 66 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: the power of His Spirit. Open yourself to God's love 67 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 3: and pour out all that is weighing heavy on your heart. 68 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: Now consider all the times God's love covered your sins 69 00:05:54,000 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 3: and thank him for it. Thank you Jesus, Thank you 70 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 3: Lord for forgiving all that bad stuff, all the wrong choices, 71 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 3: the decisions that were made. And thank God for choosing 72 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: to love you instead of holding your mistakes against you. 73 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 3: Thank Him for forgiving you of your past sins and transgressions. 74 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 3: Thank the Holy Spirit for having loved you in spite 75 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 3: of all the times you quenched the Spirit. Give thanks 76 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 3: to God because through his own love, he grants us 77 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 3: the power to love others. And I hope you'll never forget. 78 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 3: God is present and he's listening to you come before 79 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 3: him and ask him for the strength to choose love 80 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 3: lo overgrudges. Ask God to help you to let go 81 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 3: of the hurt from the passa deeds that were done 82 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 3: against you. Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you to 83 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 3: love others the way Jesus loved you. Choose in this 84 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 3: moment to reach out to God. Ask him for the 85 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 3: ability to choose love over hurt, to have a love 86 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 3: so great it will overcome all transgressions committed against you. 87 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 3: And remember, love overcomes a mountain of offenses. To cover 88 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 3: a transgression does not mean to pretend it didn't happen. 89 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: And while boundaries might still be necessary, choose to let 90 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: go of the hurt and to love the person instead, 91 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: to allow love to be greater. Instead of bringing up 92 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 3: past defenses and mentioning the wrong done to you, choose 93 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 3: to love the person as God gives you the strength 94 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 3: and the grace to do it. Choose to allow love 95 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 3: to be greater than the hurt. God has already given 96 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 3: you the ability to repair and mend your broken relationships 97 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 3: by leaning on His love for you. I hope you'll 98 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 3: seek to love others as Jesus loves you. Thanks for 99 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating 100 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 3: this healthy habit into your daily practice, you're making prayer 101 00:08:55,559 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 3: a priority and strengthening your walk with God. Doctor Tim Clinton, 102 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 3: President of the American Association of Christian Councilors, and we 103 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 3: love being a part of your life. Okay.