1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: So will I give you, and a new spirit will 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: I put within you, And I will take away the 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: you an heart of flesh. And I will put my 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes. 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: And ye shall keep my judgments and do them. Ezekiel 7 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: thirty six, twenty six through twenty seven. Dear God, the 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: very power that breathed life into Adam and Eve and 9 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: spoke life to the valley of dry bones lives in me. 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: Your spirit gives me life. I pray that I would 11 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: be transformed every day by your spirit. I pray that 12 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: you would constantly convict and comfort me through your spirit. 13 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: Wherever my heart is hardened like rocky soil, I pray 14 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: you would soften till the ground of my heart so 15 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: I may be fertile for your work. In Jesus' name, Amen, 16 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 17 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you 18 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him. 19 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on transforming yourself. 20 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 21 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 22 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: in your life. Again, our goal for today's meditative prayer 23 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: is transforming yourself. So right now, go ahead and separate 24 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 2: yourself from all else and just take a moment to 25 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: find your center as you breathe in and out, just 26 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: let your body relax, close your eye and focus on 27 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: quieting your mind. And now turn your thoughts towards what 28 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: the Word of God has for you today again will 29 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 2: be meditating on Ezekiel chapter thirty six, verses twenty six 30 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: to twenty seven from the King James version. A new 31 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: heart also will I give you, and a new spirit 32 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: will I put within you. And I will take away 33 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 2: the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will 34 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 2: give you a heart of flesh. And I will put 35 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: my spirit within you and cause you to walk in 36 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: my statutes. And ye shall keep my judgments and do 37 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 2: them right now in this moment, let's pour out our 38 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: adoration to Jesus Christ, God. I praise you for your 39 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: promise of improvement. I worship you for your word that 40 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: gives hope for the future, your word that changes me 41 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: from the inside out. I exalt you Lord for your 42 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: holy spirit that gives me the ability to change, to 43 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: live my life according to your principles and standards. You 44 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: have a God given helper who enables your transformation, the 45 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. He is the conduit for the change that 46 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: results from salvation. The Holy Spirit empowers you to live 47 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: out the Word of God, and in doing so, you 48 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: permanently alter both your physical and spiritual life. God knows 49 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: the depth and difficulty of the fight to revise your ways. 50 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: He knows this is a war you cannot win on 51 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: your own, and that is why Jesus Christ sent his 52 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to aid you. It is not God's intention 53 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: nor his will for you to fight alone. So right now, 54 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 2: take a moment to exist in your heart. Confess your 55 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: failed attempts and your inward battles to God. And now 56 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: consider for a moment God's transformative power and thank him 57 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 2: for it. Thank God for his life giving word, Thank 58 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: Him for sending you the Holy Spirit, for giving you 59 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: access to his power. Thank the Lord for providing a 60 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: way for positive and lasting renewal. Thank Him for the 61 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: difference his presence has made in your life, for all 62 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 2: the times his Holy Spirit is ministered to your mind. 63 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 2: Thank Him for all your past blessings of personal development 64 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: and modification and for those yet to come. My friends, 65 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. Jesus 66 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: died on the cross to restore your relationship with Him 67 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: and in doing so, gave you access to himself. So 68 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 2: approach God in the knowledge of this connection. Ask him 69 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:21,559 Speaker 2: for his radical metamorphosis in your life. Ask the Holy 70 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: Spirit to enable you to live out God's calling and commandments, 71 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: and ask him to help you achieve the fullness of 72 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: who you are meant to be. Remember, God already promised 73 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: you the change you desire. He sent his Holy Spirit 74 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 2: to help you become the best you can be. All 75 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 2: you have to do is believe in Him and receive 76 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: his word. God's Holy Spirit will show you the way 77 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 2: and will help you get there. Seize your opportunity and 78 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 2: be brave. Call upon His great love and receive his 79 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 2: transformative power into your life. My friend, reach out to 80 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 2: God today. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on 81 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 2: pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy habit as a 82 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 2: daily practice, you are making prayer a priority and strengthening 83 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 2: your walk with God Again. My name is Zach Clinton 84 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: from the American Association of Christian counselors and we love 85 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 2: being a part of your life.