1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Let a little water. I pray you be fetched and 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree Genesis 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: eighteen four. Lord, I thank you for this ancient custom 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: of hospitality. But today I use the water of your 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: word to wash the road dust of life from my 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: feet so I can rest in your love. You are 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: the tree of life I rest under, and your word 8 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: cleanses me from all the pollution I encountered as I 9 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: moved through my day. If I don't wash my spirit 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: with your word, the pollution builds up and starts to 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: constrict my spirit and strangle the life out of me. 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: Your word brings new life and restores me. With your 13 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: priorities and values. I am a citizen of your kingdom 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: and continue to grow in your love. Amen. Thank you 15 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. To experience 16 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. Stay 17 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick word 18 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: from our sponsors. Welcome to your meditative prayer on relieve stress. 19 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 20 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 21 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is 22 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: to relieve stress. Prepare yourself to enjoy a moment with God. 23 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: Go to where you feel most comfortable and relaxed. Close 24 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: your eyes, take a deep breath in, then breathe slowly out. 25 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: Open your heart to hear God speak to you and 26 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: to minister to your spirit. We will be meditating on 27 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 1: John chapter sixteen, verse thirty three from the King James's version. 28 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: These things I have spoken unto you that in me 29 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:34,399 Speaker 1: ye might have peace. In the world, ye shall have tribulation, 30 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world. 31 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: Now take a moment to pour out your adoration to 32 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: God for who he is, Jesus, I praise you, for 33 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: you overcame the world and its tribulations. You lived a 34 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: righteous life and conquered the grave. I worship you for 35 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: your complete victory that enables my own. I give you 36 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: all glory and honor. Jesus, for you are the King 37 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: of peace, your peace that surpasses all understanding, which you 38 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: have poured out over me. May the name of the 39 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: Lord be praised. Triumph was guaranteed at the Cross. Whatever 40 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: lies ahead of you, you can face it with peace 41 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: and assurance. For no matter what it may be you 42 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: have already been awarded the victory. No sin and no 43 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: shame will have power over you. No power or principality 44 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: of darkness shall have dominion over you. No darkness and 45 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: no force of hell will withstand against you. No height, 46 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: nor depth, nor anything else in all of creation will 47 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: be able to separate you from the love of God 48 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: in Christ Jesus, and in that love you have access 49 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: to everything, including God's victory. The struggles of this world 50 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: will try to deceive you, and daily strife will attempt 51 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: to suffocate you with stress, but you must not yield. 52 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: Press on and persevere. One thing you must always hold 53 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: present is this. The victory has already been won and 54 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: it's yours. Your night will break, and your oppression will 55 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: yield to the power in the name of Jesus Christ. 56 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: Satan will have to bow and concede defeat, press on 57 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: and persevere. Even you feel unworthy and incapable, press on 58 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: and persevere. The power that matters isn't your own, It's God's. 59 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: Jesus will give you his strength, He will sharpen your focus, 60 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: and he will give you a breakthrough. This is your 61 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to present yourself before God's throne of grace. Let 62 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: go of the identity you find in stress and anxiety. 63 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: Confess your sins to God and receive His identity for you. 64 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: Take a moment now to dwell on previous days filled 65 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: with the assurance of God. Remember how it felt to 66 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: be confident in the revelation of Christ's victory. How amazing 67 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: it was to go about your day with God's peace 68 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: in your heart. Thank God for the ability to have 69 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: fellowship with him. Give thanks for the moments when the 70 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit ministered into your life. Thank God for blessings 71 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: of past seasons of goodness and victories, and for those 72 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: yet to come. Do not forget. God is present and 73 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: he is listening to you. He desires for you to 74 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: live a life of righteousness and victory in Him. Jesus 75 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: wants to empower you to live your day's confidant of 76 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: His provision, secure in the knowledge that God cares for 77 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: you and that He watches over you. So let him 78 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: Pray to God and ask for his seal to be 79 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: upon your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to increase your 80 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: faith in God's promises for your life. Him to increase 81 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: your trust in God's ability to come through for you. 82 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: Ask the Holy Spirit to assure you of the truth 83 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: that God goes before you and has already made a way. Remember, 84 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: God gave you his teachings so that you can have 85 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: peace in Him. Jesus said that in this world you 86 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: will have trouble, but you are to be brave, for 87 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: Jesus defeated the world, and through his grace and in 88 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: his strength, you will too. So in every season of 89 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: your life you can be confident that God's got you. 90 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: Decide today to experience a life free of stress and anxiety, 91 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: to live in a peaceful and satisfying way, confident of 92 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: God's goodness. Choose this day to live your life with Christ. 93 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 94 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're 95 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God.