1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: Consider the ravens. They don't sow or reap, they don't 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: have a storeroom or a barn, yet God feeds them. 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: Aren't you worth much more than the birds? Can any 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: of you add a cubit to his height by worrying? 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: If then you're not able to do even a little thing, 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: why worry about the rest? Luke twelve twenty four through 7 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: twenty six. Dear Heavenly Father, you are the creator of 8 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: all things. Your magnificence is beyond our comprehension, and yet 9 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: you still love us with an unwavering, perfect love. We 10 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: delight in knowing that nothing can ever separate us from 11 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: your love embrace. We thank you for the gifts you 12 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: have given us. Food to nourish us, shelter to protect us, 13 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: and joy that warms our hearts. You have given us 14 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: the sun to bring life giving light, and the stars 15 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: to fill our minds with wonder. Help us not to 16 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: worry about earthly treasures, but rather give thanks for all 17 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: the blessing you have bestowed upon us. Give us faith 18 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: that you will provide for us no matter what the 19 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: circumstances may be. We praise you forever and ever in Jesus' name. Amen. 20 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 21 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where you 22 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: can draw close to God and find strength in him. 23 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: My friends, welcome to your meditative prayer on fighting anxiety. 24 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 2: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, use 25 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer a priority 26 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer again 27 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: is to fight anxiety. So take a minute to just 28 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: try to calm down a little bit. Go to the 29 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: place where you feel most at ease and relaxed. Accommodate 30 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: yourself into a comfortable position. Close your eyes, Breathe easy. 31 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: Imagine the tension in your body unwinding, and the anxiety 32 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: in your head and heart slowly decreasing. Today we'll be 33 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: meditating on Luke chapter twelve, verses twenty two to twenty 34 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 2: six from the King James version. They read. Then he 35 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: said to his disciples, Therefore, I tell you, don't worry 36 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: about your life what you will eater about the body, 37 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: what you will wear for life is more than food, 38 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens. They 39 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: don't sow or reap. They don't have a storeroom or 40 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: a barn, Yet God feeds them. Aren't you worth much 41 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: more than the birds? Can any of you add a 42 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: cuba to his height by worrying? If then you're not 43 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: able to do even a little thing, why worry about 44 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: the rest. Let us take time to adore God for 45 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: his power over us. God, I praise you because you 46 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 2: supply all my needs. I worship you for your promise 47 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: of provision over my life. I sing praises to your name, 48 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: for you hold the universe in the palm of your hand, 49 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: and I worship you in the knowledge that you work 50 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: out all things for the good of your creation. There 51 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: is more to life than being concerned with meeting your 52 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 2: own needs. God made it clear that he loves and 53 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: he cares for you. He mentions nature and its carelessness 54 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: for themorrow, yet he provides you are infinitely more precious 55 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 2: and valuable to God than nature. You are the crowning 56 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: glory of his creative masterpiece. Sometimes the pressure of daily 57 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: life will distort your values, but don't lose heart. Lay 58 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 2: it instead at the feet of Jesus. Tell him of 59 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 2: the areas you are worrying over and having a hard 60 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: time with. Confess and cast your concerns on God because 61 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 2: He cares for you. I'll take a moment just to 62 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: dwell on the provision of God for your life. Give 63 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: thought to the seasons of anxiety and restlessness. God guided 64 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: you through the Bible says God is good and his 65 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: mercy endures from generation to generation. Thank God for sustaining 66 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 2: you and for supplying all your needs. Thank Him for 67 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: taking care of yourself and your family. Thank Him that 68 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 2: his love promises to provide for all your needs each 69 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: and every day. My friends, let me remind you God 70 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 2: is present and He is listening to you. Even when 71 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: life seems overwhelming. Do not give up. Lean on God's 72 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 2: word during the hard times and the trials. Push past 73 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 2: the mundane and unending demands of life, and ask God 74 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: to give you faith to trust in His care for you, 75 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 2: to believe in His provision with the same conviction as 76 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: nature does. Remember, God has called you to trust in 77 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 2: his love, to trust in the knowledge that He will 78 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 2: provide for you. Worry is futile and changes nothing, so 79 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: don't waste your time on it. Be confident in God. 80 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 2: He lovingly cares for the lilies of the valley in 81 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: the sparrows of the skies. But more so and with 82 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 2: greater fever, he will care for you. My friends, thank 83 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 2: you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 84 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit is a daily practice, you 85 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 2: are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk with God. 86 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: As always, my name is Zach Clinton from the American 87 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: Association of Christian Counselors, and we love being a part 88 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 2: of your life.