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Speaker 1: With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, for bearing

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Speaker 1: one another in love. Ephesians four two. Dear Lord, you

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Speaker 1: are powerful, courageous, and worthy to be feared by all.

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Speaker 1: Yet for all your power and splendor, you do not

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Speaker 1: harm us or put us to shame. You use your

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Speaker 1: power to move hearts and redeem souls. This is the

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Speaker 1: essence of meekness, strength under control. When I am in

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Speaker 1: conflict or find myself in tension with others, I pray

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Speaker 1: you would direct my strength towards building instead of breaking,

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Speaker 1: and defending instead of harming. Make me a powerful force

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Speaker 1: for good in people's life lives in Jesus's name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for

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Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where

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Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on healing relationships. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 2: com every day. Make prayer priority in your life. Our

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Speaker 2: goal for today's meditative prayer is healing relationships. Hope you'll

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Speaker 2: take a second to slow down, sit in your favorite chair,

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Speaker 2: your bed, or wherever you feel most comfortable. Maybe grab

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Speaker 2: a warm blanket soft pillow if you'd like. And once

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Speaker 2: you're able to relax, turn your thoughts toward what God

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Speaker 2: as for you. Today we will be meditating on Evisians four,

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Speaker 2: verse two from the King James version, with all lowliness

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Speaker 2: and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love.

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Speaker 2: Take a moment and pour out your adoration, your love

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Speaker 2: to God, who in humility bears us in love. God,

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Speaker 2: I worship you for who you are. I love you

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Speaker 2: with all my heart, with all my soul, with all

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Speaker 2: my might. For you, who knew no sin, became sin

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Speaker 2: so that we might become the righteousness of God. Your

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Speaker 2: power is infinite. Yet you oppose the proud and give

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Speaker 2: grace to the humble, before the foundations of the earth

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Speaker 2: were established, and called me by my name. You alone

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Speaker 2: are worthy to be praised. You know, loving others in

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Speaker 2: meekness and through long suffering is a high goal to achieve.

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Speaker 2: To accomplish, people can have pretty high expectations and can

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Speaker 2: be tough to deal with. Relationships you thought were sturdy

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Speaker 2: and secure can quickly become mind fields. Don't we know that?

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Speaker 2: So how do we navigate these situations without everything blowing

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Speaker 2: up on us, You must rely on help from the

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit. Think on recent situations where your actions were

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Speaker 2: void of humility, patience, and love. When you failed because

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Speaker 2: you were trying to do something alone, to do something

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Speaker 2: alone you were never meant to do. The Holy Spirit

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Speaker 2: was designed by God and sent to us to help

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Speaker 2: us become more like Jesus, to help us to be

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Speaker 2: humble and gentle, to help us put up with each

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Speaker 2: other in patience and love. Think of those situations and

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Speaker 2: relationships you are not doing well, then now confess them

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Speaker 2: to God so that you can receive wisdom and favor

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Speaker 2: and restoration. Now consider for a moment the love of

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Speaker 2: God for your life and thank Him for it. God's

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Speaker 2: love for you has never and will never fail. His

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Speaker 2: patience is eternal. Thank God that neither height, nor death,

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Speaker 2: nor any other created thing will ever be able to

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Speaker 2: separate you from His love in Christ Jesus. Think for

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Speaker 2: a minute on past relationships where God used others to

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Speaker 2: show you love in patience and gentleness, who gave you grace.

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Speaker 2: Think of circumstances where you allowed God to use you

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Speaker 2: to love others and how amazing it felt. I know

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Speaker 2: that God is present and that He is listening to

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Speaker 2: your prayer. Never forget God wants you not just to succeed,

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Speaker 2: but to thrive to have happy and healthy relationships. He

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Speaker 2: died to give you the power over sin and the

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Speaker 2: ability to live out his word. Reach out to God

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Speaker 2: for guidance so that whatever you do, you do it

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Speaker 2: from a place of love. Ask the Holy Spirit to

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Speaker 2: help you bear the people around you in love. Ask

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Speaker 2: him to help you be patient and gentle when interacting

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Speaker 2: with others. Remember God instructs us to bear one another

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Speaker 2: in love. We are to accomplish this through humility, gentleness, patience,

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Speaker 2: with the aim to sustain unity and peace. Be encouraged.

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Speaker 2: You are not alone on this mission. You have God's

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Speaker 2: Holy Spirit to help and to guide you. Anchored in

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Speaker 2: his word. He will never leave you nor abandon you. Yes,

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Speaker 2: you can. You can do this. Thank you for completing

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Speaker 2: today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this

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Speaker 2: healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making prayer a

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Speaker 2: priority and I believe strengthening your walk with God. I'm

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Speaker 2: doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

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Speaker 2: We love being a part of your life,