1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: and honor and life Proverbs twenty two four. Dear Lord, 3 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: as I pause to pray to you today, I am 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: reminded that connection with you is the most valuable thing 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: of all. My connection with you and access to your 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: presence was expensive, bought by the blood of Jesus. Help 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 1: me to. 8 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: Never forget that. 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 3: I want to live in awe, fear and reverence of 10 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 3: your greatness every day of my life. Humble me, Lord, 11 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 3: so I may live an abundant life in Jesus' name. 12 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: Amen. 13 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 14 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: today's free podcast Meditated Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where 15 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 2: you can draw close to God and find strength in him. 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 4: Welcome to your meditative prayer on financial Peace. To get 17 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 4: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot 18 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 4: com every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 19 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 4: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on financial peace. 20 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:28,919 Speaker 4: Hope you taking moment just to chill decompress. Find a comfortable, 21 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 4: calm spot place where you can completely focus on this 22 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 4: moment of reflection. Close your eyes, maybe take a deep 23 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 4: breath as you exhale, release the tension in your body 24 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 4: and mind, and draw near to God and listen for 25 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 4: his leading. We will be meditating on Proverbs twenty two, 26 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 4: verse four from the King James version. By humility and 27 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 4: the fear of the Lord, our riches, honor and life. 28 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 4: Hope you'll join with me and take a moment to 29 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 4: pour out your love your adoration toward God. God. I 30 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 4: praise you for allowing me to come into your presence 31 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 4: and worship you, for you are a great and awesome God. 32 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 4: I praise you for teaching me humility through your word 33 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 4: and wisdom, for directing me in your ways. And I 34 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 4: thank you that you love and you instruct me. God 35 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 4: is the source of all blessings. The first step in 36 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 4: having abundant peace is learning how to obtain it. If 37 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 4: you do not learn how to acquire and maintain your finances, 38 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 4: you're going to struggle. But knowledge is power, and God 39 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 4: gives us the keys to what we need to unlock 40 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 4: wealth in our life. We cannot acknowledge God as the 41 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 4: Lord of our lives without allowing him into our finances. 42 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 4: God does not need our money. He owns the cattle 43 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 4: on a thousand hills all the silver and gold. They're his. 44 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 4: Everything in our bank accounts, our houses are jewelry boxes 45 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 4: already his. So why do we need to commit these 46 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 4: things to him? When we humble ourselves before God, when 47 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 4: we fear his holy name and give him first place, 48 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 4: we will not risk letting money become our God. So 49 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 4: come before God, confess your sins as you need, and 50 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 4: take right now the time to reposition Him as first 51 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 4: in your heart, not to take a moment to dwell 52 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: on God your source. Y. Thank Him for providing all 53 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 4: that you need, even the instructions on how to gather 54 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 4: and maintain financial peace and wealth. Thank God for taking 55 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 4: care of us, for clothing us, for meeting our needs, 56 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 4: and forgiving and abundance to us. Thank God for he 57 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 4: is a good God, and even if we had nothing, 58 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 4: he would be enough. Hope you'll pour out your thanks 59 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 4: to Him for who he is. Don't forget God's present 60 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 4: and that He's listening to you. Fear of the Lord 61 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 4: is the beginning of wisdom. Pray for God to give 62 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 4: you a holy fear of our mighty and awesome God, 63 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 4: and ask him to enlighten your mind and give you understanding. 64 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 4: Pray for the ability and strength of character. To honor 65 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 4: God in your finances. To put God in first place 66 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 4: over money. Help you'll remember. Respecting the Lord and not 67 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 4: being proud will help bring good things to you wealth, honor, 68 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 4: and life. Choose today to fear God, the Lord your God. 69 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 4: Choose him above material riches, for He is more precious 70 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 4: than anything this earth could produce. Look to God, seek 71 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 4: to honor and serve him. Seek to follow his laws 72 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 4: and please him, and please him and to please his heart. 73 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 4: Seek God more than his blessings, and prepare yourself to 74 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 4: manage all the blessings He has for you. Thank you 75 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 4: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 76 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 4: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making 77 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,559 Speaker 4: prayer priority and I believe strengthening your walk with God. 78 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 4: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of 79 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 4: Christian Counselors, and we love being a part of your life. 80 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 4: Please visit our website at AACC dot net or Tim 81 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 4: Clinton dot com. That's AACC dot net or Tim Clinton 82 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 4: dot com.