1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: My little children. Let us not love in word, neither 2 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: in tongue, but indeed and in truth. First John three eighteen. 3 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, you are steady and trustworthy in all 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: you do. I can trust that whatever you declare you 5 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: will do. Your word and your actions are one and 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: the same. I pray that I would have the same steadiness. 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: I pray that you would empower me to be trustworthy, 8 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: backing up my words and my actions. I don't just 9 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: want to say I love people. I want to show 10 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: it with my deeds. Give me vision and clarity daily 11 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: to put my love into motion by helping those around me. 12 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: In Jesus's name, Amen, thank you for joining me in prayer. 13 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for today's free podcast, Meditative Prayers with doctor 14 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: Tim Clinton, where you can draw close to God and 15 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: find strength in him. 16 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: What if Joseph hadn't warned Pharaoh to prepare for seven 17 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 2: years of famine? The Book of Genesis tells us that 18 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 2: Egypt and Joseph's own family survived because Joseph knew how 19 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: to prepare for emergencies. Hi, I'm Matt Potter, co founder 20 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: of prey dot com. 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To 35 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 3: get the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray 36 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: dot com every day. Make prayer priority in your life. 37 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is on love and kindness. 38 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 3: Hope you'll taking a moment to hide away, maybe getting 39 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 3: your secret place, place where you can relax, let your 40 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 3: guard down, place where you can turn off everything, remove 41 00:02:53,360 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: all the distractions, Breathe in through your nose, through your mouth, 42 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 3: reach out to God and let his words fill your 43 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 3: heart again. We're going to be reflecting on meditating on 44 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: First John three, verse eighteen from the King James version. 45 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: My little children, let us not love in word, neither 46 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 3: in tongue, but indeed and in truth. Hope you'll take 47 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: a moment right now to pour out your adoration to 48 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: God for his love and action. Jesus, I praise you 49 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: for loving me through your actions demonstrated at the cross, 50 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 3: for choosing to die in my place to atone for 51 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 3: my sins, for sacrificing yourself to restore my relationship with 52 00:03:55,240 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 3: God the Father. I'll worship you for your love demonstrated 53 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 3: in salvation. And I praise you for your daily acts 54 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 3: of love that never cease. You know, the Bible teaches 55 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: us that love requires action. Jesus demonstrated this when he 56 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 3: died on the cross for our sins. He chose to 57 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 3: lay down his life for love. Since love is shown 58 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 3: through action, it can be sometimes difficult to do. That's 59 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 3: because action requires servitude and sacrifice. This can cause love 60 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 3: to feel more like a chore and less like a choice. 61 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: The truth is, though to love is to renounce yourself, 62 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 3: to love others is to put them first. That's the 63 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 3: hard part. You must remember it is okay to struggle 64 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 3: with this. Jesus went to the cross, but it wasn't 65 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 3: e nor was it pleasant for him to overcome this struggle. 66 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 3: You must be honest with God in prayer. Take a 67 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: moment and confess your failures too to God. Now, think 68 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: for a moment of all those times where God acted 69 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 3: on his love for you, All those instances where God 70 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: put you first simply because He loves you. Think of 71 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: the challenges Jesus had to overcome to show his love, 72 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 3: and the pain he pushed through, the scorn he suffered 73 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 3: at the cross all out of his love for you. 74 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: Think of those past situations where God demonstrated his love 75 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 3: through his actions, all the miracles and the mercies that 76 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 3: He manifested in your life. Thank Jesus for all of 77 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,559 Speaker 3: his current blessings in your life and for those to come. 78 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 3: Love that God is present and that he's listening to 79 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 3: you and me. Be mindful that showing love in action 80 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: is an obligation and an opportunity. God never said loving 81 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 3: others would be easy, but he promised to help you 82 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 3: every step of the way. He sent his Holy Spirit 83 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 3: to enable you to succeed. So ask the Holy Spirit 84 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 3: to increase your love for others. Ask him to make 85 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 3: you more like Jesus. Ask him to empower you to 86 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 3: love the way Jesus did, and ask him to teach 87 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 3: you to imitate God's love every day in every way. Remember, 88 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 3: God has called you to love in action and in truth. 89 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 3: Even though loving in action is difficult and require self denial, 90 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 3: God expects you to love others in the same manner 91 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 3: that you are loved by Him. You can love because 92 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 3: you were first love, So don't hold back. Love others 93 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: through action and in truth. Do this and you will 94 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 3: see the very best of God's love manifested in your life. 95 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 3: Thanks for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 96 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 3: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're 97 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 3: making prayer a priority, and I believe you're strengthening your 98 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 3: walk with God. Hey, maybe God has gifted you also 99 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 3: with a heart to help other people. 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