1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Then said she sit still, my daughter, until thou know 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: how the matter will fall. For the man will not 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: be in rest until he have finished the thing this 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: day Ruth three eighteen. Lord, you want me to sit 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: still and let you work out your plans for my life. 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: You will not rest until you have finished the good 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: work you started in my life. I feel like an 8 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: unruly child, always asking are we there yet? I wanted 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: everything yesterday, but learning to rest in the process is 10 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: a discipline that's difficult to learn. The process is where 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: my faith is tested. I want my prayers answered right away, 12 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: but sometimes the answers take longer. Help me trust, hope, 13 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: and believe until the answers come. You will not rest 14 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: until you have accomplished all that you have promised. 15 00:00:59,640 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Amen. 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to pray dot COM's nightly prayer. 17 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 3: To experience a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. 18 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: Stay tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick 19 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: word from our sponsors. 20 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained faith. To get 21 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray dot com 22 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:43,199 Speaker 2: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 23 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith. Take 24 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: a second to slow down. Head to a quiet place 25 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: where you can relax, a place where you can be 26 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: alone with your thoughts, and examine your heart. As you 27 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: close your eyes, breathe deeply in and out. Shift your 28 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: attention to the Word of God. Open your heart and 29 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: mind to receive what the Holy Spirit has for you. 30 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on John chapter fourteen, verse twenty one, 31 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: from the King James version. Whoever has my commandments and 32 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 2: keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he 33 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 2: who loves me will be loved by my Father, and 34 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: I will love him and manifest myself to him. Now 35 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: take a moment to pour out your adoration to God. 36 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: I extol your name, O, God Most High, For there 37 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 2: is no one holy like you. There is no one 38 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 2: beside you. Jesus, you humbled yourself so that I might 39 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 2: have salvation. You were obedient to the point of death, 40 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: even death on a cross. I praise you for you 41 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: allow me to draw near to your presence, Holy Spirit. 42 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: I worship you, for you alone will never leave me 43 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 2: nor forsake me. Obedience to God's word increases faith. The 44 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: subject of our faith is God himself. If you wish 45 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: to persevere in your faith to know God, then you 46 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: must love him. You show God love by knowing his 47 00:03:55,040 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: word and being obedient to it. By doing so, you 48 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: will invite His presence and his personhood into your life. 49 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: With God present in your life, you will experience the 50 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: manifestation of the source of your faith, and in turn, 51 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: God's presence in your life will increase your faith. You 52 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: will then find yourself in a perpetual cycle of faith 53 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 2: designed by God to bless your life. So take this 54 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: information and keep it For the moments of uncertainty, in 55 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 2: the moments of fear and doubt, remember who you are 56 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 2: in Christ. Remember that you're already loved and you're already chosen, 57 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: and that is enough. Take this time to reflect on 58 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: any feelings of frustration and helplessness. Share with Jesus your 59 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,679 Speaker 2: struggles with sustaining your faith and persevering in His calling. 60 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: Confess your sins to God and ask for his forgiveness 61 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: and his help. Take a moment now to dwell on 62 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 2: God's faithfulness. Thank God that his word is truth, that 63 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: he cannot and does not lie. Thank Him that his 64 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 2: integrity cannot be bought. It cannot be swayed, nor will 65 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: it ever be corrupted. Thank God for the blessings of 66 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 2: his righteousness and his goodness over your life. For his 67 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 2: faithfulness and his recompense. Today and always, do not forget. 68 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 2: God is present and he is listening to you. He 69 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 2: desires for you to live a victorious life, for you 70 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 2: to persevere in faith. Jesus wants you to know you 71 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: can trust Him. So ask the Holy Spirit to transform 72 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 2: your mind to teach you how to be obedient. Ask 73 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit for confidence in the truth that God 74 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 2: is who he says. Ask for reassurance that God will 75 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: sustain you and maintain you in the palm of his hands. Remember, 76 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 2: if you love Jesus, then you will obey his commandments. 77 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 2: And if you love Jesus, you are loved by the Father, 78 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 2: and those who are loved by the Father are loved 79 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 2: by Jesus. Never forget God created you for himself for love. 80 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: You experience God's goodness and his love through faith in him. 81 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: Choose faith for today and for every day to come. 82 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 2: Be filled with the confidence of Christ and his righteousness. 83 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot 84 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: com by incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, 85 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: you are making prayer a priority and strengthening your walk 86 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:26,559 Speaker 2: with God.