1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: me with thy free spirit Psalm fifty one twelve. Dear Lord, 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: I delight in the joy of the Lord, for it 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: is my strength. Without joy, I am weakened in my 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: ability to do your will. My light grows dim and 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: it is difficult to reflect your love. Lord. Please restore 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: the joy of thy salvation unto me. If I'm harboring 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: unforgiveness in my heart, show me who I need to forgive. 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: I want a clean spirit and not be bogged down 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: with residual resentment toward anyone in my life. I know 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: unforgiveness clogs up my soul and makes a place for 12 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: the enemy to slip in with his lies. Help me 13 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: focus on your word and your loving truth that washes 14 00:00:51,920 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: me clean. Amen. Thank you for listening to prey dot 15 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: COM's nightly prayer. To experience a pocket of peace before 16 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: you go to sleep. Stay tuned for our free meditative 17 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: prayer after this quick word from our sponsors. Welcome to 18 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: your meditative prayer on commitment and perseverance. To get the 19 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,279 Speaker 1: most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot com 20 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: every day and make prayer a priority in your life. 21 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is commitment and perseverance. 22 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: Take a minute to calm down, Go to a place 23 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: where you can feel safe and completely at ease. Accommodate 24 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: yourself into a relaxed position. Close your eyes. Take a 25 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: couple of calming and deep breaths, and the tension unwinding, 26 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: and the anxiety in your head and heart decreasing. Now 27 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: direct all your focus to the Word of God and 28 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: prepare yourself to receive from him. We will be meditating 29 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: on Proverbs chapter twenty three, verses seventeen through eighteen, from 30 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: the King James version. Let not thine heart envy sinners, 31 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all 32 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: the day long, For surely there is an end, and 33 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: thine expectation shall not be cut off. Let us take 34 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: time to adore God for his promise over us. God, 35 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: I praise you for your great and gracious promises over me, 36 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: your promise of peace, joy and love of the fullness 37 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: of your kingdom to come. I worship you for the 38 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: assurance you have given me in Jesus Christ, for the 39 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: victory guaranteed by his blood. I praise you for your 40 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit that testifies this truth within my heart. For 41 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: my victory is one not by might nor by power, 42 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: but by your Spirit Lord. To endure the race set 43 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: before you, you must maintain faith and hope in God. 44 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: You must remember that God watches over everyone, and that 45 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: the sun rises and sets for all over, saint and 46 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: sinner alike. Every day you are given on this earth, 47 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: you have an opportunity. With each new dawn, you get 48 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: to choose that day what kind of person you will 49 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: be and which victories you will achieve. Do not fixate 50 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: on what those around you are doing, or how they 51 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: run their own race, for their victory or defeat holds 52 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: no weight upon your own. Do not waste your fleeting 53 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: and precious time here comparing your journey to others, for 54 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: you are not in a competition with any one else. 55 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: Your race is run solely against yourself. So focus on 56 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: the task set before you and know that God is 57 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: watching you. Press on and persevere, for it is God 58 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: who guarantees your future. Your blessings and victories are decided 59 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: by Him alone. Take this time to tell God of 60 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: the areas you are struggling with. Confess your sins to 61 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit, and ask him to cleanse you. Now 62 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: take a moment to dwell on the faithfulness of God 63 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: for your life. Give thanks to God because He is 64 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: not cruel, He is a kind God. Give thanks because, 65 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: regardless of what your current emotions may tell you, God 66 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: loves you and he has blessings to give you. Thank 67 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: Him for his eternal goodness because no matter what, God 68 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: has always been good and he will always be good. 69 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: God is present and he is listening to you. Even 70 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: when your race gets overwhelming. Do not give up. Lean 71 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: on God during the hard times. During your moments of discouragement, 72 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: Ask the Holy Spirit to minister to your heart to 73 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: give you assurance of God's love for you. Ask him 74 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: to fill you with confidence that He is for you, 75 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: he is not against you. Ask him to solidify within 76 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: your heart the truth that He has blessing beyond belief 77 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: for you. Ask Him to enable you to push past 78 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: the inconveniences and the inequalities of life. To empower you 79 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: to persevere no matter the circumstance. Ask God for grace 80 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: in the struggle, for the ability to see the light 81 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: at the end of the time tunnel. Ask God to 82 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: give you faith to trust in His care for you 83 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: to believe in His promises with conviction and to have 84 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: certainty of his provision. Remember, don't let your heart envy sinners. Instead, 85 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: always fear the Lord, for then you will have a 86 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: future and your hope will never fade. Keep your eyes 87 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: on the prize and focus on Jesus. Persevere in the 88 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: face of adversity, push past all fear, and go beyond 89 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: your limitations. God is watching as you run. He is 90 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 1: the final judge, and his decision is the one that counts. 91 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: So run your race well, knowing he holds your reward 92 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: and is waiting for you. Thank you for completing today's 93 00:06:55,760 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this the 94 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a 95 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: priority and strengthening your walk with God.