1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: But without faith, it is impossible to please him. For 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: he that cometh to God must believe that He is, 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: seek him Hebrews eleven six. Most Gracious God, we humbly 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: come before you in prayer. Give us the courage and 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: strength to build our faith and to press on, no 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: matter what circumstances may arise. Grant us your divine wisdom 8 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: that we may have eyes to see your truth. Enable 9 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: us with fresh faith, so that we may not grow 10 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: weary or discouraged, but continue to press on in the 11 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: face of adversity. Fill our souls with a spirit of 12 00:00:55,040 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: perseverance and diligence, that your rewards may be made manifest 13 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: in due time. Strengthen our hearts and minds as we 14 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: look to you for guidance and protection. May our faith 15 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: lead us to revere Your holy name in Jesus' name. Amen. 16 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for 17 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where 18 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: you can draw close to God and find strength in him. 19 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained Faith. Get the 20 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: most out of your spiritual journey. Usepray dot com every day. 21 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: Make prayer priority in your life. Our goal for today's 22 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: meditative prayer is on having a sustained faith. Helpe you 23 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: will separate yourself from everything else in your world. Right now, 24 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: maybe take a few moments to rest, to be still 25 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: and be still center yourself. Let me close your eyes 26 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: with me. If you can breathe in and out let 27 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 2: your body relax. We're wanting to remove all the distractions 28 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: so that you can bring your heart into alignment with 29 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 2: God and invite the Holy Spirit to fill your heart 30 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: and open yourself to receive from the Lord. We're going 31 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: to be meditating on Hebrews eleven, verse six from the 32 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: King James version. But without faith, it's impossible to please him. 33 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: For he that come with the God must listen to this. 34 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 2: Believe that he is, and that he's a rewarder of 35 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: those who diligently seek him. Help you pour out your 36 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 2: love your adoration to God right now with me, the 37 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: one who is your rewarder. God, I praise you for 38 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 2: giving me the very best of who you are, for 39 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 2: demonstrating your love through your actions on the cross. 40 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: What love I exalt you, Lord, for your. 41 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: Steadfast faithfulness to me at all times. How you withhold 42 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: nothing and you give of yourself freely. Thank you God 43 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: that I can draw near to you. 44 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: In Jesus's name. 45 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 2: The Bible says that faith is needed to please God. 46 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: You can't please someone you do not acknowledge. To have 47 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: a relationship with God, you must first believe that He is. 48 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: And that He exists. 49 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: For faith is not merely positive vibes or good intentions 50 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: towards the universe. Faith is the acknowledgment of the existence 51 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: of God and of our need for Him. Once you 52 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: accept the truth of God's existence and his identity, that's 53 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 2: the beginning of having a relationship with Him. And you 54 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 2: need a relationship with God if you plan on overcoming 55 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:48,239 Speaker 2: in this world. To believe in God, you must know Him, 56 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: and the best source of your knowledge on Him is 57 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: his word, the Bible. The more you read the Bible, 58 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 2: the more you'll know God. The more you know God 59 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 2: and believe in Him, the better your relationship with Him becomes. 60 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 3: I hope you remember God loves you and he longs 61 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 3: to bless. 62 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 2: You, but you must believe this yourself before he can 63 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 2: do it. Perhaps you've been struggling with believing the truth 64 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 2: of who God is. 65 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 3: I think we all do at times. 66 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 2: This is your opportunity to present yourself before God, confess 67 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: your sins to him, and ask him to convict you 68 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 2: of the truth of who He is and what that 69 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 2: means in this life. Now consider for a moment with 70 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 2: me God's unmatched love in your life and thank him 71 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: for it. Thank God for his love is all encompassing 72 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: and has no limits. He loves us even though we're unlovely. 73 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 2: Thank Him that his love affords you constant forgiveness for 74 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: all your offenses. God, Thank you for forgiving us. Thank 75 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 2: Jesus that he did not hold your wrongs against you. 76 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 2: Thank Him for giving you compassion in the place of 77 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: in the place of condemnation. Think for a moment on 78 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: past experiences where God's love gifted you with mercy. Thank 79 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: Him for all the past blessings of his grace over 80 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: your life and those still to come. 81 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 3: He is a good father. Help you know that God. 82 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 2: Is present and that he's listening to you. Jesus died 83 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: for you while you were lost in your sins, because 84 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: he believed in restoration between himself and humanity. Because he 85 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: loves you and me. This is your chance to approach 86 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: the throne of God and ask for his divine intervention, 87 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 2: his love. Petition, God, for his mercy to flood your soul, 88 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 2: to fill you overflowing, and to permeate every area of 89 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you to 90 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 2: receive and understand the truth. 91 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 3: Of God's word. Ask the Holy. 92 00:07:54,640 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 2: Spirit to increase your faith, to increase the assurance, to 93 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: increase your assurance of the identity of who God is. Remember, 94 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: without faith, it's impossible to please God. Anyone who comes 95 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 2: to him must first believe that He is real and 96 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: that He rewards those who truly want to find him. 97 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 2: Seize this day this opportunity to seek God in faith. 98 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 3: Approach God's throne of grace confident. 99 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: In knowing of who He is and that He loves you. 100 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. 101 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 2: By incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, I 102 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 2: believe you're making prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. 103 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: I'm doctor Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of 104 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 2: Christian County Unstlers. 105 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 3: We love being a part of your life. 106 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 2: Please visit our website at AACC dot net or tim 107 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: clinton dot com. 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