welcome and thanks for meditating with abide for more guided Christian meditations download
the abide app in the iTunes or Google Play Store can you honestly say that your life is without
any burdens concerns or worries you've probably heard someone say that guy doesn't have a care
in the world but is that true not a chance we all have things we're concerned about to one
degree or another so stop today and ponder this what one burden is most pressing on you today
and how involved are you in trying to fix that yourself which concerns are you most proud of
fixing without any apparent help will join me as we meditate reflect and pray about your concerns
and cares from first Peter chapter 5 verse 6 but first join me in a couple of moments of opening
prayer dear Heavenly Father you know better you formed me you know everything about me from the
moment I rise in the morning till the moment I fall back to sleep at night everything including
each of my concerns and certainly all of my worries I can't fix them so take them from me
wrestle them from my hands if you must and give me the humility and the courage today to hand
them back to you it certainly won't be easy so by your authority cover my time with the light
blood and cross of Jesus today remove evil and still my heart and bring me peace and humility
in Christ and whose name I pray amen you know often our light simple prayers our cries for
help in the midst of trouble but I hope this time in meditation with God reveals his peace
and understanding in the midst of trouble so as we begin take a few deep just cleansing relaxing
peaceful breaths before God and settling into the seat or the couch or the chair that you're in
really wherever you are just be there present with God in his midst as we begin our time together
scan your life for a moment is there anything blocking you from receiving his wisdom today his
care may be your pride arrogance self-centeredness self-importance well confess those things to
God right now ask him and thank him for his mercy his grace his love and his forgiveness
God is mighty and Christ is able listen carefully to the who the what where when
why and how all of the details listen to them carefully from 1st Peter chapter 5
verse 6 humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time
he may exalt you this is a powerful passage what stood out to you listen again carefully
humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may
exalt you what moves your heart in that passage give it your attention linger and hover over it
and ask God to show you how this passage will most certainly touch your life today
pride is a characteristic that is often hard to self-diagnose Karl Yune a Swiss psychiatrist and
the founder of analytical psychology in the late 1800s he once said that through pride
we are ever deceiving ourselves but deep down below the surface of the average conscience is
a still small voice that says to us something is out of tune so ask the spirit now to reveal
what is deep down below the surface in your soul ask the spirit to reveal your pride
listen again as I read from first Peter chapter 5 verse 6 therefore humble yourselves under the
mighty hand of God set aside self-righteous pride so that he may exalt you exalt you into a place of
honor in his service and at the proper appropriate time what did you hear this time something of
firming from before or something new and fresh think of one particular characteristic of Christ
that you most identify with in this passage and then focus on that now and quiet meditation
you
I like how this version amplified self-righteous pride we can be proud
of our children or something we've done but is it self-righteous pride do our intentions serve
to elevate what we have done above what God is doing once again in quiet meditation ask the
spirit to guide your thoughts towards revealing self-righteous pride in you
the guidance is powerful and the passage reminds us to be humble so that God can
honor us at the right time yet so often we want to honor ourselves when the time
is right for us which is usually right now perhaps has God recently taken away
or slowed down an opportunity for you to receive credit for something how did
that feel well let this be a time of quiet meditation and confession to your feelings
you
listen one in final time as I read and you meditate on first Peter chapter 5 verse 6
be humble in the presence of God's mighty power and he will honor you when the time
comes one should let your mind wander for a minute back to a time when you did something
and didn't receive credit for it or someone else received credit for something you did
drift there what the feelings come back just soaked there for a moment I will watch the clock
now come back consider for a moment how that might have been a blessing from God
how he might have removed the spotlight in order to protect you protect you from
doing further damage to your soul protect you by teaching you humility protect you
by waiting just a bit longer ponder that fresh perspective now than quiet meditation
you
now take any thoughts or feelings convictions or fears really anything that you've been
meditating on from this passage and offer those now to the Lord and reflective prayer
you you
join me now in a moment of closing prayer dear Lord God heightened every sense that I have to
be aware of my pride self-righteous pride help clothe me too with humility towards everyone
that I meet for you oppose the proud but gives grace to the humble I so desire to humble myself
now under your mighty hand always help me set aside my own self-righteous pride and give me
the courage to cast all of my cares all of my anxieties all of my worries all of my concerns
upon you once and for all you care about me you care about me with deep deep affection
and love you watch over me carefully so give me that peace peace and the knowledge so that
I can be sober and well-balanced self disciplined alert and cautious at all times the devil prowls
around me like a roaring lion fiercely hungry seeking to devour me so help me to resist him
to be firm in my faith against his attack routed established and immovable knowing that the same
experiences of suffering are being experienced by others all throughout the world I do not
suffer alone for you are always with me and I offer and pray this in the name of Jesus your
son our Savior and my lord amen before rushing too quickly back into your day and to-do list I
hope you can stay here for several moments longer just contemplating your actions and
your intentions today which are you crafting in order to bring you self righteous credit
perhaps against his timing and his will I hope that reflection will bring you into a place of
peace today in alignment with the will of God as you frequently meditate and abide in Christ
we hope this meditation brought you peace for more
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