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A Guided Prayer for Valentine’s Day - You Are Deeply Loved

Feb 13, 20268 min
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Episode description

Experience God’s love in this 7-minute guided prayer on God’s unfailing, everlasting, and sacrificial love, perfect for February and Valentine’s Day. If you’ve been longing for reassurance, comfort, or a deeper sense of God’s presence, this prayer will help you rest in his unconditional love, which never changes.


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Transcript

[SPEAKER_00]: Take a deep breath in. [SPEAKER_00]: Let it out slowly. [SPEAKER_00]: As you settle into this moment, let it every distraction grow quiet. [SPEAKER_00]: Right now, the God who created you, redeemed you, and loves you with perfect, unfailing love, is drawing near. [SPEAKER_00]: His heart is full of affection for you. [SPEAKER_00]: His gaze is gentle, his love is constant, and he delights in being with you. [SPEAKER_00]: I have loved you with an everlasting love.

[SPEAKER_00]: Jeremiah chapter 31, verse 3. [SPEAKER_00]: Father, thank you for your love. [SPEAKER_00]: I love that is older than time. [SPEAKER_00]: Deeper than my fears and stronger than anything I face. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you. [SPEAKER_00]: That before I ever true breath, you chose me, wanted me, and called me beloved. [SPEAKER_00]: Your love is not fragile or fickle. [SPEAKER_00]: It is faithful, eternal, and it is mine to receive today.

[SPEAKER_00]: Take a moment to tell God where you need to feel his love most. [SPEAKER_00]: Whether that's your heart, your mind, your circumstances, or a relationship. [SPEAKER_00]: Where do you feel avoid of love today? [SPEAKER_00]: Lord, thank you for your unconditional and sacrificial love that asks for nothing and gives everything. [SPEAKER_00]: Love that steps toward me. [SPEAKER_00]: Love that pays the highest price and declares my worth through the cross.

[SPEAKER_00]: Your word says in John chapter 3 verse 16 that you love the world so much that you gave your [SPEAKER_00]: and in one John chapter 4 verse 10, that love is defined not by what we offer you, but by what you have already done for us. [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you, God, that your love cannot be earned and will never be withdrawn, help me rest in that truth today. [SPEAKER_00]: Remind me of the length you went to bring me close.

[SPEAKER_00]: Let your sacrifice be the loudest voice in my life. [SPEAKER_00]: Now reflect on what it means that God gave everything so you could be here. [SPEAKER_00]: father, your love is everlasting. [SPEAKER_00]: It doesn't fade when I fall short or we can when I feel distant. [SPEAKER_00]: It doesn't grow tired when I struggle. [SPEAKER_00]: You promise in Jeremiah chapter 31 that your love continues with unwavering faithfulness and kindness.

[SPEAKER_00]: Help me believe that nothing in my life [SPEAKER_00]: When life feels uncertain, anchor me in your unshakable affection, Jesus. [SPEAKER_00]: Because your love is the only thing that never fails. [SPEAKER_00]: As I chapter 54 verse 10, says that even if the mountains come and the hills fall, your steadfast love will not depart from me. [SPEAKER_00]: Where I feel alone, remind me you never leave. [SPEAKER_00]: where I if you rejected, remind me I am accepted, wanted and held.

[SPEAKER_00]: Offer God any place where you felt abandoned, overlooked, or unloved. [SPEAKER_00]: Let His presence meet you there. [SPEAKER_00]: Lord, your love isn't just comforting. [SPEAKER_00]: It's transforming. [SPEAKER_00]: Your love frees me from fear and restores my joy. [SPEAKER_00]: Your love speaks truth over lies, identity over insecurity, and purpose over confusion. [SPEAKER_00]: Your love softens what is grown hard, strengthens what feels weak, and heals what has been broken.

[SPEAKER_00]: Father, make your love the lens through which I see myself and the world around me. [SPEAKER_00]: Holy Spirit, pour your love into every corner of my heart that it reshaped my thoughts, my reactions, my relationships, and my desires. [SPEAKER_00]: Clothe me in confidence that comes not from perfection, [SPEAKER_00]: but from being perfectly and wholly loved by you. [SPEAKER_00]: Take one more deep breath in. [SPEAKER_00]: And exhale slowly.

[SPEAKER_00]: Rest for a moment in the truth. [SPEAKER_00]: The God's love surrounds you right now. [SPEAKER_00]: Father, thank you for your love that touches every aspect of my life, and every corner of my heart. [SPEAKER_00]: Help me walk today as one who is fully seen, fully known, and fully loved by you. [SPEAKER_00]: Let your love be my peace, my identity, and my strength. [SPEAKER_00]: And today, I choose to live from your love in Jesus' name, Amen.

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