186-Commit and trust (Psalm 37:5–6) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayers

201-God gives counsel and instruction (Psalm 32:8) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayers

Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561734/fan_mail/new] TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE: Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. (ESV) SUMMARY We slow down with Psalm 32:8 and let God’s promise of instruction and counsel settle into our minds as we prepare for sleep. We talk about why trust grows through a track record, then ask whether we actually take God at His word enough to seek His guidance. • reading Psalm 32:8 as a personal promise for rest  • a childhood picture of trust in a father’s words  • asking whether we believe God’s counsel is true  • seeking guidance through Scripture as God’s instruction  • receiving counsel through the Holy Spirit and the body of Christ  • resisting a shallow, flippant approach to God’s promises  • closing prayer for hearts and minds filled with Scripture  Support the Evening Mindset: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/EMSupport [https://morningmindsetmedia.com/EMSupport] Join over 16,000 daily listeners who enjoy the podcast that started it all… “The Morning Mindset”: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset [https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset]

200-Believe for unity (John 17:23) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayers

Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561734/fan_mail/new] TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE: John 17:23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. (ESV) SUMMARY We end the day by sitting with Jesus’ prayer in John 17 and letting it reset how we see God’s love and our place in the church. We lean into the truth that we are already one in Christ, then ask for courage to confess, be cleansed, and make things right with each other. • reflecting on John 17:23 and Jesus praying to the Father  • exploring why Christian unity helps the world recognize the gospel  • trusting that the Father loves believers as He loves the Son  • bringing daily mistakes to God through confession and receiving forgiveness  • pursuing reconciliation with brothers and sisters in the body of Christ  • closing with gratitude for God’s faithfulness and a request for courage Support the Evening Mindset: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/EMSupport [https://morningmindsetmedia.com/EMSupport] Join over 16,000 daily listeners who enjoy the podcast that started it all… “The Morning Mindset”: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset [https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset]

199-Sin removed, righteousness given (2 Corinthians 5:21) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime PrayersR

Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561734/fan_mail/new] TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (ESV) SUMMARY We slow down with 2 Corinthians 5:21 and let its weight settle into our hearts as we prepare for rest. We reflect on how Jesus takes our sin and gives us His righteousness, then we pray for the kind of understanding that changes how we face tomorrow. • reading and reflecting on 2 Corinthians 5:21  • awe at God’s creation as a doorway to worship  • Jesus made to be sin while remaining sinless  • the cross as God’s justice against sin and mercy for us  • the two exchanges: our sin to Christ and His righteousness to us  • living with assurance of full forgiveness and real righteousness  Support the Evening Mindset: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/EMSupport [https://morningmindsetmedia.com/EMSupport] Join over 16,000 daily listeners who enjoy the podcast that started it all… “The Morning Mindset”: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset [https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset]

198-Sovereign over kings and situations (Daniel 2:20–21) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayers

Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561734/fan_mail/new] TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE: Daniel 2:20–21 [20] Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. [21] He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; (ESV) SUMMARY We read Daniel 2:20-21 as an evening mindset reset and sit with Daniel’s words after God answers his prayer. We reflect on God as the true owner of wisdom and might, sovereign over leaders, seasons, and the hard or confusing moments we face. • Daniel’s praise and gratitude after answered prayer  • Wisdom and might as God’s possessions and character  • God changing times and seasons beyond our control  • God removing leaders and establishing leaders  • God as the source of every strength and good gift  • A practical prompt to trust God with tomorrow  • A closing prayer for wisdom and understanding in hard times  Support the Evening Mindset: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/EMSupport [https://morningmindsetmedia.com/EMSupport] Join over 16,000 daily listeners who enjoy the podcast that started it all… “The Morning Mindset”: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset [https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset]

197-God’s Spirit to empower you (Ezekiel 36:27) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayers

Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561734/fan_mail/new] TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 36:27 [27] And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. (ESV) SUMMARY We end the day by sitting with Ezekiel’s promise that God puts his Spirit within his people and actually causes obedience. We trace that hope from Israel’s captivity to Jesus’ cross and resurrection, then we pray to live tonight with real dependence on the Holy Spirit. • an evening mindset meditation from Ezekiel on God’s Spirit within us  • the historical setting of Israel’s exile and why the promise matters  • how Jesus fulfills the prophecy through his death, resurrection, and ascension  • Acts 2 and the Holy Spirit poured out to dwell in all who believe  • resting with the reality that God is present and leading us toward righteousness  • a closing prayer for dependence, listening, and Spirit-powered obedience  Support the Evening Mindset: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/EMSupport [https://morningmindsetmedia.com/EMSupport] Join over 16,000 daily listeners who enjoy the podcast that started it all… “The Morning Mindset”: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset [https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset]