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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you to unwine your mind

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Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's Sleep Psalm So teach us to

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Speaker 1: count our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom,

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Speaker 1: Psalm ninety twelve. Dear Lord, as I retire to bed,

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Speaker 1: may I rest peacefully, undisturb by worries or fears. For

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Speaker 1: I have numbered my days and know that they are finite.

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Speaker 1: Yet I find absolute comfort that my eternity is in You.

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Speaker 1: Help me use my time on this earth wisely. I

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Speaker 1: want to gain a heart of wisdom and sleep settled

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Speaker 1: in your soothing wisdom. God. To make the most of

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Speaker 1: each moment, cherish my loved ones, seek knowledge and truth,

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Speaker 1: and live with purpose and intention. May I wake in

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Speaker 1: the morning renewed and ready to embrace the opportunities and

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Speaker 1: challenges that lie ahead. Thank you for this day and

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Speaker 1: all its blessings. Thank you for the chance to continue

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Speaker 1: growing and learning in Jesus' name. Amen, thank you for

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Speaker 1: praying with me. I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you to

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Speaker 1: unwind your mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep Song. Prepare

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Speaker 1: your heart for this devotional from the Book of Psalms,

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Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace under your watchful eyes.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me. Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's

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Speaker 1: episode of the Sleep Palms podcast. If this episode blessed you,

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Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's Sleepsalm by pray dot com.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm ninety. Begin Tonight's meditation

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Speaker 2: by surrendering to the Lord. Cast your cares and anxieties

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Speaker 2: on him. Tell him about your struggles from today. Know

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Speaker 2: nothing can be hidden in the light of his presence.

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Speaker 2: He wants you to trust him with everything so that

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Speaker 2: you may find rest in him. Take a deep breath.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in His love and goodness. Breathe out your stress

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Speaker 2: and anxiety. Take another deep breath. Breathe in His mercy

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Speaker 2: and grace. Breathe out your guilt and shame. Let the

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Speaker 2: favor of God rest on you tonight and fill your

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Speaker 2: heart with joy, hope, and peace. Close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: get ready to receive God's word. Allow his truth to

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Speaker 2: fill you with his life and love. Allow his truth

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Speaker 2: to focus your heart on eternity. Breathe in and in

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Speaker 2: our ever changing world. We can find comfort in the

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Speaker 2: everlasting nature of God, knowing he has always existed and

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Speaker 2: he always will. He is the Alpha and the Omega,

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Speaker 2: the one who gave us life, and the one who

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Speaker 2: will take us to his dwelling to rest. P. Ninety

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Speaker 2: from the King James version says, Lord, thou hast been

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Speaker 2: our dwelling place in all generations, before the mountains were

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Speaker 2: brought forth, or ever Thou hast formed the earth and

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Speaker 2: the world, even from everlasting to everlasting. Thou art God,

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Speaker 2: Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest return, Ye children

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Speaker 2: of men, for a thousand years in thy sight are

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Speaker 2: but as yesterday when it is past, And as a

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Speaker 2: watch in the night Thou carriest them away. As with flood,

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Speaker 2: they are as asleep in the morning. They are like grass,

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Speaker 2: which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up.

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Speaker 2: In the evening it is cut down and witheeth. For

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Speaker 2: we are consumed by Thine anger and by thy wrath.

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Speaker 2: We are troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee

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Speaker 2: our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance. For

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Speaker 2: all our days are passed away in thy wrath. We

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Speaker 2: spend our years as a tale that is told. The

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Speaker 2: days of our years are three score years and ten,

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Speaker 2: and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years.

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Speaker 2: Yet is their strength labor and sorrow, For it is

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Speaker 2: soon cut off and we fly away. Who knoweth the

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Speaker 2: power of thine anger? Even according to thy fear, so

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Speaker 2: is thy wrath. So teach us to number our days,

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Speaker 2: that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Return, O Lord,

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Speaker 2: how long, and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

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Speaker 2: O satisfy us early with thy mercy, that we may

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Speaker 2: rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad

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Speaker 2: according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and

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Speaker 2: the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work

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Speaker 2: appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

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Speaker 2: And let the beauty of the Lord our God be

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Speaker 2: upon us. And establish thou the works of our hands

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Speaker 2: upon us. Yea, the work of our hands, establish thou.

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Speaker 2: It God's word reminds us he is everlasting. He was,

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Speaker 2: he is, and he is yet to come, meaning he

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Speaker 2: is our past, present, and future. He is our constant

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Speaker 2: in this change world. We can dwell in his safety

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Speaker 2: for all the days of our lives, and we can

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Speaker 2: rest securely in His hands every night, and one day

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Speaker 2: we will dwell in His holy place for eternity, where

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Speaker 2: our bodies will be restored and our souls will be replenished.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly, close your eyes and imagine

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Speaker 2: a seed planted firmly in the ground, springing up through

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Speaker 2: the soil in the morning, looking for the sun's light

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Speaker 2: to nourish it and help it grow. Without water, the

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Speaker 2: sun's rays become too intense, and the sprout becomes dry

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Speaker 2: and withered by sundown, like the plant. By evening, we

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Speaker 2: are dry and withered due to the trouble and sorrow

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Speaker 2: we face in this world. Tonight, drink from the Lord's

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Speaker 2: eternal springs and allow him to refresh your mind, body,

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Speaker 2: and soul. We can never hide our sins from God,

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Speaker 2: our secret sins, the darkness within us is always brought

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Speaker 2: to light in His presence. So tonight, let's not hold

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Speaker 2: onto our sins and struggles, but let's release them to God.

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Speaker 2: Confession is not to inform God of our sins, but

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Speaker 2: to come to God with our sins, to be redeemed

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Speaker 2: and restored by His grace and love. Acknowledge any unconfessed

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Speaker 2: sin before the Lord. Ask for his help to break

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Speaker 2: free from the sin that weighs you down. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath, lift your sin and shame to the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Exhale slowly and feel awake. Lift off your shoulders. Feel

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Speaker 2: your heart lightened as God takes away your sin and

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Speaker 2: covers you with his forgiveness. Know His mercies are new

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Speaker 2: for you every morning. Rejoice in his unfailing love and compassion.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Lord for fully knowing you and fully loving you.

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Speaker 2: Thank him for pouring out his favor upon you and

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Speaker 2: setting you apart for his work. Thank him for the

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Speaker 2: good days he has given you. Think of a person

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Speaker 2: who needs to experience God's forgiveness tonight. Pray he will

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Speaker 2: touch their hearts and shed light on their darkness. Pray

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Speaker 2: he will release them from their guilt and shame so

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Speaker 2: that they may find rest. Tonight, come to the Lord

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Speaker 2: with your weariness and burdens and find rest in him.

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Speaker 2: Lay your requests before him. Pray for the Lord to

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Speaker 2: teach you to number your day, to realize how fleeting

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Speaker 2: time really is, so that you will never take one

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Speaker 2: day for granted, and you will strive to do God's

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Speaker 2: work every day. Pray for the Lord to bless the

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Speaker 2: work of your hands. Pray he will help you find

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Speaker 2: rest to night to prepare you to be productive in

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Speaker 2: your work and in his mission tomorrow. Pray for the

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Speaker 2: Lord to give you wisdom and understanding so that you

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Speaker 2: may receive His blessing and favor in this lifetime. Pray

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Speaker 2: he will help you rest in His truth. To night,

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Speaker 2: take a deep breath, Exhale slowly, and release any stress

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Speaker 2: and tension that is still lingering from to day. Know

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Speaker 2: your life is in the hands of the Lord, in

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Speaker 2: the hands of the everlasting God, and he will be

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Speaker 2: with you wherever you go until the end of time.

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Speaker 2: Invite God's presence as you sleep, and find rest in

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Speaker 2: Him to night and satisfaction in Him tomorrow