1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you to unwind your mind 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's Sleep Psalm God is our refuge 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: and strength, a very present help in trouble, Psalm forty six, 4 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: Verse one, Oh Lord, I tonight I want to be still. 5 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: I want to calm myself and consider your character. I 6 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: want to cease my striving and see where you are moving. 7 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: I want to study my breathing and behold your glory. 8 00:00:54,440 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: I want to be still and know for certain you 9 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: are my God. As I drift to sleep, remind my 10 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: heart that it can rest in you. I am not 11 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: the hero. I am not the leader. I am not 12 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: the one who needs to carry the world's worries on 13 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: my shoulders. You are. You are the deliverer, redeemer, friend, 14 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: and hero. I could never be be exalted in my life, 15 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: Lord Jesus. Tonight I sleep with the assurance that you 16 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: are sufficient. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen, Thank you 17 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: for praying with me. I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you 18 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: to unwind your mind and spirit with Tonight's Sleep song. 19 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: Prepare your heart for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, 20 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace under his watchful eyes. 21 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me. Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's 22 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: episode of the Sleep Songs podcast. If this episode blessed you, 23 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 24 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's Sleep Song by pray dot Com. 25 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on song forty six. There is 26 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: a lot going on in our lives and in our 27 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: world right now, so let's take a few moments to 28 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: get comfortable. Relax your body, clear your mind, and settle 29 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: your heart before we begin. Make sure you are in 30 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: a quiet place right now, free of distractions, to help 31 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: you receive God's word and hear his voice of truth. 32 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 2: Lie down flat on your back or sit straight up 33 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: in your favorite chair. Relax your neck and shoulders, and 34 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: rest your hands gently by your side or in your lap. 35 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: Take a deep breath, allow your chest to fully expand 36 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: before exhaling. As you exhale, release the stress in your 37 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: muscles and let go of the anxious thoughts crowding your mind. 38 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: Make space to meditate on the word of the Lord. 39 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: Breathe in and out, close your eyes and focus on 40 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: the Almighty One who is with you tonight, giving you 41 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: a secure place to rest, a peaceful state of mind, 42 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 2: to help you experience a deep sleep that will rejuvenate 43 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: your body and mind. Take a deep breath. Feel your 44 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 2: lungs completely fill with air as the presence of the 45 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 2: Lord fills your space. Tonight, be still and take refuge 46 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: in God, whose strength and power will protect you through 47 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: the night. Psalm forty six from the King James version 48 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: says God is our refuge and strength, a very present 49 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 2: help in trouble. Therefore, will not we fear, though the 50 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 2: earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into 51 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: the midst of the sea, though the waters thereof roar 52 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 2: and be troubled, though the the mountains shake with the swelling. 53 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: Thereof Seilah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall 54 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: make glad. The City of God, the holy place of 55 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: the Tabernacles of the Most High God, is in the 56 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 2: midst of her. She shall not be moved. God shall 57 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: help her. And that right early the heathen raged, the 58 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: kingdoms were moved. He uttered his voice, the earth melted. 59 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 2: The Lord of Hosts is with us. The God of 60 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: Jacob is our refuge Selah. Come behold the works of 61 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: the Lord. What desolations he hath made in the earth. 62 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth. 63 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 2: He breaketh the bough and cutteth the spear. In sunder, 64 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still and 65 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: know that I am God. I will be exalted among 66 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: the heathen. I will be exalted in the earth. The 67 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 2: Lord of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob 68 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 2: is our refuge Silah. The Bible describes God as our fortress, 69 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: our refuge, and our strength, our ever present help in trouble. 70 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 2: It is clear God is always there to help us, 71 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 2: to keep us secure, and to bring us peace. As 72 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 2: we lie down to go to sleep, we have nothing 73 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: to fear because God's plan has always been to rescue 74 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 2: us from the very beginning of time. As you focus 75 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: on God as the almighty King who has control over 76 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: everything in your life, take a deep breath and exhale, slowly, 77 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 2: releasing any fears, worries, or doubts you may have carried 78 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 2: with you from the day. Bask in his powerful presence. 79 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 2: Allow his peace to war wash over you as you 80 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: take refuge in him. Breathe in and out slowly, close 81 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: your eyes and imagine a cool river flowing through a 82 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: parched land, thirsty for the waters of life. As the 83 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: river overflows onto the land, it brings every plant, every 84 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: shrub to life. You are the parched land, and God 85 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: is the cool river flowing through your veins, bringing you 86 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: back to life, restoring your body, refreshing your soul, renewing 87 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 2: your spirit. Rest tonight, knowing you will never thirst again. 88 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 2: Think of a time when you were overcome by fear 89 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: and you veered off God's path. Confess any sins you 90 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: have not acknowledged. Draw near to God and allow him 91 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 2: to take away your fear and give you his peace. 92 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: Take a deep breath, Exhale slowly, allow his forgiveness to 93 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: wash over you. Allow the coolness of his peaceful water 94 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 2: soothe your soul. Look to God for strength and courage, 95 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 2: and you will be able to walk on the water 96 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 2: with him even as the world is crumbling around you. 97 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: Release any tension in your body and relax your body 98 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: from your head to your toes. Rejoice in the Lord's strength. 99 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 2: Praise him for the times he has helped you and 100 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: delivered you. Thank Him for rescuing you. Thank him for 101 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: his salvation that keeps you secure. Think of someone who 102 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 2: needs strength tonight. Pray God will give them courage and 103 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: strength to face their troubles tomorrow. Pray for Him to 104 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 2: keep them in perfect peace tonight as they sleep. Lift 105 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 2: your requests to the Sovereign Almighty Lord. Know everything is 106 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 2: possible with him. Pray for God's help and deliverance in 107 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 2: a difficult situation. Pray he will give you peaceful rest tonight. 108 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 2: Pray for God to draw you near to Him tonight. 109 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: Pray you will not be afraid as you dwell safely 110 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 2: in his hands. Pray for God's protection over you and 111 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 2: your family as you sleep. Pray for God's protection over 112 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: those who love Him and are facing difficulty tonight. Breathe 113 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 2: in and out slowly. Feel His presence keep you in 114 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 2: perfect peace, helping you drift off to sleep where your mind, body, 115 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: and soul can find red through the night.