1
00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:08,280
Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes, inviting you to unwine your mind

2
00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:15,880
Speaker 1: and spirit with tonight's sleep. Psalm. I am afflicted and

3
00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,759
Speaker 1: ready to die from my youth up while I suffer

4
00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:27,280
Speaker 1: your terrors, I am distracted, Psalm eighty eight, verse fifteen.

5
00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:36,479
Speaker 1: Dear God, I pray tonight for strength. This life is

6
00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,760
Speaker 1: filled with blessings for which I am abundantly thankful. However,

7
00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:46,600
Speaker 1: this life also brings strife. My soul can feel the

8
00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:51,599
Speaker 1: sting of sin and shame. There are times when it

9
00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:57,480
Speaker 1: all feels too heavy for me. Lord. That is why

10
00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,080
Speaker 1: I take heart in knowing I do not have to

11
00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:09,120
Speaker 1: bear these burdens alone. Before I sleep, I seek to

12
00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:14,640
Speaker 1: cast my cares upon you, for I know you care

13
00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,480
Speaker 1: for me. You have not shunned me in my weariness,

14
00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,360
Speaker 1: nor forsaken me in my time of need. You set

15
00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:29,920
Speaker 1: your son to suffer so our separation would be buried.

16
00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:37,119
Speaker 1: I can confidently speak to you, knowing you will give

17
00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:43,280
Speaker 1: rest to the heavy laden. Give me rest tonight, Lord,

18
00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:52,720
Speaker 1: relieve me from my distress. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen,

19
00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,520
Speaker 1: thank you for praying with me. I'm Bishop td Jakes

20
00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:07,400
Speaker 1: inviting you to unwine your mind and spirit with tonight's

21
00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,880
Speaker 1: sleep Song. Prepare your heart for this devotional from the

22
00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:20,280
Speaker 1: Book of Psalms, guiding you into a RESTful embrace under

23
00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:34,239
Speaker 1: his watchful eyes. Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD

24
00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:41,000
Speaker 1: Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleep SOMs podcast. If

25
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:46,520
Speaker 1: this episode blessed you, follow the podcast so you never

26
00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,600
Speaker 1: miss a nightly encouragement.

27
00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:57,400
Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleep Song by pray dot Com.

28
00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,560
Speaker 2: We will be meditating on songs eighty eight. Breathe in

29
00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:08,880
Speaker 2: and out slowly. Relax your neck and shoulders. Rest your

30
00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,040
Speaker 2: feet flat on the floor or on your bed. Take

31
00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:18,919
Speaker 2: a few deep breaths inhale through your nose and exhale

32
00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:24,000
Speaker 2: through your mouth. With each breath. Feel your heart rate

33
00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:30,080
Speaker 2: slow down and your mind quiet down. Clear your mind

34
00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:35,760
Speaker 2: of any distractions. Focus on God as your savior and redeemer.

35
00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,440
Speaker 2: Meditate on his love and on his saving grace. Know

36
00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:46,160
Speaker 2: he saves you from death and destruction. Know he sees you,

37
00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,880
Speaker 2: and he loves you, and he will sustain you with

38
00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:57,440
Speaker 2: his strength. Breathe in slowly, feel his strength fill your lungs.

39
00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:03,000
Speaker 2: Breathe out slowly, and lift your stress and anxiety from

40
00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:08,200
Speaker 2: to day to the Lord. Open your heart and prepare

41
00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,800
Speaker 2: to receive God's word. Ask God to give you wisdom

42
00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:18,120
Speaker 2: and understanding, and to help you hear his still small voice.

43
00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:24,120
Speaker 2: Allow his truth to transform you, Allow his presence to

44
00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:29,000
Speaker 2: comfort you. Allow his voice to guide you to a safe,

45
00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:33,320
Speaker 2: quiet place where you can rest peacefully through the night.

46
00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,839
Speaker 2: When our strength is depleted and our sorrow threatens to

47
00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,960
Speaker 2: overtake us, the Bible reminds us we can turn to

48
00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:48,159
Speaker 2: God and express our deepest fears and worries to him,

49
00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,960
Speaker 2: knowing he is there every time we call upon him.

50
00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:57,120
Speaker 2: Psalm eighty eight from the King James's version says, O, Lord,

51
00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,640
Speaker 2: God of my salvation, I have cried day and night

52
00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:06,719
Speaker 2: before thee. Let my prayer come before thee. Incline thine

53
00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,159
Speaker 2: ear unto my cry, for my soul is full of troubles,

54
00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,800
Speaker 2: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. I am

55
00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,400
Speaker 2: counted with them that go down into the pit. I

56
00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,279
Speaker 2: am as a man that hath no strength, free among

57
00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,520
Speaker 2: the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave,

58
00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:31,120
Speaker 2: whom Thou rememberest no more, and they are cut off

59
00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:35,160
Speaker 2: from Thy hand. Thou hast laid me in the lowest

60
00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:39,640
Speaker 2: pit in darkness, in the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard

61
00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,680
Speaker 2: upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Sellah,

62
00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:50,000
Speaker 2: thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me. Thou

63
00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,080
Speaker 2: hast made me an abomination. Unto them, I am shut up,

64
00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,400
Speaker 2: and I cannot come forth. Mine eye mourneth by reason

65
00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,720
Speaker 2: of affliction. Lord, I have called daily unto THEE, I

66
00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,880
Speaker 2: have stretched out my hands. Unto THEE. Wilt thou shew

67
00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:12,360
Speaker 2: wonders to the dead. Shall the dead arise and praise thee? Sillah?

68
00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,080
Speaker 2: Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave, or

69
00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,599
Speaker 2: thy faithfulness in destruction? Shall thy wonders be known in

70
00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,960
Speaker 2: the dark, and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness.

71
00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,039
Speaker 2: But unto THEE have I cried, O Lord? And in

72
00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,320
Speaker 2: the morning, shall my prayer prevent thee?

73
00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:34,839
Speaker 1: Lord?

74
00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,520
Speaker 2: Why casteth thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy

75
00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,360
Speaker 2: face from me? I am afflicted and ready to die

76
00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,599
Speaker 2: from my youth up while I suffer thy terrors, I

77
00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:51,839
Speaker 2: am distracted. Thy fierce wrath goeth over me. Thy terrors

78
00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,760
Speaker 2: have cut me off. They came round about me daily

79
00:06:55,880 --> 00:07:00,560
Speaker 2: like water. They compassed me about together lover and friend,

80
00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:05,520
Speaker 2: hast thou put far from me and mine acquaintance into darkness.

81
00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,360
Speaker 2: When we pray to God, we may not always find

82
00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:13,160
Speaker 2: relief from our stress and anxiety or the solution to

83
00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,480
Speaker 2: our problems right away. But God's word makes it clear

84
00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,880
Speaker 2: that God is always with us, and he listens to

85
00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,240
Speaker 2: us when we call upon him. We don't have to

86
00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,880
Speaker 2: be cheerful to come to the Lord. We can bring

87
00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,239
Speaker 2: our grief and depression, our troubles and worries to Him

88
00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:36,960
Speaker 2: and find rest in His presence. Take a deep breath

89
00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,920
Speaker 2: as your chest rises, feel God pull you out of

90
00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:46,200
Speaker 2: the lowest pit, out of the darkest depths of despair.

91
00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:53,680
Speaker 2: Exhale slowly and release any stress and tension in your muscles,

92
00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:59,920
Speaker 2: Release any anxious thoughts, and surrender to the Lord. Take

93
00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:07,000
Speaker 2: another deep breath. As you inhale, imagine God lifting your burdens,

94
00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,520
Speaker 2: alleviating your stress so that you may find relief to

95
00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:16,559
Speaker 2: rest tonight. Exhale slowly and feel the presence of God

96
00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:23,640
Speaker 2: rest upon you, keeping you safe and warm through the night. Sometimes,

97
00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,680
Speaker 2: when life is hard and we are facing seemingly impossible circumstances,

98
00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:34,480
Speaker 2: we begin to doubt God's goodness and faithfulness. Confess any

99
00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,920
Speaker 2: fears and doubts you have, lift them to God and

100
00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:43,520
Speaker 2: ask him to restore your faith in him. Breathe in

101
00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:48,480
Speaker 2: his goodness and faithfulness. Breathe out your guilt and shame

102
00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:55,400
Speaker 2: Inhale and exhale. Slowly release any tension in your body.

103
00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,640
Speaker 2: Allow God's strength to sustain you through the night. Think

104
00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,679
Speaker 2: of the ways God has kept his promises in your life.

105
00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,840
Speaker 2: Thank him for his faithfulness. Thank him for the times

106
00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,800
Speaker 2: he has helped you and delivered you. Thank Him for

107
00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:18,680
Speaker 2: comforting you tonight. Think of someone who needs to experience

108
00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,760
Speaker 2: God's healing. Pray he will place his hands on them

109
00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:28,400
Speaker 2: and restore their body, mind, and soul. Pray he will

110
00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:33,960
Speaker 2: help them rest safely in his hands tonight. Cry out

111
00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:39,160
Speaker 2: to the Lord. Tell him about your troubles and your struggles.

112
00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:44,200
Speaker 2: Cast your fears and worries on him. Know he cares

113
00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:48,320
Speaker 2: for you and loves you. Know he is always in

114
00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:54,640
Speaker 2: control and nothing happens without his knowledge. Pray for God's

115
00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,440
Speaker 2: healing in your home. Pray for Him to heal you

116
00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,520
Speaker 2: and your family from any disease or disorder that is

117
00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:07,560
Speaker 2: causing you pain physically or emotionally. Pray for him to

118
00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:13,000
Speaker 2: restore you Tonight. Pray for God's provision in your life.

119
00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:17,640
Speaker 2: Lift your needs to God and trust him to help you.

120
00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:23,400
Speaker 2: Pray for God's protection as you sleep. Pray he will

121
00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:27,720
Speaker 2: sustain you through the night and renew your spirit as

122
00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:34,760
Speaker 2: you rest. Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly and release

123
00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:39,800
Speaker 2: any tension that is still lingering from today. Draw near

124
00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:45,120
Speaker 2: to God. Breathe in his strength, allow it to fill

125
00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:52,080
Speaker 2: your lungs completely. Exhale slowly, feeling his strength spread throughout

126
00:10:52,120 --> 00:11:02,200
Speaker 2: your body, restoring you, rejuvenating you as you sleep.