1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwine your 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: mind and speared with tonight's sleep. Psalm. He who dwells 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: in the secret place of the Most High will rest 4 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: at the shadow of the Almighty, Psalm ninety one, Verse one, 5 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, As I prepare to sleep, I sigh a 6 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: prayer for peace and rest. I seek refuge in you, 7 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: for you promise to shadow me under your shelter. You 8 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: are my fortress and guardian with whom I place my 9 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: unwavering trust. As I drift off to sleep, I surrender 10 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,639 Speaker 1: all my worries to you, trusting that you will watch 11 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: over me through the night. I pray for calming dreams 12 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: and a night of deep, undisturbed sleep, so that I 13 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: may wake up refreshed and ready to tackle a new day. 14 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: I thank you, Lord for your ending grace and benevolence. 15 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: May your guiding light continue to lead me on my journey, 16 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: and may you grant me the strength to overcome whatever 17 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: challenges come my way. With these thoughts in mind, I 18 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: bit the whole world good night, knowing that I am 19 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: safely protected in the loving embrace of the Almighty. In Jesus' name, 20 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: I pray Amen. Thank you for praying with me. I'm 21 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: Bishop td Jakes inviting you to unwind your mind and 22 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: spirit with tonight's Sleep Song. Prepare your heart for this 23 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: devotional from the Book of Psalms, guiding you into a 24 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: RESTful embrace under his watchful eyes. Thank you for joining me, 25 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: Bishop td Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleep Songs podcast. 26 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: If this episode blessed you, follow the podcast so you 27 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: never miss a nightly encouragement. 28 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for to night sleep Psalm by Prey 29 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: dot com. We will be meditating on Psalm ninety one. 30 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: Begin by relaxing your body and getting comfortable. Lie flat 31 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: on your back. Rest your arms gently by your side 32 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 2: and soften your fingers and toes. Use a pillow to 33 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: support your neck. Relax your shoulders, relax your muscles inhale 34 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: and exhale. Release the tension in your body. Close your 35 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: eyes and take a deep breath. Clear your mind of 36 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: any distractions. Focus your thoughts on God. Know he is 37 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: the almighty God who delivers you from the terrors of 38 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 2: the night and sustains you through the darkness that surrounds you. 39 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: Breathe in His power and strength Breathe out your fears 40 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: and worries. Know He will lift your burdens and carry 41 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: them far away on his wings. Open your heart to 42 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: hear God's voice. Tonight, take a few deep breaths through 43 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: your nose. With each inhale, take deeper, longer breaths to 44 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 2: slow your heart rate down. As your heart relaxes, Ask 45 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 2: God to speak to you through his word and to 46 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: comfort you with his truth. In the Bible, God does 47 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: not promise us a life without trouble, but he does 48 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: promise to help us and comfort us in times of trouble. Tonight, 49 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 2: allow the Lord's presence to comfort you and help you 50 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 2: sleep peacefully through the night. Psalm ninety one. The King 51 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 2: James's version says he that dwelleth in the secret place 52 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of 53 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, he is 54 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: my refuge and my fortress, my God. In him, will 55 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 2: I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare 56 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 2: of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence. Ye shall 57 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings, shalt 58 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: thou trust. His truth shall be thy shield and buckler, 59 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 2: Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, 60 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor for 61 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction 62 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, 63 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 2: and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall 64 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: not come nigh thee. Only with thine eye shalt thou 65 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 2: behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou 66 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 2: hast made the Lord which is my refuge, even the 67 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: most high thy habitation. There shall no evil befall thee. 68 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For He 69 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 2: shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee 70 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 2: in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in 71 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 2: their hands. Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone, 72 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder, the young 73 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 2: lion and the dragon. Shalt thou trample under feet. Because 74 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: he hath set his love upon me, Therefore will I 75 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: deliver him. I will set him on high. Because he 76 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and 77 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. 78 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 2: I will deliver him and honor him with long life. 79 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: I will satisfy him and shew him my salvation. As 80 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: you lay down to sleep, take refuge in God and 81 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 2: rest safely under his wings. Take a deep breath, be 82 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 2: filled with the presence of the Almighty. Hold your breath 83 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: for a few seconds. Exhale slowly and feel his presence 84 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: flow through you, relaxing your body, calming your mind, and 85 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: refreshing your soul. Breathe in and out slowly. Close your 86 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 2: eyes and imagine the presence of the Lord covering you 87 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 2: like the feathers of a bird. The Lord takes you 88 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: under his wings, where you are safe and secure, where 89 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: no harm can come to you, where no one and 90 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 2: nothing can overcome you. Feel the warmth of his feathers 91 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: comforting you as you sleep. Open your eyes and look 92 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: up at the ceiling. Take a deep breath. Visualize the 93 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 2: angels of the Lord lifting you up in their hands, 94 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 2: protecting you through the night. As you exhale, release your 95 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: fears to the Lord. Put your trust in him. His 96 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 2: faithfulness will shield you from the deadly pestilence, from the 97 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: terrors of the night. Inhale and exhale slowly. Release any 98 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: stress and tension in your body and rest in the 99 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 2: shadow of the Almighty. Think of a time when your 100 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 2: fears were greater than your faith in God. Confess any 101 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 2: fears and doubts that you are still struggling with. Lay 102 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 2: them at the feet of the Lord. Allow his voice 103 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 2: to remind you of his power, provision and protection. Ask 104 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 2: him to increase your faith in the face of fear. 105 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly as you inhale. Receive the 106 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 2: forgiveness of God. As you exhale, release any guilt and 107 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 2: shame you are carrying with you from to day. Rejoice 108 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 2: in his salvation. Praise Him for his faithfulness. Thank him 109 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 2: for the times he has protected you. Thank him for 110 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 2: the times he has helped you and delivered you. Think 111 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 2: of a person who needs God's protection tonight. Pray he 112 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: will cover them with his wings and guard them with 113 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 2: his angels. Pray his presence will comfort them as they 114 00:09:55,040 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: sleep tonight. Call on the Lord and he will answer you. 115 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 2: Lift your requests to God and he will deliver you. 116 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 2: Pray for God's provision in your life. Pray he will 117 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 2: give you what you need for tomorrow, and he will 118 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 2: sustain you through the night. Pray for God's help in 119 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 2: a difficult situation. Pray he will deliver you from your 120 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 2: fears and worries and comfort you as you sleep. Pray 121 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: for God's protection over you and your family. Pray he 122 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 2: will keep you safe as you rest in Him tonight 123 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: and as you face the troubles of tomorrow. Take a 124 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 2: deep breath, Exhale slowly, and release any tension that is 125 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 2: still lingering from today. Relax your neck and shoulders, soften 126 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 2: your muscles and your joints. As your body relaxes, close 127 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 2: your eyes and dwell in the safety of the Lord, 128 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 2: and rest peacefully through the night.