1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: My son, Let not them depart from Thine eyes. Keep sound, 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: wisdom and discretion. When thou liest down, thou shalt not 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: be afraid. Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: shall be sweet Proverbs three, twenty one and twenty four. 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: Dear Lord, Sometimes the moments before sleep can be the hardest. 6 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: Memories of past sins, mistakes, and shameful encounters can flood 7 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: my mind. Harbored anger, resentment, and unresolved conflict can keep 8 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: me tossing and turning in my bed. I pray that 9 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: you would relieve my mind tonight. I pray that you 10 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: would set me down and remind me that your grace 11 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: is sufficient. Replace my wandering and unsettling thoughts with memories 12 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: of your goodness. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank you for 13 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's free podcast, 14 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: Meditative Prayers with doctor Tim Clinton, where you can draw 15 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: close to God and find strength in him. 16 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on how to sleep better. 17 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: Take a moment to calm down, center yourself, and as 18 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: you breathe in and out, focus on quieting your mind 19 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: relaxing your body. Now turn your thoughts toward God and 20 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: what He has prepared for you. This night, we're going 21 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 2: to be meditating on Proverbs, chapter three, verses twenty one 22 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: and twenty four from the King James version, My son, 23 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: let them not depart from thine eyes, keep sound, wisdom 24 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: and discretion. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid. Yeay, 25 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: thou shalt lie down in thy sleep shall be sweet. Hey, 26 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 2: Join with me as we pour out our love and 27 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 2: adoration to God, who, by the way hears you. Truly 28 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: my soul finds rest in you God, for your unfeeling 29 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 2: love is as high as the heavens, and your faithfulness 30 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: reaches down to the clouds. Your love is better than 31 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: life itself. I will sing to the Lord as long 32 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: as I live. I will praise my God to my 33 00:02:48,200 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: last breath. Wisdom grants sweet sleep. Is applied knowledge, and 34 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 2: applied knowledge of God's word brings blessings. There are many 35 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: valuable life lessons found within the chapters of Proverbs, and 36 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: in this chapter is how to sleep or achieve better rest? 37 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: Among them. How to achieve better rest. By living your 38 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 2: life with wisdom and reasdom, you can acquire the ability 39 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: to sleep peacefully and free of fear. King Solomon advised 40 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: living life in such a way as to be content 41 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: with your actions. So if you're smart about what you 42 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: do during the day, you'll sleep well at night knowing 43 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 2: you did your best. However, constantly living life that way 44 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: is not easy. Sometimes emotions can cloud judgment suppress reason. 45 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: If you're struggling with making wise decisions during the day, 46 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: this is your opportunity for divine intervention. Take time and 47 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: reach out to God. Ask him for your help. Confess 48 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 2: your bad decisions to him. Now consider for a moment 49 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: God's wisdom in your life and thank Him for it. 50 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: Thank God for the rest. How about the gift of 51 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: his Holy Word. For the gift of his Holy Word, 52 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: for sharing of himself and his intelligence through scripture. Thank 53 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: God for his word is not in vain, that it 54 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 2: accomplishes what it's set out to do. Thank Him that 55 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 2: obedience to his word produces good outcomes in your life. 56 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: Thank the Lord for providing you with grace and supplying 57 00:04:55,200 --> 00:05:00,039 Speaker 2: all of your needs. Thank God for past mercies and 58 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: for his mercy still to come. Thank Him for blessing 59 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 2: your life beyond measure. I hope you know that God's 60 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 2: present and that He's listening to you whatever you ask 61 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: in faith and in accordance to His word. The scripture 62 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: says God will grant to you, and it is God's 63 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: will that you live a life filled with His knowledge 64 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 2: and his presence. The Holy Spirit desires to help you 65 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: to achieve this lifestyle. So seek God out, ask him 66 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: to help you have and apply self control, to make 67 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: good choices, and then to think before you act. Ask 68 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit to teach you to apply biblical wisdom 69 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 2: to your daily decisions. And remember you are to hold 70 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 2: on to wisdom and reason and not lose sight of them. 71 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: If you do this, you won't need to be afraid 72 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 2: when you lie down, because when you lie down, your 73 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 2: sleep will be peaceful. You will be content in the 74 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: knowledge that you did the best you could that day. 75 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: I hope you're encouraged, and I hope you know you 76 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: can do this. You have God's Holy Spirit to help 77 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: show you the way and to guide you. Thank you 78 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 2: for completing today's meditative prayer on pray dot com. By 79 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: incorporating this healthy habit as a daily practice, you're making 80 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 2: prayer priority and strengthening your walk with God. I'm doctor 81 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 2: Tim Clinton, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors. 82 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 2: We love being a part of your life. For more inspiration, 83 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: for more information, guidance, direction, help, hope and encouragement hope 84 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 2: you visit our website at AACC dot net. That's aa 85 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: CC dot net.