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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 Hurry to help me, Lord,

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Speaker 1: my salvation, Psalm thirty eight, Verse twenty two. Dear God,

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Speaker 1: my frailty is not hidden from you. My weakness isn't

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Speaker 1: hidden from your sight. Nor does my strong exterior fool you.

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Speaker 1: You see all of me. Knowing this, I laid myself

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Speaker 1: down at your feet, begging for your healing. I am

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Speaker 1: reeling and in need of restoration. Place a healing hand

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Speaker 1: on my body, mind, and soul. Heal my physical pain

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Speaker 1: and aches in my bones. Close up those emotional wounds.

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Speaker 1: Place a healing hand on my broken spirit, and revive

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Speaker 1: my joy. Do not forsake me. Turn your face towards me,

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Speaker 1: and be gracious to me. I take comfort in knowing

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Speaker 1: I can be truthful and vulnerable before you, and you

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Speaker 1: tend to me without judgment or mockery. Thank you, Lord,

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Speaker 1: respond to me God in Jesus's name, Amen, thank you

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

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Speaker 1: to unwine your mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep. Song.

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

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Speaker 1: Guiding you into a RESTful embrace under his 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 Sleepsongs podcast. If this episode blessed you,

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Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement.

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

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm thirty eight. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath. Inhale and exhale slowly through your nose. Listen

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Speaker 2: to your heartbeat as you breathe in and out. Concentrate

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Speaker 2: on inhaling and exhaling slowly until your heart rate slows down.

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Speaker 2: Clear your mind and open your heart to hear God's word.

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Speaker 2: Focus your thoughts on who God is, the Holy, righteous

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Speaker 2: one that rescues you, restores you, and redeems you. Reflect

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Speaker 2: on who you are to God, his child, whom he

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Speaker 2: dearly loves and values. He knows the sins of your past, present,

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Speaker 2: and future, but he continues to draw you near to him.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly. Breathe in the goodness and

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Speaker 2: faithfulness of God. Breathe out the tension and stress in

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Speaker 2: your body. Surrender your fears and anxious thoughts to God,

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Speaker 2: Allow his healing hand to restore your body and renew

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Speaker 2: your mind. As you meditate on God's word to night,

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Speaker 2: allow his words to bring nourishment to your bones, comfort

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Speaker 2: to your soul, and joy to your heart. In His

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Speaker 2: truth you will find deep, peaceful rest. We can find

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Speaker 2: hope in confession and repentance, trusting the Lord will heal

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Speaker 2: and protect those who bring their brokenness to him. Psalm

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Speaker 2: thirty eight from the King James's version says, O, Lord,

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Speaker 2: rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in

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Speaker 2: thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me,

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Speaker 2: and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness

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Speaker 2: in my flesh because of thine anger. Neither is there

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Speaker 2: any rest in my bones because of my sin. For

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Speaker 2: mine iniquities are gone over mine head as an heavy burden.

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Speaker 2: They are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and

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Speaker 2: are corrupt because of my foolishness. I am troubled, I

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Speaker 2: am bowed down greatly. I go mourning all the day long,

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Speaker 2: for my loins are filled with a loathsome disease, and

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Speaker 2: there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble

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Speaker 2: and sore. Broken. I have roared by reason of the

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Speaker 2: disquietness of my heart. Lord, All my desire is before thee,

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Speaker 2: and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart panteth,

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Speaker 2: my strength faileth me, as for the light of mine eyes.

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Speaker 2: It also is gone from me. My lovers and my

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Speaker 2: friends stand aloof from my sore, and my kinsmen stand

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Speaker 2: afar off. They also that seek after my life, lay

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Speaker 2: snares for me, And they that seek my hurt speak

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Speaker 2: me mischievous things and imagine deceits all the day long.

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Speaker 2: But I, as a deaf man, heard not, and I

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Speaker 2: was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

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Speaker 2: Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and

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Speaker 2: in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in THEE, O Lord,

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Speaker 2: do I hope thou wilt hear, O, Lord, my God,

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Speaker 2: For I said hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice

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Speaker 2: over me. When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

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Speaker 2: For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is

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Speaker 2: continually before me. For I will declare mine iniquity. I

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Speaker 2: will be sorry for my sin. But mine enemies are lively,

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Speaker 2: and they are strong, and they that hate me wrongfully

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Speaker 2: are multiplied. They also that render evil for good are

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Speaker 2: mine adversaries. Because I follow the thing that is good.

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Speaker 2: Forsake me not, O Lord, O my God, God be

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Speaker 2: not far from me. Make haste to help me, O

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Speaker 2: Lord my salvation. God's word tells us our sin and

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Speaker 2: brokenness are part of our story, but they are not

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Speaker 2: the end of our story. God has a plan for

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Speaker 2: our mistakes and failures. He works to restore and redeem

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Speaker 2: what sin has broken. Tonight, find hope and comfort in

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Speaker 2: the Lord alone, trusting him to renew your mind and

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Speaker 2: spirit and revitalize your body. As you rest, take a

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Speaker 2: deep breath Inhale slowly through your nose. Focus on God's

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Speaker 2: presence filling your room as your chest expands. Know He

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Speaker 2: is with you. He is never far from you. No,

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Speaker 2: you can never have Know you never have to face

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Speaker 2: any trouble, any fear, any sin alone. He is always

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Speaker 2: by your side. Nothing can ever separate you from the

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Speaker 2: love of God. Find joy and peace in his presence

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Speaker 2: as you sleep. Close your eyes. Feel your chest rise

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Speaker 2: and fall as you breathe in and out. With your

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Speaker 2: next inhal imagine the Lord lifting your burdens off your

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Speaker 2: chest as it rises. Relax your neck and shoulders. Breathe

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Speaker 2: out your stress and anxiety. Release the tension in your muscles.

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Speaker 2: Feel your joints soften as the weight of your sin

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Speaker 2: and stress are lifted. Breathe in and out. Acknowledge any

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Speaker 2: unconfessed sin before the Lord. Repent and ask God to

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Speaker 2: help you get back on his path of life and righteousness,

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Speaker 2: where he can keep you safe and secure. Admitting your

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Speaker 2: sins and weaknesses can be difficult, but no confession and

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Speaker 2: repentance transforms your sorrow into joy and hope. Knowing His

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Speaker 2: grace and love has already saved you, and His righteousness

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Speaker 2: will cleanse you and restore you. Take a deep breath.

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Speaker 2: Allow his forgiveness to wash over you as you exhale.

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Speaker 2: Let go of any shame or guilt that you are experiencing.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for his salvation. Thank Him for always forgiving

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Speaker 2: you and for never giving up on you. Thank Him

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Speaker 2: for the ways he has brought healing to your life.

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Speaker 2: Think of someone who believes in God but is far

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Speaker 2: away from him. Pray God will draw them near to

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Speaker 2: his heart and pray they will find rest in him.

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Speaker 2: Cast your worries and anxieties on the Lord. Call upon

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Speaker 2: him to help you in your moments of weakness, and

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Speaker 2: allow the hope of His help to rejuvenate your body

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Speaker 2: and refresh your soul. Pray for God's healing over your

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Speaker 2: mind and body. Pray he will restore what was broken

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Speaker 2: due to sin. Pray for God's help in an area

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Speaker 2: where you are facing difficulty. Pray he will fill you

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Speaker 2: with hope for tomorrow. Pray for God's provision and protection

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Speaker 2: for you and your family. Pray he will keep you

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Speaker 2: safe and secure through the night. Take a deep breath

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Speaker 2: inhale and exhale. Slowly release any tension that is still

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Speaker 2: lingering in your body. Allow his soothing presence to calm

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Speaker 2: your mind. Rest in His presence, and allow his healing

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Speaker 2: hand to restore and renew your mind, body, and soul tonight.