1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes inviting you to unwind your mind 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's sleep song. But you do see 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: trouble and grief, you consider it to take it into 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless Psalm ten, 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: verse fourteen. God, I confess that at times I don't 6 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: feel your presence. Intellectually, I know your promises, but there 7 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: are moments when I feel distant from you, like a 8 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: ship adrift in the open sea. The abyss is before me, 9 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: and I feel helpless without an anchor. But I know 10 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: the echoes of my desperate cries always reach you. Even 11 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: when my heart is tossed to and fro, I know 12 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: there's an anchor for my soul. I know I will 13 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: not always feel your loving presence, since my mind and 14 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: heart can be fickle and weak. But I pray somehow 15 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: you would reach me in my despair, find me like 16 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: a shepherd to his lost sheep. As the night approaches, 17 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: remind me that the dawn of your love will always 18 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: come bring me back to you. In Jesus' name, I 19 00:01:51,080 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: believe and pray. Amen, thank you for praying with me. 20 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop td Jakes inviting you to unwine your mind 21 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: and spirit with tonight's Sleep Song. Prepare your heart for 22 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: this devotional from the Book of Psalms, guiding you into 23 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: a RESTful embrace under your watchful eyes. Thank you for 24 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: joining me, Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's episode of the 25 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: Sleep Songs Podcast. If this episode blessed you, follow the 26 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 27 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: Hello Grace. For tonight's sleep Psalm Byprey dot com. We 28 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 2: will be meditating on Psalm ten. As you lay down, 29 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: relax your shoulders, rest your arms by your side, and 30 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: take a few deep breaths. Release any tension in your body, 31 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: close your eyes and breathe in and out slowly. Clear 32 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 2: your mind, and focus your thoughts on God. Visualize him 33 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: as a powerful and righteous king that is in complete 34 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 2: control of every nation, every person. He sees all the 35 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: pain and suffering in this world. Tonight, He sees you 36 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 2: and wants to bring you hope and peace so that 37 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: you may find rest in Him. Breathe in and out, 38 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 2: surrender to God. Lift all your stress and anxiety from 39 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: today to Him. With your next exhale, relinquish control to 40 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: the sovereign Lord. Meditate on his mercy and justice. Breathe 41 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 2: in and out slowly. With each breath, allow your lungs 42 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: to completely fill with air before exhaling. As you breathe out, 43 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: release the stress and tension in your muscles. As you 44 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: get ready to meditate on God's word, ask for him 45 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: to speak to you tonight. Listen for his still small 46 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: voice to lead you down a safe, secure path that 47 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: leads to peaceful rest. When injustice and oppression are happening 48 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 2: in our world, the Bible tells us we can find 49 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: rest in knowing God sees every injustice, and his justice 50 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 2: will ultimately prevail. To night. We can find hope for 51 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: our future and peace in our present by focusing on 52 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 2: God's strength and power. Psalm ten from the King James's 53 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: version says, why standeth thou afar off, O Lord? Why 54 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? The wicked in 55 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 2: his pride doth persecute the poor? Let them be taken 56 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 2: in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked 57 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: boasteth of his heart's desires, and blesseth the covetous, whom 58 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 2: the Lord abhorreth. The wicked, through the pride of his 59 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 2: countenance will not seek after God. God is not in 60 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 2: his thoughts. His ways are always grievous. Thy judgments are 61 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 2: far above out of his sight. As for all his enemies, 62 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: he puffeth at thee. He hath said in his heart, 63 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 2: I shall not be moved, for I shall never be 64 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 2: in adversity. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit 65 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 2: and fraud. Under his tongue is mischief and vanity. He 66 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 2: sitteth in the lurking places of the villages. In the 67 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 2: secret places doth he murder the innocent. His eyes are 68 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: privily set against the poor. He lieth in wait, secretly 69 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 2: as a lion in his den. He lieth in wait 70 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 2: to catch the poor. He doth catch the poor. When 71 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 2: he draweth him to his net. He croucheth and humbleth himself, 72 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 2: that the poor may fall by his strong ones. He 73 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten. He hiddeth 74 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 2: his face. He will never see it. Arise, O, Lord, 75 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 2: O God, lift up thine head and forget not the humble. 76 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 2: Wherefore doth the wicked condemn God? He hath said in 77 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 2: his heart, thou wilt not require it, Thou hast seen it, 78 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to require it by 79 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto thee Thou art 80 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: the helper of the fatherless. Break thou the arm of 81 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 2: the wicked, and the evil man. Seek out his wickedness 82 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 2: till thou find none. The Lord is King forever and 83 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 2: ever the heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, 84 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 2: thou hast heard the desire of the humble. Thou wilt 85 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: prepare their heart. Thou wilt cause thine ear to hear, 86 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man 87 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 2: of the earth may no more oppress. God's word tell 88 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: tells us injustice will happen in our world. While looking 89 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 2: at the world and its brokenness can make you lose hope, 90 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 2: looking to God can shift your perspective and transform your world. 91 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: Meditating on God's word, focusing on who God is will 92 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 2: renew your hope and give you peace to rest throughout 93 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: the night. As you lie down tonight, focus on the 94 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 2: goodness of God. Allow his power to strike down any 95 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: fears you have. Allow his strength to defend you and 96 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 2: protect you. Feel safe in his presence. No harm can 97 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 2: come to you. As long as the Lord is with you. 98 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 2: Breathe in and out. Close your eyes and imagine standing 99 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 2: in the presence of the Everlasting King, who extinguishes your 100 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: worries and doubts and fills you with hope and peace. 101 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: Bask in his presence, feel the comfort of his love. 102 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 2: Braithe in and out. Think of a time when you 103 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: doubted the goodness of God. Lift up any doubts you 104 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 2: have now and confess He is Lord. Ask for forgiveness 105 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 2: for not putting your trust in Him. Allow to night 106 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 2: psalm to remind you of His goodness and to renew 107 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 2: your spirit. Praise God for being with you when you 108 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 2: face troubles. Rejoice in never having to face this world alone. 109 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 2: Praise Him for the times He has helped you and 110 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 2: delivered you in your life. Think of someone who has 111 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: doubts about God. Pray God will reveal himself to this person, 112 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 2: and pray the will find peace and rest. Tonight. Lay 113 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 2: your requests before God. Cast all your cares and anxieties 114 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 2: on Him. Allow His hope and comfort to help you 115 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 2: experience a deep, RESTful sleep tonight. Pray for evil to 116 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: be revealed in our world and for God to intervene 117 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 2: on the behalf of the vulnerable and the weak. Pray 118 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 2: God will give you discernment. Pray for his wisdom to 119 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 2: guide you and keep you on His path that leads 120 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 2: to peaceful rest. Pray for God to help you in 121 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 2: a specific area of your life. Tell God about your 122 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 2: troubles and grief and express your desires to him. Ask 123 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: Him to intervene on your behalf. Find comfort in knowing 124 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: God sees your trouble and your grief. He knows the 125 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: desire of your heart and will continue to work on 126 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 2: your behalf. Relinquish your control and he will give you rest. 127 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 2: Breathe in and out. Relax your neck and shoulders, release 128 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 2: any tension in your muscles. Allow His presence to soothe 129 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 2: you and keep you in perfect peace. As your body relaxes, 130 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 2: allow God to refresh your soul and help you rest 131 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 2: through the night.