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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop TD Jakes, inviting you to unwind your mind

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Speaker 1: and spirit with Tonight's sleep Psalm. Cast your burden on

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Speaker 1: the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never

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Speaker 1: allow the righteous to bemove Psalm fifty five, Verse twenty two. Lord,

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Speaker 1: I ask tonight that you silence the voice of the enemy.

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Speaker 1: I want all the anxieties and worries that plagued my

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Speaker 1: mind to be drowned out by the hushing sound of

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Speaker 1: your voice. My heart is disquieted, my body is tense.

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Speaker 1: Release me from that tension and teach me to trust

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Speaker 1: in your tender love. I cast my burdens unto you,

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Speaker 1: for you care for me. I release my nervousness to

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Speaker 1: you and give up control. Quiet my mind and comfort

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Speaker 1: my soul. Tonight I want to rest in the arms

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Speaker 1: of the Almighty, calm by the quiet voice of Grace.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen, Thank you for praying

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Speaker 1: with me. I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to

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Speaker 1: unwind your mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep Song. Prepare

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

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Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace underous watchful eyes. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for joining me, Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's episode

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Speaker 1: of the Sleepsalms podcast. If this episode blessed you, follow

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

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

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm fifty five. Take a

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Speaker 2: deep cleansing breath to relax your body. Exhale slowly and

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Speaker 2: relax your muscles. With your next deep breath, focus on

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Speaker 2: relieving the stress in any muscles or joints that are

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Speaker 2: still tense. In heale's slowly and contract the areas of

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Speaker 2: your body that feel tense. Hold your breath for a

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Speaker 2: few seconds. Exhale slowly and relax your muscles and joints.

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Speaker 2: Relax your neck and shoulders. Close your eyes, and try

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Speaker 2: to control your breathing to help calm your mind. Breathe

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Speaker 2: in and out slowly. Concentrate on taking longer, deeper breaths

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Speaker 2: to clear your mind of any distractions. The more you

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Speaker 2: focus on your breathing, the quieter your mind will become.

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Speaker 2: With your next breath, focus on the oxygen flowing throughout

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Speaker 2: your body, rejuvenating you and restoring you. Meditate on the

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Speaker 2: goodness and faithfulness of God. Know he is the one

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Speaker 2: that never changes. You can always count on his promise

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Speaker 2: to love you and sustain you. Know he is ready

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Speaker 2: to lift your burdens and give you rest for your mind, body,

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Speaker 2: and soul. With your next exhale, surrender to day's worries

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Speaker 2: and anxieties to him. Open your mind and heart to

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Speaker 2: hear his voice. Ask for him to speak to you

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Speaker 2: through his word. Know his voice will lead you to

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Speaker 2: a safe, quiet place where you can rest in Him.

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Speaker 2: When we face the problems and pressures of this life,

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Speaker 2: it can be tempting to run away and leave behind

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Speaker 2: our pain and hurt. But the Bible tells us we

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Speaker 2: don't have to flee. With God by our side, we

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Speaker 2: can face our troubles with his strength, lift our burdens

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Speaker 2: to find peace, and call on his name to find

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Speaker 2: hope to night, Let's find strength and solace in God's

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Speaker 2: word and in his presence. Psalm fifty five from the

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Speaker 2: King James's version says, give ear to my prayer, O God,

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Speaker 2: and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me

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Speaker 2: and hear me. I mourn in my complaint and make

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Speaker 2: a noise because of the voice of the enemy, because

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Speaker 2: of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity

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Speaker 2: upon me, and in wrath they hate me. My heart

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Speaker 2: is sore pained within me, and the terrors of death

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Speaker 2: are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,

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Speaker 2: and horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said, oh, that

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Speaker 2: I had wings like a dove, For then I would

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Speaker 2: fly away and be at rest. Lo then would I

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Speaker 2: wander far off and remain in the wilderness, saylah, I

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Speaker 2: would haste in my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

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Speaker 2: Destroy o lord, and divide their tongues. For I have

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Speaker 2: seen violence and strife in the city day and night.

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Speaker 2: They go about it upon the walls thereof mischief also,

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Speaker 2: and sorrow are in the midst of it. Wickedness is

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Speaker 2: in the midst thereof deceit and guile. Depart not from

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Speaker 2: her streets. For it was not an enemy that reproached me,

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Speaker 2: then I could have borne it. Neither was it he

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Speaker 2: that hated me, that did magnify himself against me. Then

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Speaker 2: I would have hid myself from him. But it was

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Speaker 2: thou a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

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Speaker 2: We took sweet counsel together and walked unto the House

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Speaker 2: of God and company. Let death seize upon them, and

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Speaker 2: let them go down quick into hell, for wickedness is

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Speaker 2: in their dwelling and among them. As for me, I

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Speaker 2: will call upon God and the Lord shall save me.

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Speaker 2: Evening and morning and at noon will I pray and

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Speaker 2: cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice. He hath

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Speaker 2: delivered my soul in peace from the bottle that it

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Speaker 2: shall hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of

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Speaker 2: old saylah, because they have no changes. Therefore they fear

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Speaker 2: not God. He hath put forth his hands against such

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Speaker 2: as be at peace with him. He hath broken his covenant.

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Speaker 2: The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but

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Speaker 2: war was in his heart. His words were softer than oil,

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Speaker 2: yet they were drawn swords. Cast thy burden upon the Lord,

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Speaker 2: and He shall sustain thee. He shall never suffer the

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Speaker 2: righteous to be moved, But Thou, o, God, shalt bring

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Speaker 2: them down into the pit of destruction. Bloody and deceitful

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Speaker 2: men shall not live out half their days. But I

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Speaker 2: will trust in Thee. When we face opposition from those

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Speaker 2: loved one, we might want to leave everyone and everything

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Speaker 2: behind to escape our painful reality. But rather than running away,

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Speaker 2: we should run to God and quiet our minds and

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Speaker 2: hearts in prayer and worship to find relief from our

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Speaker 2: pain and hurt. Take a deep breath, Exhale slowly and

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Speaker 2: release any tension in your body. Close your eyes and

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Speaker 2: focus on your breathing. Breathe in and out slowly. Concentrate

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Speaker 2: on your chest, rising and falling with each inhale and exhale.

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Speaker 2: As your mind and heart quiet down, focus on God

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Speaker 2: as your savior, your protector, your sustainer. Visualize God restoring

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Speaker 2: and redeeming everything that has been broken. Breathe in and

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Speaker 2: out slowly as you lay down to sleep tonight. Know

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Speaker 2: God provides you a firm foundation on which you can rest.

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Speaker 2: Just trust in Him, lean on him, put your faith

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Speaker 2: in him alone. No, he never changes. He is the

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Speaker 2: same God that created the world, the same God that

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Speaker 2: sent his son to redeem us, and the same God

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Speaker 2: that strengthens us and sustains us. Today. With your next exhale,

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Speaker 2: surrender everything to him. Think of a time when a

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Speaker 2: close friend or family member betrayed you. Confess any unforgiveness, anger,

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Speaker 2: or bitterness that is still in your heart. Ask God

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Speaker 2: to help you forgive others the way He forgives you.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep breath. Allow God's grace and love to

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Speaker 2: fill your heart as you exhale. Release any guilt and

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Speaker 2: shame you are experiencing. Praise God for his goodness and faithfulness.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for never changing and being the one you

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Speaker 2: can always count on. Thank Him for sustaining you every

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Speaker 2: day and night. Think of someone who is struggling to

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Speaker 2: betrayal by a friend. Pray God will comfort them to

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Speaker 2: night and help them find rest. Cast your cares on

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Speaker 2: the Lord, for he loves you. Know he will sustain

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Speaker 2: you. You will never be shaken because He is your foundation.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God to expose the corruption in your community

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Speaker 2: and country. Pray Ye will protect you and sustain those

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Speaker 2: living in areas being destroyed by violence and strife. Pray

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Speaker 2: for God to heal the peaces of your heart that

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Speaker 2: have been broken by others. Pray Ye would help you

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Speaker 2: forgive others so that you may find peace and rest.

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Speaker 2: Pray for God to help you put your trust in Him.

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Speaker 2: No matter what pray, He will lift your burdens tonight

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Speaker 2: and help you experience a deep sleep that rejuvenates your body, mind,

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Speaker 2: and soul. Take a deep breath as you exhale, release

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Speaker 2: any tension and stress that is still lingering from today.

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Speaker 2: Know God is with you tonight, protecting you and sustaining you.

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Speaker 2: As your body relaxes, Allow God to refresh your soul

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Speaker 2: and bring you peace to help you rest through the night.