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Speaker 1: Oh, if it be possible, as much as lieth in you,

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Speaker 1: live peaceably with all men. Romans twelve eighteen. Dear Father,

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Speaker 1: cover me tonight in your shield of protection. Allow me

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Speaker 1: to reflect on today so that I may learn to

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Speaker 1: be a reflection of You in my thoughts, actions, and

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Speaker 1: words to each person in my life. Help me to

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Speaker 1: accept others for their unique gifts and talents and encourage

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Speaker 1: them to walk along the path that you have said

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Speaker 1: for their life. Help me to speak gently to those

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Speaker 1: around me, and help me to teach them that your

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Speaker 1: love is unwavering and unconditional. Continue to embrace my family

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Speaker 1: and friends with your light and grant us with a

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Speaker 1: night of peaceful slumber in Jesus name. Amen. Thank you

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Speaker 1: for listening to pray dot Coms nightly prayer to experience

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Speaker 1: a pocket of peace before you go to sleep. Stay

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Speaker 1: tuned for our free meditative prayer after this quick word

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Speaker 1: sleep better. To get the most out of your spiritual journey,

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Speaker 1: use pray dot com every day and make prayer of

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Speaker 1: priority in your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer

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Speaker 1: is to sleep better. Hit pause for a second, prepare

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Speaker 1: yourself to spend a few moments with God. Close your eyes,

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Speaker 1: take a deep breath in and breathe out. Now, take

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Speaker 1: captive every thought and shift your attention to the word

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Speaker 1: of God. We will be meditating on Psalm chapter verse

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Speaker 1: two from the King James version. It is vain for

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Speaker 1: you to rise up early, to sit up late, to

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Speaker 1: eat the bread of sorrows, For so he giveth his

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Speaker 1: beloved sleep. Take a moment to pour out your adoration

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Speaker 1: to God. I will bless the Lord at all times.

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Speaker 1: His praise will always be in my mouth. My soul

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Speaker 1: will make its boast in the Lord. The humble will hear,

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Speaker 1: and people ad Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and

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Speaker 1: let us exalt his name together. Restlessness is pointless. No

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Speaker 1: good comes from being anxious, from starting work early and

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Speaker 1: staying late. It is futile to lose sleep worrying over

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Speaker 1: the outcome of your efforts, because you cannot guarantee your

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Speaker 1: own success. You must trust in God, for it is

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Speaker 1: he who blesses you. It is he who gives you

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Speaker 1: prosperity and rest. For your body to function at full capacity,

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Speaker 1: it requires great sleep quality. Rest refreshes and rejuvenates your body, spirit,

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Speaker 1: and soul. It affects your day and its outcome. Do

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Speaker 1: not forget sound. Sleep is a gift from God. While

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Speaker 1: you rest, God pours out his grace and gifts upon

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Speaker 1: your life. Perhaps your slumber has been impeded by fretful thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Present yourself before God in this moment. Tell him what

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Speaker 1: is robbing you of sleep. Confess your troubles and distress

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Speaker 1: to God because He cares for you. Now take just

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Speaker 1: a few minutes to dwell on the gifts of God

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Speaker 1: for your life. Thank Him because his rest is restorative.

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Speaker 1: Thank God because his grace is given to you even

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Speaker 1: in sleep. His word promises to bless the works of

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Speaker 1: your hands. Thank the Holy Spirit for ministering God's peace

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Speaker 1: to your heart and mind, for comforting you in times

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Speaker 1: of worry and anxiety. Thank Him because His plans for

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Speaker 1: you are good and better than you could imagine. God

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Speaker 1: is present and he is listening to you. Wasting your

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Speaker 1: effort on what you cannot control will do you no good.

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Speaker 1: Choose instead to seek God and ask him to pour

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Speaker 1: his favor upon your life. Ask the Holy Spirit it

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Speaker 1: to give you strength to overcome your daily obstacles. To

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Speaker 1: guide your steps into goodness and not evil. Ask the

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Speaker 1: Holy Spirit to bless the tasks you set your hands

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Speaker 1: to and to give you grace before others. God delights

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Speaker 1: in your success. He wants to see you happy and healthy. Remember,

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Speaker 1: worry and loss of sleep over your efforts will not

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Speaker 1: ensure your success. Neither will you achieve anything by killing

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Speaker 1: yourself with work. God's blessing is necessary for your endeavors

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Speaker 1: to prosper, and God freely offers that blessing to those

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Speaker 1: who trust him. So let go of the anxiety in

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Speaker 1: your heart, your mind, and your thoughts. Trust in the

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Speaker 1: truth of God's word, that He has the best for you,

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Speaker 1: that He is working things out in your favor. Lean

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Speaker 1: on Him for support, and sleep soundly in the knowledge

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Speaker 1: God is watching over you. Thank you for completing today's

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Speaker 1: meditative prayer on pray dot com. By incorporating this healthy

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Speaker 1: habit as a daily practice, you are making prayer a

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Speaker 1: priority and strengthening your walk with Gods. SA