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Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes inviting you to unwine your

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Speaker 1: mind and spirit with Tonight's sleep Psalm. If it had

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Speaker 1: not been the Lord who was on our side, let

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Speaker 1: Israel now say psalmone twenty four, Verse one. Precious Lord, tonight,

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Speaker 1: I am in awe of your power and personal presence

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Speaker 1: in people's lives. Although mountains melted, your words and sea

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Speaker 1: split at your command, you still take time to bend

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Speaker 1: down and bless us. The presence of your spirit gives

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Speaker 1: me solace and solvency amid difficulty. I can lay down

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Speaker 1: and release a tension in my shoulders, knowing that you

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Speaker 1: will not give me up to the enemy or allow

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Speaker 1: me to fall. I can trust that although I am vulnerable,

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Speaker 1: you are my protector. Even though I am weak, you

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Speaker 1: make me a conqueror. If you were not on my side,

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Speaker 1: I would have cause to be afread. But since you

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Speaker 1: are on my side, my body can sink into my

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Speaker 1: bed free from fear. Continue to reveal your good nature

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Speaker 1: and remind me of your power. In Jesus' name, Amen,

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Speaker 1: thank you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes,

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Speaker 1: inviting you to unwind 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 ey.

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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 Sleep Songs 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 sleep song by pray dot Com.

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Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm one hundred twenty four.

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Speaker 2: Take a few moments to unwind from the day. Breathe

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Speaker 2: in and owl through your nose. As you inhale, feel

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Speaker 2: the clean air flow through your lungs into your belly.

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Speaker 2: When your belly fully expands, hold your breath for a

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Speaker 2: few seconds. Exhale slowly and contract your belly, pushing the

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Speaker 2: air into your body, rejuvenating every cell in your body.

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Speaker 2: Focus your thoughts on God. Remember who he is, your

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Speaker 2: creator that fully knows you and fully loves you. Know

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Speaker 2: he takes delight in you as a valued part of

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Speaker 2: his creation Because he fully knows you. He understands the

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Speaker 2: stress and anxiety you are carrying into the night. Because

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Speaker 2: he fully loves you, he wants you to cast your

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Speaker 2: anxiety on him and find rest in presence. Breathe in

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Speaker 2: the love of your creator. Feel his joy fill your

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Speaker 2: body and warm your heart. Breathe out your stress and

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Speaker 2: anxiety and surrender it to the Lord. Feel your shoulders

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Speaker 2: relax and your muscles soften as you put your trust

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Speaker 2: in the Lord. Clear your mind of any distractions and

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Speaker 2: focus on listening to God's word. Know his truth will

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Speaker 2: fill you with his hope, joy, and peace. Know his

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Speaker 2: voice will comfort you in the darkness of the night.

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Speaker 2: When we are overwhelmed by the snares and storms in life,

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Speaker 2: God's word reminds us we can trust in the Lord

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Speaker 2: to provide a way out of life's most difficult moments.

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Speaker 2: Psalm one hundred twenty four. The King James's version says,

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Speaker 2: if it had not been the Lord who was on

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Speaker 2: our side, Now Israel may say, if it had not

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Speaker 2: been the Lord who was on our side when men

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Speaker 2: rose up against us, then they had swallowed us up

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Speaker 2: quick when their wrath was kindled against us. Then the

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Speaker 2: waters had overwhelmed us. The stream had gone over our soul.

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Speaker 2: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. Blessed

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Speaker 2: be the Lord who hath not given us as a

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Speaker 2: prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a

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Speaker 2: bird out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare

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Speaker 2: is broken and we are escaped. Our help is in

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Speaker 2: the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.

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Speaker 2: In this world we will face trouble. There will be

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Speaker 2: snares that distract us and lead us astray. There will

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Speaker 2: be sts that threaten to engulf us in its deadly waters.

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Speaker 2: There will be enemies that seek to destroy us. In

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Speaker 2: the middle of the chaos, God reminds us to seek

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Speaker 2: him and depend on his help to escape life's snares

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Speaker 2: and survive life's storms. Seek God and find comfort in

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Speaker 2: knowing he is on the side of those who love him.

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Speaker 2: Take a deep, cleansing breath. Rest in the mighty hands

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Speaker 2: that formed you, In the mighty hands that free you

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Speaker 2: from this world snares, In the mighty hands that calm

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Speaker 2: the wind and the waves. Know you are safe and

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Speaker 2: secure in the hands of the Creator. Know in him

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Speaker 2: you will find rest. Close your eyes and invite the

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Speaker 2: Lord to guide you into his light, to guide you

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Speaker 2: through the trials and tribulations that consume your body, mind,

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Speaker 2: and heart. Follow the Lord and he will provide a

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Speaker 2: way to flee temptation and to endure difficult times. Lift

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Speaker 2: up any fears and doubts you have of God's goodness

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Speaker 2: and faithfulness. Sometimes the pain and suffering in this world

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Speaker 2: doesn't make sense. But know God is in control and

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Speaker 2: he is waiting for his people to seek him and

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Speaker 2: call upon his name. Ask God to help your unbelief

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Speaker 2: and to restore your relationship with him. Lift your spirit

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Speaker 2: and praise the Lord for helping you overcome the snares

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Speaker 2: that are set against you and the storms that rage

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Speaker 2: against you. Thank Him for the ways he has helped you,

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Speaker 2: for the times he has delivered you. Thank him for

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Speaker 2: the favor he has shown you. Think of a who

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Speaker 2: is caught in one of life's snares or storms and

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Speaker 2: needs God's help. Pray they will put their trust in

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Speaker 2: the Lord to deliver them. Pray God will make his

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Speaker 2: presence known so they will find rest. Tell God about

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Speaker 2: the desires of your heart. Tell him about your struggles.

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Speaker 2: Know the Lord hears your voice. Wait on him to

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Speaker 2: respond to your wants and needs. Pray God will deliver

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Speaker 2: you from your addictions and struggles. Pray He will deliver

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Speaker 2: you from temptation. Pray God will help you with a

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Speaker 2: specific situation in your life. Pray he will provide what

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Speaker 2: you need at just the right time. Pray God will

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Speaker 2: protect you in the middle of life's storms. Pray you

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Speaker 2: will rest safely and securely in His hands, no matter

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Speaker 2: how long the waves and how strong the wind. Take

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Speaker 2: a deep breath as you exhale, relax your neck and shoulders.

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Speaker 2: Feel your body soften and your mind settle. As your

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Speaker 2: body relaxes, allow God to refresh your soul and bring

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