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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 song. 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 BeMoved 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 td Jakes, inviting you to unwind

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Speaker 1: your mind and spirit with tonight's sleep song. Prepare your

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

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

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

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Speaker 1: the Sleep SONGMS 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 Sleepsong by pray dot Com.

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

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

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

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

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Speaker 2: tense in heal's slowly and contract the areas of your

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

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Speaker 2: Exhale slowly and relax your muscles and joints. Relax your

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Speaker 2: neck and shoulders. Close your eyes and try to control

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Speaker 2: your breathing to help calm your mind. Breathe in and

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Speaker 2: out slowly. Concentrate on taking longer, deeper breaths to clear

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Speaker 2: your mind of any distractions. The more you focus on

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

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

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Speaker 2: rejuvenating you and restoring you. Meditate on the goodness and

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Speaker 2: faithfulness of God. Know he is the one that never changes.

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Speaker 2: You can always count on his promise to love you

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Speaker 2: and sustain you. Know He is ready to lift your

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Speaker 2: burdens and give you rest for your mind, body, and soul.

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

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Speaker 2: to him. Open your mind and heart to hear his voice.

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Speaker 2: Ask for him to speak to you through his word.

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Speaker 2: Know his voice will lead you to a safe, quiet

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Speaker 2: place where you can rest in Him. When we face

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Speaker 2: the problems and pressures of this life, it can be

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Speaker 2: tempting to run away and leave behind our pain and hurt.

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Speaker 2: But the Bible tells us we don't have to flee.

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Speaker 2: With God by our side, we can face our troubles

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Speaker 2: with his strength, lift our burdens to find peace, and

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Speaker 2: call on His name to find hope to night. Let's

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Speaker 2: find strength and solace in God's word and in his presence.

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Speaker 2: Son fifty five from the King James's version says, give

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Speaker 2: ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself

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Speaker 2: from my supplication. Attend unto me and hear me. I

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Speaker 2: mourn in my complaint and make a noise because of

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Speaker 2: the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of

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Speaker 2: the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in

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Speaker 2: wrath they hate me. My heart is sore pained within me,

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Speaker 2: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness

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Speaker 2: And I said, oh, that I had wings like a dove,

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

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Speaker 2: Lo then would I wander far off and remain in

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Speaker 2: the wilderness, saylah, I would hate in my escape from

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Speaker 2: the windy storm and tempest. Destroy o lord, and divide

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Speaker 2: their tongues. For I have seen violence and strife in

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Speaker 2: the city day and night. They go about it upon

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Speaker 2: the walls. Thereof mischief also, and sorrow are in the

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Speaker 2: midst of it. Wickedness is in the midst thereof deceit

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Speaker 2: and guile. Depart not from her streets. For it was

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Speaker 2: not an enemy that reproached me, then I could have

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Speaker 2: borne it. Neither was it he that hated me, that

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Speaker 2: myself from him. But it was thou a man mine equal,

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Speaker 2: my guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together

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Speaker 2: into hell, for wickedness is in their dwelling and among them.

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Speaker 2: As for me, I will call upon God and the

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Speaker 2: Lord shall save me. Evening and morning, and at noon

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Speaker 2: will I pray and cry aloud, and He shall hear

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Speaker 2: my voice. He hath delivered my soul in peace from

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Speaker 2: the bottle that it was against me, For there were

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Speaker 2: many with me. God shall hear and afflict them, even

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Speaker 2: he that abideth of old saylah, because they have no changes.

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Speaker 2: Therefore they fear not God. He hath put forth his

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Speaker 2: smoother than butter, but war was in his heart. His

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Speaker 2: words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

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Speaker 2: Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.

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Speaker 2: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved, But Thou, o, God,

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Speaker 2: shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloody

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Speaker 2: But I will trust in THEE. When we face opposition

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Speaker 2: by a loved one, we might want to leave everyone

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Speaker 2: and everything behind to escape our painful reality. But rather

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Speaker 2: than running away, we should run to God and quiet

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Speaker 2: our minds and hearts in prayer and worship to find

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Speaker 2: relief from our pain and hurt. Take a deep breath.

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

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Speaker 2: your eyes and focus on your breathing. Breathe in and

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Speaker 2: out slowly. Concentrate on your chest, rising and falling with

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Speaker 2: each inhale and exhale. As your mind and heart quiet down,

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Speaker 2: focus on God as your savior, your protector, your sustainer.

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Speaker 2: Visualize God restoring and redeeming everything that has been broken.

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Speaker 2: Breathe in and out slowly as you lay down to

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Speaker 2: sleep tonight. Know God provides you a firm foundation on

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Speaker 2: which you can rest. Just trust in Him, lean on him,

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Speaker 2: put your faith in him alone. No, he never changes.

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

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

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Speaker 2: the same God that strengthens us and sustains us. Today.

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Speaker 2: With your next exhale, surrender everything to him. Think of

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Speaker 2: a time when a close friend or family member betrayed you.

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Speaker 2: Confess any unforgiveness, anger, or bitterness that is still in

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Speaker 2: your heart. Ask God to help you forgive others the

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Speaker 2: way He forgives you. Take a deep breath. Allow God's

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Speaker 2: grace and love to fill your heart as you exhale.

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Speaker 2: Release any guilt and shame you are experiencing. Praise God

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Speaker 2: for his goodness and faithfulness. Thank Him for never changing

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Speaker 2: and being the one you can always count on. Thank

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Speaker 2: Him for sustaining you every day and night. Think of

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Speaker 2: some one who is struggling to cope with the pain

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Speaker 2: of a broken relationship or a betrayal by a friend.

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Speaker 2: Pray God will comfort them to night and help them

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Speaker 2: find rest. Cast your cares on the Lord, for he

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Speaker 2: loves you. Know he will sustain you. You will never

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Speaker 2: be shaken because He is your foundation. Pray for God

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Speaker 2: to expose the corruption in your community and country. Pray

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Speaker 2: Ye will protect you and sustain those living in areas

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Speaker 2: being destroyed by violence and strife. Pray for God to

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Speaker 2: heal the peaces of your heart that have been broken

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Speaker 2: by others. Pray Ye would help you forgive others so

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Speaker 2: that you may find peace and rest. Pray for God

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Speaker 2: to help you put your trust in Him. No matter

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Speaker 2: what pray, He will lift your burdens tonight and help

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Speaker 2: 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.