1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: I'm Bishop T. D. Jakes, inviting you to unwind your 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: mind and spirit with tonight's sleep. Psalm. The Lord is 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in 4 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: him and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: With my song. I will thank him, Psalm twenty eight, 6 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: verse seven. My God and King, you are a refuge 7 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: for the refugee and a safe harbor for souls lost 8 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: at sea. You are my safe place, my shelter from 9 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: the storm. When I feel like the chaos of life 10 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: is tossing me around, I know I can come to 11 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: you and find peace. When i'm afreid, you give me 12 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: comfort and hope. Also, thank you for being my source 13 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: of strength. Sometimes life can be exhausting and I feel 14 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: like I don't have the energy to keep going. But 15 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: with you by my side, I know I can do anything. 16 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: As I close my eyes tonight, I pray that you 17 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: would watch over me and give me rest. May I 18 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: wake up in the morning renewed and refreshed, ready to 19 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: face whatever the day may bring. Thank you for being 20 00:01:50,160 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: my refuge and my strength. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank 21 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD. Jakes inviting 22 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: you to unwine your mind and spirit with tonight's Sleep Song. 23 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Prepare your heart for this devotional from the Book of Psalms, 24 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: guiding you into a RESTful embrace under his watchful eyes. 25 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD Jakes for tonight's 26 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:47,119 Speaker 1: episode of the Sleepsalms Podcast. If this episode blessed you, 27 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: follow the podcast so you never miss a nightly encouragement. 28 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Grace for tonight sleep Psalm by Prey dot com. 29 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: We will be meditating on Psalm twenty eight. Let's clear 30 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: your mind and relax your body to prepare you for 31 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 2: meditating on God's word tonight. First, focus on your breathing. 32 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 2: Watch your chest rise and fall with each new breath. 33 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: Monitor your heartbeat as you inhale and exhale with each 34 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: new breath. Allow your chest to fully expand before exhaling. 35 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: As you control your breathing, feel your heart beat slow 36 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 2: down and your body relax from your neck to your toes. 37 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: Breathe then and out. Take a deep breath. Focus on 38 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: relaxing your shoulders. Exhale slowly and release any stress and 39 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: ten in your muscles and joints. Rest your arms gently 40 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: by your side. Or in your lap, Close your eyes 41 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: and breathe in and out slowly. Clear your mind and 42 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: focus your thoughts on God. Remember he is your rock 43 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: you can always count on to comfort you, sustain you, 44 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 2: and uphold you through the night. He knows the weight 45 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: of what you are carrying from today, and he is 46 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 2: ready to lift your burdens and give you rest for 47 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 2: your mind, body, and soul. Take a few deep breaths. 48 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 2: With each exhale, release your worries and anxieties. Imagine God 49 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 2: extinguishing them as they leave your body. Breathe in and 50 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 2: out slowly. Allow yourself to relax. Open your mind and 51 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: heart to hear his voice. Ask for him to speak 52 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 2: to you through his word. The Bible tells us prayer 53 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: is the most effective way to fight our battles. When 54 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: we cry out to the Lord, we can trust him 55 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: to defend us, protect us, and sustain us through the night. 56 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: Psalm twenty eight from the King James version says, unto 57 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: thee will I cry, o, Lord, my Rock, be not 58 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 2: silent to me. Lest if thou be silent to me, 59 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: I become like them that go down into the pit. 60 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 2: Hear the voice of my supplications. When I cry unto thee. 61 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 2: When I lift up my hands toward thy Holy oracle. 62 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: Draw me not away with the wicked and with the 63 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but 64 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: mischief is in their hearts. Give them according to their deeds, 65 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: and according to the wickedness of their endeavors. Give them, 66 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 2: after the work of their hands, rendered to them their desert. 67 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: Because they regard not the works of the Lord nor 68 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 2: the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them and 69 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: not build them up. Blessed be the Lord, because he 70 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: hath heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is 71 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: my strength and my shield. My heart trusted in him, 72 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and 73 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 2: with my song I will praise him. The Lord is 74 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 2: their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 75 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 2: Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance. Feed them also, 76 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: and lift them up forever in the night when we 77 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: are surrounded by darkness. The Lord is the only one 78 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 2: who can keep us safe and secure. As we rest 79 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: in his presence, we will find strength, joy, and hope 80 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: that will lighten our hearts and ease our anxious thoughts. 81 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: Before we sleep. Take a deep breath, close your eyes 82 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: and imagine standing upon a large rock by the sea 83 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 2: in the middle of a storm. Visualize the waves crashing 84 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: upon the rock, but they can never reach you. Through 85 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: the darkness of the storm. You are still standing firmly 86 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: on the rock beneath your feet. Open your eyes. Know 87 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: you are safe because the rock is the Lord and 88 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: He's with you. Tonight, breathe in and out slowly. Inhale 89 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: and allow God's protection to fill your lungs. Exhale and 90 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 2: feel his protection spread throughout your body, all the way 91 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: to your toes. O. His shield is covering you, keeping 92 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 2: you warm and safe through the night. Invite God's presence 93 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:12,679 Speaker 2: as you sleep. Take delight in his hope. Take comfort 94 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 2: in his strength. As his presence fills your room. Feel 95 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 2: your heart leap for joy, and your soul find rest. 96 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 2: Know He will lift you upon his rock forever. Breathe in. 97 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: And out. 98 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 2: Relax your body, soften your joints and your fingers and 99 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 2: toes Let your whole body rest in the hands of God. 100 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 2: Think of a time when you are dishonest with a friend. 101 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: Ask for God's forgiveness and for his help in being 102 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 2: authentic and sincere in your relationships. Take a deep breath. 103 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 2: Allow His mercy and love to wash over you as 104 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 2: you exhale. Release any shame you are experiencing. Know you 105 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 2: are His anointed one and He will never turn away 106 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 2: from you. Think of a time when God delivered you 107 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 2: from a toxic relationship or situation. Praise Him for his help. 108 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 2: Praise Him for rescuing you. Think of someone who needs 109 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 2: deliverance from a toxic relationship right now. Pray God will 110 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 2: be their strength and shield and protect them tonight. Pray 111 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 2: God will rescue them in the morning. As you lie down, 112 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: call upon the Lord and lift up your requests. He 113 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 2: will hear your cry for mercy and he will give 114 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 2: you strength to sustain you through the night. Pray God 115 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: will give you discernment and reveal the wickedness in our world. 116 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: Will be your strength and shield when you face those 117 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: who oppose you. Pray God will protect His children that 118 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 2: are being persecuted. Pray God will protect you and your 119 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: family tonight as you sleep, Pray God will provide for 120 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 2: you and your family. Pray for your daily bread. Rest 121 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: in knowing all your needs will be met tomorrow. Take 122 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: a deep breath as you Exhale, release any tension and 123 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 2: stress that is still lingering from to day. Relax your 124 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 2: neck and shoulders. Feel your body soften and your mind settle. 125 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 2: As your body relaxes, allow God to refresh your soul 126 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: and renew your spirit with his peace as you rest 127 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 2: through the night.