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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.

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Speaker 2: I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth

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Speaker 2: up while I suffer your terrors, I am distracted, Psalm

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Speaker 2: eighty eight, verse fifteen.

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Speaker 1: Dear God, I pray tonight for strength. This life is

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Speaker 1: filled with blessings for which I am abundantly thankful. However,

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Speaker 1: this life also brings strife. My soul can feel the

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Speaker 1: sting of sin and shame. There are times when it

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Speaker 1: all feels too heavy for me. Lord. That is why

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Speaker 1: I take heart in knowing I do not have.

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Speaker 3: To bear these burdens alone. Before I sleep, I seek

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Speaker 3: to cast my cares upon you, for I know you

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Speaker 3: care for me. You have not shunned me in my weariness,

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Speaker 3: nor forsaken me in my time of need. You set

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Speaker 3: your son to suffer so our separation would be buried.

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Speaker 3: I can confidently speak to you, knowing you will give

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Speaker 3: rest to the heavy laden. Give me rest tonight, Lord,

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Speaker 3: relieve me from my distress. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen,

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Speaker 3: thank you for praying with me. I'm Bishop TD Jakes

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Speaker 3: inviting you to unwind your mind and spirit with Tonight's

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Speaker 3: sleep Song. Prepare your heart for this devotional from the

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Speaker 3: Book of Psalms, guiding you into a RESTful embrace under

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Speaker 3: his watchful eyes. Thank you for joining me, Bishop TD

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Speaker 3: Jakes for tonight's episode of the Sleep Palms Podcast. If

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Speaker 3: this episode blessed you, follow the podcast so you never

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Speaker 3: miss a nightly encouragement.

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Speaker 4: Hello, I'm Grace. For tonight's sleep Song by pray dot Com.

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Speaker 4: We will be meditating on songs eighty eight. Breathe in

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Speaker 4: and out slowly. Relax your neck and shoulders. Rest your

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Speaker 4: feet flat on the floor or on your bed. Take

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Speaker 4: a few deep breaths inhale through your nose and exhale

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Speaker 4: through your mouth. With each breath. Feel your heart rate

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Speaker 4: slow down and your mind quiet down. Clear your mind

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Speaker 4: of any distractions. Focus on God as your savior and redeemer.

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Speaker 4: Meditate on his love and on his saving grace. Know

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Speaker 4: he saves you from death and destruction. Know he sees you,

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Speaker 4: and he loves you, and he will sustain you with

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Speaker 4: his strength. Breathe in slowly, feel his strength fill your lungs.

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Speaker 4: Breathe out slowly, and lift your stress and anxiety from

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Speaker 4: to day to the Lord. Open your heart and prepare

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Speaker 4: to receive God's word. Ask God to give you wisdom

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Speaker 4: and understanding, and to help you hear his still small voice.

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Speaker 4: Allow his truth to transform you, Allow his presence to

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Speaker 4: comfort you. Allow his voice to guide you to a safe,

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Speaker 4: quiet place where you can rest peacefully through the night.

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Speaker 4: When our strength is depleted and our sorrow threatens to

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Speaker 4: overtake us, the Bible reminds us we can turn to

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Speaker 4: God and express our deepest fears and worries to him,

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Speaker 4: knowing he is there every time we call upon him.

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Speaker 4: Psalm eighty eight from the King James's version says, O, Lord,

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Speaker 4: God of my salvation, I have cried day and night

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Speaker 4: before thee. Let my prayer come before thee. Incline thine

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Speaker 4: ear unto my cry, for my soul is full of troubles,

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Speaker 4: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. I am

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Speaker 4: counted with them that go down into the pit. I

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Speaker 4: am as a man that hath no strength, free among

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Speaker 4: the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave,

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Speaker 4: whom thou rememberest no more, and they are cut off

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Speaker 4: from Thy hand. Thou hast laid me in the lowest

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Speaker 4: pit in darkness, in the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard

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Speaker 4: upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Sellah,

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Speaker 4: thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me. Thou

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Speaker 4: hast made me an abomination. Unto them, I am shut up,

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Speaker 4: and I cannot come forth. Mine eye mourneth by reason

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Speaker 4: of affliction. Lord, I have called daily unto THEE, I

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Speaker 4: have stretched out my hands. Unto THEE. Wilt thou shew

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Speaker 4: wonders to the dead. Shall the dead arise and praise thee? Sillah?

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Speaker 4: Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave, or

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Speaker 4: the dark, and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness.

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Speaker 4: But unto THEE have I cried, O Lord? And in

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Speaker 4: the morning, shall my prayer prevent thee? Lord? Why casteth

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Speaker 4: thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

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Speaker 4: I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth

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Speaker 4: up while I suffer thy terrors, I am distracted. Thy

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Speaker 4: fierce wrath goeth over me. Thy terrors have cut me off.

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Speaker 4: They came round about me daily like water. They compassed

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Speaker 4: me about together, Lover and friend, hast thou put far

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Speaker 4: from me and mine acquaintance into darkness. When we pray

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Speaker 4: to God, we may not always find relief from our

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Speaker 4: But God's word makes it clear that God is always

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Speaker 4: with us, and he listens to us when we call

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Speaker 4: upon him. We don't have to be cheerful to come

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Speaker 4: to the Lord. We can bring our grief and depression,

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Speaker 4: our troubles and worries to Him and find rest in

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Speaker 4: His presence. Take a deep breath as your chest rises,

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Speaker 4: feel God pull you out of the lowest pit, out

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Speaker 4: of the darkest depths of despair. Exhale slowly and release

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Speaker 4: and surrender to the Lord. Take another deep breath. As

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Speaker 4: you inhale, imagine God lifting your burdens, alleviating your stress

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Speaker 4: so that you may find relief to rest tonight. Exhale

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Speaker 4: slowly and feel the presence of God rest upon you,

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Speaker 4: keeping you safe and warm through the night. Sometimes, when

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Speaker 4: life is hard and we are facing seemingly impossible circumstances,

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Speaker 4: we begin to doubt God's goodness and faithfulness. Confess any

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Speaker 4: fears and doubts you have, lift them to God and

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Speaker 4: ask him to restore your faith in him. Breathe in

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Speaker 4: his goodness and faithfulness. Breathe out your guilt and shame

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Speaker 4: Inhale and exhale. Slowly release any tension in your body.

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Speaker 4: Allow God's strength to sustain you through the night. Think

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Speaker 4: of the ways God has kept his promises in your life.

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Speaker 4: Thank Him for his faithfulness. Thank him for the times

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Speaker 4: he has helped you and delivered you. Thank Him for

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Speaker 4: comforting you tonight. Think of someone who needs to experience

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Speaker 4: God's healing. Pray he will place his hands on them

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Speaker 4: and restore their body, mind, and soul. Pray he will

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Speaker 4: help them rest safely in his hands tonight. Cry out

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Speaker 4: to the Lord. Tell him about your troubles and your struggles.

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Speaker 4: Cast your fears and worries on him. Know he cares

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Speaker 4: for you and loves you. Know he is always in

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Speaker 4: control and nothing happens without his knowledge. Pray for God's

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Speaker 4: healing in your home. Pray for him to heal you

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Speaker 4: and your family from any disease or disorder that is

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Speaker 4: causing you pain physically or emotionally. Pray for Him to

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Speaker 4: restore you tonight. Pray for God's provision in your life.

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Speaker 4: Lift your needs to God and trust him to help you.

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Speaker 4: Pray for God's protection as you sleep. Pray he will

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Speaker 4: sustain you through the night and renew your spirit as

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Speaker 4: you rest. Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly and release

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Speaker 4: any tension that is still lingering from today. Draw near

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Speaker 4: to God. Breathe in his strength, Allow it to fill

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Speaker 4: your lungs completely. Exhale slowly, feeling his strength spread throughout

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Speaker 4: your body, restoring you, rejuvenating you as you sleep.

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