Welcome to Abide's sleep meditations. I'm Tyler Boss.

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as we hear tonight's sleep story. Welcome to this Abide bedtime story. There is one reason we don't need to fear. God is the

great I am who is always present and never abandons us for a moment. Before we get into the joy of

this truth, take a few moments to clear your mind, give your swirling thoughts of rest, and breathe in God's love and goodness.

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath and relax. Breathe out all the worries of the day and breathe in the comforting presence of god's

holy spirit let tension leave your body as you dwell with god certain that he loves you and is with you now, as well as through the

matter.

Breathe in a sense of God's presence.

Exhale your fears.

Think about the fact that the mightiest being in the universe, the great I am, will never leave you.

Because of this, you can say, I am not a frame.

Close your eyes to block out all distractions then take a deep slow breath take another as you need to so that you feel your body relaxing and your heart calming let your body relax from the top of your head

to the tip of your toes make sure your limbs are relaxed first john chapter 4 verse 18 says there is no fear in love but perfect love drives out fear

because fear has to do with punishment the one who fears is not made perfect in love there is no fear in love

what a fantastic reassurance that there is one who loves us so much that it leaves no room for fear let's talk to this amazing god

this great i am who is always in the present moment with you because of him i am i am not afraid.

Dear Heavenly Father, the great I am, we have no idea how much you love us.

We can't comprehend perfect love, because we only know human love, which can be fickle and wavering but your love is constant and even better not dependent on our frailty and weakness but on your goodness and power.

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