Welcome to Abide's sleep meditations. I'm Tyler. Today's meditation is sponsored by Faithful Counseling.com, where they combine biblical wisdom with clinical expertise in mental health. Faithful counseling can bring God's healing to you. Just go to faithfulcounseling.com slash abide. If you're enjoying our podcasts,

don't forget to hit the subscribe button and tell us what you think. Now, relax your mind and

body as we hear tonight's sleep story. Welcome to this bedtime story from Abide, a sleep meditation written from the inspiration

of the scriptures to help you relax and fall asleep.

As you get settled into bed, focus on relaxing your body from head to toe. Release the tension in your

neck and shoulders, settle your head onto the pillow and pull the covers over you. Take a few

deep breaths in and out with each breath in

with each breath in focus on receiving the peace and presence of the Lord and with with each breath out, let go of all distracting thoughts.

Invite the Holy Spirit to be with you, the one who brings peace and gentleness into the room, who surrounds you with love

and goodness. Remember, he is the very presence of God. And now, please allow me to pray over you tonight, Heavenly Father, with our whole

heart, mind and soul, we rest in your presence. For in you we find peace.

Lord, I pray specifically for this listener tonight

that they will be able to let go of all worries,

all pressing concerns, and find true rest in you please Lord give them the

assurance that you are with them that you are covering them that their life is in your hands please whisper

your truth over them and tell them that there is no need to fear there is no reason to lose sleep. I pray that you will do a mighty work in the life of this

beloved person. Wherever they are and whatever is going on, I pray in the precious name of Jesus that they would be transformed into

your likeness, be refined as a vessel for your glory, and be restored to walk faithfully with

you. I pray that they will sleep deeply tonight and rise in the

morning, refreshed and renewed. I pray these things in the name of your son. Amen.

Our sleep meditation tonight encompasses Psalm 9,

with words of praise from King David,

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