The Favor of God

Abide Bible Sleep Meditation

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.2 • 776 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Sleep better and Stress Less— with Abide, a Christian meditation app that provides a biblically grounded place to experience peace and progress in your relationship with Christ. We hope this biblical sleep meditation, narrated by James Seawood, helps your body relax and your mind rest on the truth found in scripture. Are you longing to receive God’s favor? Release all pressure to seek man’s approval and let this sleep story guide you in comforting truths about the blessings of God in Christ Jesus.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Abide's Sleep Meditations. I'm Tyler Boss. Today's meditation is brought to you by
0:05.7	our partners at Life Audio. If you go to Life Audio.com, you will find dozens of other faith-centered
0:11.9	podcasts in their network. They've got shows about prayer, Bible study, parenting, and more. Head over to
0:17.8	lifeadio.com now. Remember, you can have full access to all our sleep stories
0:22.9	commercial free. Just text Abide to 22433 for 25% off the app. Now, relax your mind and body
0:31.8	as we hear tonight's sleep story. Hello, and welcome to this sleep story from Abide.
0:41.5	I'm James.
0:42.8	Thank you for joining me for our story, The Favor of God.
0:48.8	It's our human tendency to seek the approval of people, whether in a work situation or personal relationship,
0:57.0	we desire the approval of others. The Apostle Paul made a good point in Galatians chapter 1,
1:04.0	verse 10, when he said, am I now seeking the favor of people or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still
1:15.4	trying to please people, I would not be a bond servant of Christ. This sleep story will draw
1:25.1	your attention back to the favor of God.
1:29.0	It will help you let go of the pressure you've put on yourself, seeking the approval of man.
1:36.3	This Bible meditation will lead you into a peaceful time of surrender.
1:41.8	Surrender to God's loving kindness and favor over you.
1:47.5	Remember, God's favor rests on us, not because of what we've done, but because of his
1:54.2	son, Jesus.
1:57.2	I invite you to enter this peaceful meditation with hope and expectation of God's divine favor.
2:06.4	Let go of striving and performance and fall asleep without worry or care.
2:14.8	God is with you and loves you.
2:19.1	As you listen, let your mind come to rest on Paul's reminder that you serve Jesus, the living God.
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