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Guided Sleep Meditation on Romans 8_ God Is More Than Enough p. 2 · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
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  Speaker 1: the Abide app and the iTunes or Google play store.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to this subide prayer and meditation. God is more
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  Speaker 2: than enough. This bedtime story will guide you into a
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  Speaker 2: relaxing night of sleep. Before we begin, make sure all
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  Speaker 2: the distractions around you are removed so you can get
• 0:35
  Speaker 2: a good night's rest. Take a deep breath inhaling the
• 0:44
  Speaker 2: sweetness of God, exhaling the worries and stress of your day.
• 0:54
  Speaker 2: Snuggle in and allow God's word to take you to
• 0:59
  Speaker 2: it of dreams as you prepare for sleep. Maybe you
• 1:08
  Speaker 2: feel you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure, or
• 1:14
  Speaker 2: thoughts that you should be doing better, achieving more in life,
• 1:20
  Speaker 2: or working over time to be exceptional, and it's weighing
• 1:26
  Speaker 2: you down. The burden is just too heavy to carry.
• 1:34
  Speaker 2: Imagine now taking all of those negative thoughts and placing
• 1:42
  Speaker 2: them in an iron safe, and then closing the door
• 1:49
  Speaker 2: and spinning the combination lock. The safe is then tipped
• 1:54
  Speaker 2: over into the depths of the ocean, never to be
• 2:00
  Speaker 2: heard from or seen again. It sinks to the very
• 2:05
  Speaker 2: bottom of the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you
• 2:12
  Speaker 2: drift off to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If
• 2:19
  Speaker 2: you fall asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay.
• 2:25
  Speaker 2: The meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you
• 2:30
  Speaker 2: had enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for
• 2:36
  Speaker 2: peace and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 2:43
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses?
• 2:49
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 2:54
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, so
• 3:00
  Speaker 2: God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to carry
• 3:07
  Speaker 2: that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying to
• 3:15
  Speaker 2: earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations that
• 3:22
  Speaker 2: do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 3:32
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 3:36
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 3:42
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you so that you will be
• 3:46
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 3:53
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart
• 3:59
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 4:04
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 4:11
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
• 4:18
  Speaker 2: Father God, I release this baggage now, resting in your
• 4:24
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough, that you don't operate
• 4:30
  Speaker 2: on a quota system, that you don't grate on the curve.
• 4:37
  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep, Bring me a new day
• 4:41
  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
• 4:48
  Speaker 2: walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
• 4:53
  Speaker 2: In Jesus' Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, know that God
• 5:02
  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance.
• 5:09
  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine. For
• 5:14
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 5:18
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
• 5:26
  Speaker 2: nor height, nor death, nor anything else in all creation
• 5:32
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of
• 5:35
  Speaker 2: God in Christ, Jesus our Lord. As you get comfortable
• 5:43
  Speaker 2: settling in for a good sleep, imagine that you are
• 5:48
  Speaker 2: one of those Christians in Rome. The city is crowded.
• 5:54
  Speaker 2: It's one of the largest Mediterranean cities of the ancient world.
• 6:00
  Speaker 2: A wealthy city. There are several economic classes, including slaves,
• 6:07
  Speaker 2: free individuals, official Roman citizens, and nobles of different kinds.
• 6:15
  Speaker 2: You are reading Paul's letter for the first time. You
• 6:22
  Speaker 2: are a Roman laborer looking to get out of bondage,
• 6:27
  Speaker 2: wondering if your work was ever going to be enoun
• 6:33
  Speaker 2: Hiding in your dingy quarters late at night, eyes squinting
• 6:38
  Speaker 2: as the thin glow of a tiny candle barely illuminates
• 6:43
  Speaker 2: the papyrus paper, fingers work to the bone, hands filthy,
• 6:51
  Speaker 2: so tired you can barely hold the paper. Your heart
• 6:56
  Speaker 2: delights when you read the very first sentence, Paul, a
• 7:03
  Speaker 2: servant of Christ Jesus called to be an apostle and
• 7:08
  Speaker 2: set apart for the Gospel of God to all in
• 7:13
  Speaker 2: Rome who are loved by God and called to be
• 7:17
  Speaker 2: His Holy people. Grace and peace to you from God,
• 7:22
  Speaker 2: our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't
• 7:28
  Speaker 2: believe your eyes. Servant. I want to be a servant
• 7:34
  Speaker 2: like Paul, you think to yourself, Given your status in life,
• 7:41
  Speaker 2: you don't have access to what is going on. You've
• 7:45
  Speaker 2: not heard about Paul or Jesus for that matter. During
• 7:50
  Speaker 2: the time of this letter, Paul was in the Greek
• 7:54
  Speaker 2: city of Corinth. While there he wrote the longest letter
• 7:59
  Speaker 2: in the New Testament. The Book of Romans, the apostle
• 8:03
  Speaker 2: Paul is writing Christians at Rome. He's not been there before,
• 8:09
  Speaker 2: but hopes to preach in Rome some day. You've dreamed
• 8:14
  Speaker 2: of going on a new destination, too, breaking free from
• 8:18
  Speaker 2: the chains that bind you. A calm comes over you,
• 8:24
  Speaker 2: blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed, clinching on
• 8:30
  Speaker 2: too Paul's letter. What is surely a word from the Lord,
• 8:36
  Speaker 2: Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as you seek
• 8:40
  Speaker 2: a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that nothing can
• 8:44
  Speaker 2: separate you from the love of God that is expressed
• 8:48
  Speaker 2: in Christ.
• 8:48
  Speaker 3: Jesus Yeshah, the Messiah.
• 8:53
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 8:57
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 9:04
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for
• 9:09
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 9:17
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 9:22
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill christ followers became a
• 9:26
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the Gospel
• 9:30
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 9:35
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep. Imagine now you meet Jesus
• 9:41
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus.
• 9:44
  Speaker 4: He sees your.
• 9:45
  Speaker 2: Pain, your tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest, as you
• 9:53
  Speaker 2: fall to his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He
• 9:58
  Speaker 2: notices the bruises around your wrists from the chains of
• 10:01
  Speaker 2: your earthly master, your tired hands. Kneeling with you on
• 10:08
  Speaker 2: that dirt road to Damascus. He prays peace over you
• 10:12
  Speaker 2: as he wraps his arms around you. Your body becomes
• 10:17
  Speaker 2: limp as it melts into the comfort of Jesus and grace.
• 10:23
  Speaker 2: Feeling in complete ease, take a deep breath. Jesus gently
• 10:30
  Speaker 2: gets you back on your feet. The soothing voice of
• 10:34
  Speaker 2: Jesus speaks wisdom and shares a parable while the two
• 10:39
  Speaker 2: of you continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My
• 10:47
  Speaker 2: dear child, know that I am enough. When you are
• 10:51
  Speaker 2: lonely and tired, follow me, and your eternal reward will
• 10:57
  Speaker 2: be in heaven, eternity with no chains, no stress, and
• 11:03
  Speaker 2: no pain, only the delight of your heavenly Father. Along
• 11:09
  Speaker 2: the way, the scales fall from your eyes and you
• 11:14
  Speaker 2: see for yourself that indeed Jesus is enough. The apostle
• 11:23
  Speaker 2: Paul writes from experience. He was a mess, and he
• 11:28
  Speaker 2: wants you to know that nothing you can imagine can
• 11:32
  Speaker 2: possibly separate you from the powerful and deep love of God.
• 11:38
  Speaker 2: So he writes in Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine,
• 11:43
  Speaker 2: For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 11:48
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
• 11:54
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 11:59
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of
• 12:02
  Speaker 2: God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know
• 12:09
  Speaker 2: that Christ is enough. It's not about rules doing enough.
• 12:15
  Speaker 2: It's about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to
• 12:22
  Speaker 2: do better? God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me.
• 12:31
  Speaker 2: Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation, rest in God's loving arms,
• 12:39
  Speaker 2: knowing that God hears the sound of knees falling to
• 12:43
  Speaker 2: the ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing
• 12:49
  Speaker 2: will ever take his love from you. He will never
• 12:53
  Speaker 2: stop loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
• 13:01
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one.
• 13:04
  Speaker 2: At the cross, Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 13:09
  Speaker 2: of rest, For I am sure that neither death nor life,
• 13:16
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 13:21
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in
• 13:25
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 13:30
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
• 13:36
  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank
• 13:41
  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross so this child of
• 13:44
  Speaker 2: yours might have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
• 13:51
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
• 14:00
  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus' preciousness. Take a
• 14:13
  Speaker 2: deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God, exhaling the worries
• 14:22
  Speaker 2: and stress of your day. Snuggle in and allow God's
• 14:29
  Speaker 2: word to take you to a land of dreams as
• 14:36
  Speaker 2: you prepare for sleep. Maybe you feel you can't do
• 14:42
  Speaker 2: enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts that you should
• 14:47
  Speaker 2: be doing better, achieving more in life, or working over
• 14:53
  Speaker 2: time to be exceptional, and it's weighing you down. The
• 15:01
  Speaker 2: burden is just too heavy to carry. Imagine now taking
• 15:09
  Speaker 2: all of those negative thoughts and placing them in an
• 15:15
  Speaker 2: iron safe, and then closing the door and spinning the
• 15:22
  Speaker 2: combination lock. The safe is then tipped over into the
• 15:29
  Speaker 2: depths of the ocean, never to be heard from or
• 15:33
  Speaker 2: seen again. It sinks to the very bottom of the ocean,
• 15:39
  Speaker 2: locked and sealed forever. As you drift off to sleep,
• 15:46
  Speaker 2: close your eyes, get comfortable. If you fall asleep before
• 15:53
  Speaker 2: the end of the meditation, it's okay. The meditation will
• 15:58
  Speaker 2: shut off when it's over. Have you had enough enough
• 16:04
  Speaker 2: trying to measure up, enough striving for peace and contentment,
• 16:12
  Speaker 2: enough trying to move up in the world, and enough
• 16:16
  Speaker 2: of trying to keep up with the joneses? Push away
• 16:22
  Speaker 2: those thoughts that each day is a marathon to outdo
• 16:27
  Speaker 2: your best efforts from the day before, just so God
• 16:33
  Speaker 2: will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to carry that burden. Father.
• 16:43
  Speaker 2: I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying to earn your approval.
• 16:50
  Speaker 2: I've had enough of chasing aspirations that do not satisfy.
• 16:58
  Speaker 2: I'm ready to say enough, enough is enough. Lord. I
• 17:04
  Speaker 2: pray for peace in my spirit that will wash away
• 17:09
  Speaker 2: my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just haven't
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: done enough for you so that you will be pleased
• 17:19
  Speaker 2: with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 17:25
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart
• 17:31
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough and a
• 17:36
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 17:43
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
• 17:50
  Speaker 2: Father God, I release this baggage now, resting in your
• 17:56
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough, that you don't operate
• 18:02
  Speaker 2: on a quota system, that you don't grate on the curve.
• 18:09
  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep. Bring me a new day
• 18:13
  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
• 18:20
  Speaker 2: walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
• 18:25
  Speaker 2: In Jesus' Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, know that God
• 18:34
  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance.
• 18:41
  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for
• 18:46
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 18:50
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
• 18:58
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 19:04
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of God.
• 19:08
  Speaker 3: In Christ, Jesus our Lord.
• 19:12
  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable settling in for a good sleep,
• 19:18
  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
• 19:23
  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
• 19:28
  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world. A wealthy city. There are
• 19:35
  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
• 19:43
  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. You are reading Paul's letter
• 19:50
  Speaker 2: for the first time. You are a Roman laborer, looking
• 19:57
  Speaker 2: to get out of bondage, wondering if your work was
• 20:01
  Speaker 2: ever going to be enough. Hiding in your dingy quarters
• 20:07
  Speaker 2: late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of
• 20:11
  Speaker 2: a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, fingers work
• 20:19
  Speaker 2: to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely
• 20:24
  Speaker 2: hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read the
• 20:31
  Speaker 2: very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called
• 20:38
  Speaker 2: to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel
• 20:42
  Speaker 2: of God to all in Rome who are loved by
• 20:47
  Speaker 2: God and called to be His Holy people. Grace and
• 20:52
  Speaker 2: peace to you from God, our Father, and from the
• 20:56
  Speaker 2: Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant. I
• 21:04
  Speaker 2: want to be a servant like Paul, you think to yourself.
• 21:10
  Speaker 2: Given your status in life, you don't have access to
• 21:15
  Speaker 2: what is going on. You've not heard about Paul, or
• 21:19
  Speaker 2: Jesus for that matter. During the time of this letter,
• 21:24
  Speaker 2: Paul was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there
• 21:29
  Speaker 2: he wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the
• 21:33
  Speaker 2: Book of Romans. The Apostle Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
• 21:40
  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in
• 21:43
  Speaker 2: Rome someday. You've dreamed of going on a new destination too,
• 21:49
  Speaker 2: Breaking free from the chains that bind you, A calm
• 21:54
  Speaker 2: comes over you. Blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed,
• 22:01
  Speaker 2: clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely a word from
• 22:05
  Speaker 2: the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as
• 22:11
  Speaker 2: you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that
• 22:15
  Speaker 2: nothing can separate you from the love of God that
• 22:19
  Speaker 2: is expressed in Christ.
• 22:20
  Speaker 3: Jesus, Yeshah, the Messiah.
• 22:25
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 22:29
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 22:36
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for
• 22:41
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 22:49
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 22:54
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill christ followers became a
• 22:58
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 23:02
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 23:08
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 23:13
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus.
• 23:16
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain.
• 23:19
  Speaker 2: Your tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest as you fall
• 23:26
  Speaker 2: to his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices
• 23:30
  Speaker 2: the bruises around your wrists from the chains of your
• 23:34
  Speaker 2: earthly master, your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that
• 23:40
  Speaker 2: dirt road to Damascus. He prays peace over you as
• 23:44
  Speaker 2: he wraps his arms around you. Your body becomes limp
• 23:49
  Speaker 2: as it melts into the comfort of Jesus. Embrace feeling
• 23:56
  Speaker 2: in complete ease, Take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets
• 24:03
  Speaker 2: you back on your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus
• 24:07
  Speaker 2: speaks wisdom and shares a parable while the two of
• 24:12
  Speaker 2: you continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child,
• 24:20
  Speaker 2: know that I am enough. When you are lonely and tired,
• 24:26
  Speaker 2: follow me, and your eternal reward will.
• 24:29
  Speaker 3: Be in heaven.
• 24:31
  Speaker 2: Eternity with no chains, no stress, and no pain, only
• 24:37
  Speaker 2: the delight of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the
• 24:43
  Speaker 2: scales fall from your eyes and you see for yourself
• 24:48
  Speaker 2: that indeed, Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience,
• 24:57
  Speaker 2: he was a mess, and he he wants you to
• 25:01
  Speaker 2: know that nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you
• 25:06
  Speaker 2: from the powerful and deep love of God. So he
• 25:11
  Speaker 2: writes in Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for
• 25:15
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 25:20
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
• 25:26
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 25:31
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of
• 25:34
  Speaker 2: God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know
• 25:41
  Speaker 2: that Christ is enough. It's not about rules doing enough.
• 25:47
  Speaker 2: It's about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to
• 25:54
  Speaker 2: do better? God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me.
• 26:03
  Speaker 2: Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation, rest in God's loving arms,
• 26:11
  Speaker 2: knowing that God hears the sound of knees falling to
• 26:15
  Speaker 2: the ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing
• 26:21
  Speaker 2: will ever take his love from you. He will never
• 26:25
  Speaker 2: stop loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
• 26:33
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one.
• 26:36
  Speaker 2: At the cross, Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 26:41
  Speaker 2: of rest, For I am sure that neither death, nor life,
• 26:48
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 26:53
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in
• 26:57
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 27:02
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
• 27:08
  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank
• 27:13
  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross, so this child of
• 27:16
  Speaker 2: yours I have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
• 27:23
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
• 27:32
  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus' precious name. Take
• 27:42
  Speaker 2: a deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God, exhaling the
• 27:51
  Speaker 2: worries and stress of your day. Snuggle in and allow
• 27:58
  Speaker 2: God's word to take you to a land of dreams
• 28:05
  Speaker 2: as you prepare for sleep. Maybe you feel you can't
• 28:11
  Speaker 2: do enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts that you
• 28:16
  Speaker 2: should be doing better, achieving more in life, or working
• 28:23
  Speaker 2: over time to be exceptional, and it's weighing you down.
• 28:30
  Speaker 2: The burden is just too heavy to carry. Imagine now
• 28:38
  Speaker 2: taking all of those negative thoughts and placing them in
• 28:44
  Speaker 2: a iron safe and then closing the door and spinning
• 28:51
  Speaker 2: the combination lock. The safe is then tipped over into
• 28:58
  Speaker 2: the depths of the ocean, never to be heard from
• 29:02
  Speaker 2: or seen again. It sinks to the very bottom of
• 29:07
  Speaker 2: the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you drift off
• 29:14
  Speaker 2: to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If you fall
• 29:21
  Speaker 2: asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay. The
• 29:26
  Speaker 2: meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you had
• 29:32
  Speaker 2: enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for peace
• 29:38
  Speaker 2: and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 29:45
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses?
• 29:51
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 29:56
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
• 30:01
  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to
• 30:08
  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
• 30:17
  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
• 30:23
  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 30:33
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 30:38
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 30:43
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you, so that you will be
• 30:48
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 30:55
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
• 31:00
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 31:06
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 31:12
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
• 31:20
  Speaker 2: Father God, I release this baggage now, resting in your
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  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough, that you don't operate
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  Speaker 2: on a quota system, that you don't grate on the curve.
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  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep, Bring me a new day
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  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
• 31:49
  Speaker 2: walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
• 31:54
  Speaker 2: In Jesus's Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, know that God
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  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance.
• 32:11
  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine. For
• 32:15
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 32:20
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
• 32:27
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 32:33
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of
• 32:37
  Speaker 2: God in Christ, Jesus our Lord. As you get comfortable
• 32:44
  Speaker 2: settling in for a good sleep, imagine that you are
• 32:49
  Speaker 2: one of those Christians in Rome, the city is crowded.
• 32:55
  Speaker 2: It's one of the largest Mediterranean cities of the ancient world.
• 33:01
  Speaker 2: A wealthy city. There are several economic classes, including slaves,
• 33:09
  Speaker 2: free individuals, official Roman citizens, and nobles of different kinds.
• 33:17
  Speaker 2: You are reading Paul's letter for the first time. You
• 33:23
  Speaker 2: are a Roman laborer, looking to get out of bondage,
• 33:29
  Speaker 2: wondering if your work was ever going to be enough.
• 33:34
  Speaker 2: Hiding in your dingy quarters late at night, eyes squinting
• 33:39
  Speaker 2: as the thin glow of a tiny candle barely illuminates
• 33:44
  Speaker 2: the papyrus paper, fingers work to the bone, hands filthy,
• 33:52
  Speaker 2: so tired you can barely hold the paper. Your heart
• 33:58
  Speaker 2: delights when you read the very first sentence, Paul, a
• 34:04
  Speaker 2: servant of Christ Jesus called to be an apostle and
• 34:10
  Speaker 2: set apart for the Gospel of God to all in
• 34:15
  Speaker 2: Rome who are loved by God and called to be
• 34:18
  Speaker 2: His Holy people. Grace and peace to you from God,
• 34:23
  Speaker 2: our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't
• 34:30
  Speaker 2: believe your eyes. Servant. I want to be a servant
• 34:35
  Speaker 2: like Paul, You think to yourself, given your status in life,
• 34:42
  Speaker 2: you don't have access to what is going on. You've
• 34:46
  Speaker 2: not heard about Paul, or Jesus for that matter. During
• 34:52
  Speaker 2: the time of this letter, Paul was in the Greek
• 34:55
  Speaker 2: city of Corinth. While there he wrote the longest letter
• 35:00
  Speaker 2: in the New Testament, the Book of Romans. The Apostle
• 35:05
  Speaker 2: Paul is writing Christians at Rome. He's not been there before,
• 35:11
  Speaker 2: but hopes to preach in Rome someday. You've dreamed of
• 35:16
  Speaker 2: going on a new destination too, Breaking free from the
• 35:20
  Speaker 2: chains that bind you, A calm comes over you, blowing
• 35:26
  Speaker 2: out the candle. You crawl into bed, clinching onto Paul's letter.
• 35:33
  Speaker 2: What is surely a word from the Lord, Paul reminds
• 35:39
  Speaker 2: the people of Rome, and as you seek a RESTful sleep,
• 35:42
  Speaker 2: he reminds you too that nothing can separate you from
• 35:47
  Speaker 2: the love of God that is expressed in Christ. Jesus, Yeshah,
• 35:52
  Speaker 2: the Messiah. Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't
• 35:58
  Speaker 2: separate you from his life. And Paul should know. Paul
• 36:05
  Speaker 2: the Apostle had once been Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee
• 36:10
  Speaker 2: zealous for God and yet completely against Jesus and those
• 36:15
  Speaker 2: who followed him. After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on
• 36:21
  Speaker 2: the way to Namascus, the one who sought to kill
• 36:25
  Speaker 2: Christ followers, became a leader of the church, the one
• 36:30
  Speaker 2: who spread the gospel of Jesus Christ all over the
• 36:33
  Speaker 2: known world. As you fall into a deeper sleep, imagine
• 36:40
  Speaker 2: now you meet Jesus on that same road to Namascus.
• 36:46
  Speaker 2: He sees your pain, your tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest,
• 36:54
  Speaker 2: as you fall to his feet in total brokenness and surrender.
• 36:59
  Speaker 2: He noticed, says the bruises around your wrists from the
• 37:02
  Speaker 2: chains of your earthly master, your tired hands. Kneeling with
• 37:09
  Speaker 2: you on that dirt road to Damascus, he prays peace
• 37:13
  Speaker 2: over you as he wraps his arms around you. Your
• 37:17
  Speaker 2: body becomes limp as it melts into the comfort of
• 37:21
  Speaker 2: Jesus' embrace, feeling in complete ease, Take a deep breath.
• 37:31
  Speaker 2: Jesus gently gets you back on your feet. The soothing
• 37:35
  Speaker 2: voice of Jesus speaks wisdom and shares a parable while
• 37:41
  Speaker 2: the two of you continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus.
• 37:48
  Speaker 2: My dear child, know that I am enough. When you
• 37:52
  Speaker 2: are lonely and tired, follow me, and your eternal reward
• 37:58
  Speaker 2: will be in heaven, eternity, with no chains, no stress,
• 38:04
  Speaker 2: and no pain. Only the delight of your heavenly Father.
• 38:10
  Speaker 2: Along the way, the scales fall from your eyes, and
• 38:15
  Speaker 2: you see for yourself that indeed Jesus is enough. The
• 38:24
  Speaker 2: apostle Paul writes from experience, he was a mess, and
• 38:29
  Speaker 2: he wants you to know that nothing you can imagine
• 38:33
  Speaker 2: can possibly separate you from the powerful and deep love
• 38:38
  Speaker 2: of God. So he writes in Romans eight thirty eight
• 38:42
  Speaker 2: through thirty nine, for I am sure that neither death,
• 38:47
  Speaker 2: nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor
• 38:52
  Speaker 2: things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor
• 38:58
  Speaker 2: anything else in all creation will be able to separate
• 39:02
  Speaker 2: us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord.
• 39:08
  Speaker 2: As you sleep, know that Christ is enough. It's not
• 39:14
  Speaker 2: about rules doing enough. It's about Jesus. He's enough. Are
• 39:22
  Speaker 2: you done trying to do better? God whispers to you,
• 39:27
  Speaker 2: Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation,
• 39:38
  Speaker 2: Rest in God's loving arms, knowing that God hears the
• 39:42
  Speaker 2: sound of neees falling to the ground and his children
• 39:48
  Speaker 2: crying out to him. Nothing will ever take his love
• 39:52
  Speaker 2: from you. He will never stop loving you. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: you for this, dear child of yours. The victory of
• 40:03
  Speaker 2: this battle that has already been one of the Cross. Lord,
• 40:08
  Speaker 2: reveal your truth during this time of rest, for I
• 40:14
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 40:19
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 40:23
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 40:29
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 40:32
  Speaker 2: in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father, thank you for
• 40:38
  Speaker 2: the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank you for dying
• 40:43
  Speaker 2: on the cross so this child of yours might have
• 40:47
  Speaker 2: eternal life. This beloved is dressed in your righteousness. Breathe deeply,
• 40:59
  Speaker 2: resting in the presence of the Savior, letting all thoughts
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  Speaker 2: fade away. In Jesus, Preciously, take a deep breath inhaling
• 41:19
  Speaker 2: the sweetness of God, exhaling the worries and stress of
• 41:26
  Speaker 2: your day. Snuggle in and allow God's word to take
• 41:33
  Speaker 2: you to a land of dreams as you prepare for sleep.
• 41:43
  Speaker 2: Maybe you feel you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure,
• 41:49
  Speaker 2: or thoughts that you should be doing better, achieving more
• 41:53
  Speaker 2: in life, or working over time to be exceptional, and
• 42:01
  Speaker 2: it's weighing you down. The burden is just too heavy
• 42:06
  Speaker 2: to carry. Imagine now taking all of those negative thoughts
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  Speaker 2: and placing them in an iron.
• 42:19
  Speaker 5: Safe, and then closing the door and spinning the combination lock.
• 42:28
  Speaker 5: The safe is then tipped over into the depths of
• 42:32
  Speaker 5: the ocean, never to be heard from or seen again.
• 42:39
  Speaker 2: It sinks to the very bottom of the ocean, locked
• 42:43
  Speaker 2: and sealed forever. As you drift off to sleep, close
• 42:50
  Speaker 2: your eyes, get comfortable. If you fall asleep before the
• 42:56
  Speaker 2: end of the meditation, it's okay. The meditation will shut
• 43:01
  Speaker 2: off when it's over. Have you had enough enough trying
• 43:08
  Speaker 2: to measure up, enough striving for peace and contentment, enough
• 43:15
  Speaker 2: trying to move up in the world, and enough of
• 43:20
  Speaker 2: trying to keep up with the joneses? Push away those
• 43:25
  Speaker 2: thoughts that each day is a marathon to outdo your
• 43:31
  Speaker 2: best efforts from the day before, just so God will
• 43:36
  Speaker 2: be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to carry that burden. Father.
• 43:46
  Speaker 2: I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying to earn your approval.
• 43:54
  Speaker 2: I've had enough of chasing aspirations that do not satisfy.
• 44:01
  Speaker 2: I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord. I pray
• 44:07
  Speaker 2: for peace in my spirit that will wash away my
• 44:12
  Speaker 2: feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just haven't done
• 44:18
  Speaker 2: enough for you so that you will be pleased with me.
• 44:25
  Speaker 2: I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough, read the
• 44:29
  Speaker 2: Bible enough, had enough love in my heart, as disciplined
• 44:35
  Speaker 2: as I should be, worked enough, and a bad attitude.
• 44:42
  Speaker 2: Let me release that nagging question of how good do
• 44:46
  Speaker 2: I have to be? How good is good enough? Father God,
• 44:54
  Speaker 2: I release this baggage now, resting in your sweet comfort
• 45:01
  Speaker 2: that you are enough, that you don't operate on a
• 45:06
  Speaker 2: quota system, that you don't grate on the curve. Protect
• 45:13
  Speaker 2: me as I sleep, Bring me a new day tomorrow
• 45:18
  Speaker 2: where I feel a lighter load in my step, walking
• 45:23
  Speaker 2: in the assurance that you are all I need. In
• 45:28
  Speaker 2: Jesus's Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, Know that God is
• 45:37
  Speaker 2: enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance. Listen
• 45:45
  Speaker 2: to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine. For I
• 45:49
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 45:56
  Speaker 2: nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,
• 46:02
  Speaker 2: nor death nor anything else in all creation will be
• 46:07
  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus,
• 46:13
  Speaker 2: our Lord, As you get comfortable settling in for a
• 46:19
  Speaker 2: good sleep. Imagine that you are one of those Christians
• 46:24
  Speaker 2: in Rome. The city is crowded. It's one of the
• 46:30
  Speaker 2: largest Mediterranean cities of the ancient world, a wealthy city.
• 46:37
  Speaker 2: There are several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official
• 46:45
  Speaker 2: Roman citizens, and nobles of different kinds. You are reading
• 46:51
  Speaker 2: Paul's letter for the first time. You are a Roman laborer,
• 47:00
  Speaker 2: looking to get out of bondage, wondering if your work
• 47:04
  Speaker 2: was ever going to be enough. Hiding in your dingy
• 47:09
  Speaker 2: quarters late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow
• 47:14
  Speaker 2: of a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, Fingers
• 47:22
  Speaker 2: work to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can
• 47:27
  Speaker 2: barely hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read
• 47:34
  Speaker 2: the very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus
• 47:41
  Speaker 2: called to be an apostle and set apart for the
• 47:45
  Speaker 2: Gospel of God to all in Rome who are loved
• 47:49
  Speaker 2: by God and called to be His Holy people. Grace
• 47:55
  Speaker 2: and peace to you from God, our Father and from
• 47:59
  Speaker 2: the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant.
• 48:07
  Speaker 2: I want to be a servant like Paul. You think
• 48:10
  Speaker 2: to yourself, Given your status in life, you don't have
• 48:17
  Speaker 2: access to what is going on. You've not heard about
• 48:21
  Speaker 2: Paul or Jesus, for that matter. During the time of
• 48:26
  Speaker 2: this letter, Paul was in the Greek city of Corinth.
• 48:31
  Speaker 2: While there he wrote the longest letter in the New Testament,
• 48:36
  Speaker 2: the Book of Romans. The Apostle Paul is writing Christians
• 48:40
  Speaker 2: at Rome. He's not been there before, but hopes to
• 48:45
  Speaker 2: preach in Rome someday. You've dreamed of going on a
• 48:50
  Speaker 2: new destination too. Breaking free from the chains that bind you,
• 48:56
  Speaker 2: a calm comes over you, blowing out the candle. You
• 49:02
  Speaker 2: crawl into bed, clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely
• 49:08
  Speaker 2: a word from the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome,
• 49:14
  Speaker 2: and as you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you
• 49:17
  Speaker 2: too that nothing can separate you from the love of
• 49:21
  Speaker 2: God that is expressed in Christ. Jesus, Yeshah, the Messiah.
• 49:28
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 49:33
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 49:39
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for
• 49:44
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 49:52
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 49:57
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill Christ's followers became a
• 50:01
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 50:05
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 50:11
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 50:16
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus.
• 50:20
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain, your.
• 50:22
  Speaker 2: Tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest, as you fall to
• 50:29
  Speaker 2: his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices the
• 50:34
  Speaker 2: bruises around your wrists from the chains of your earthly master,
• 50:39
  Speaker 2: your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that dirt road
• 50:44
  Speaker 2: to Damascus. He prays peace over you as he wraps
• 50:48
  Speaker 2: his arms around you. Your body becomes limp as it
• 50:53
  Speaker 2: melts into the comfort of Jesus. Embrace feeling in complete ease.
• 51:01
  Speaker 2: Take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets you back on
• 51:06
  Speaker 2: your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus speaks wisdom and
• 51:12
  Speaker 2: shares a parable while the two of you continue a long,
• 51:17
  Speaker 2: delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child, know that I
• 51:24
  Speaker 2: am enough. When you are lonely and tired, follow me
• 51:30
  Speaker 2: and your eternal reward will be in heaven eternity, with
• 51:36
  Speaker 2: no chains, no stress, and no pain, only the delight
• 51:41
  Speaker 2: of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the scales fall
• 51:47
  Speaker 2: from your eyes, and you see for yourself that indeed
• 51:52
  Speaker 2: Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience, he
• 52:01
  Speaker 2: was a mess, and he wants you to know that
• 52:04
  Speaker 2: nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from the
• 52:10
  Speaker 2: powerful and deep love of God. So he writes in
• 52:15
  Speaker 2: Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for I am
• 52:19
  Speaker 2: sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 52:24
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 52:29
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 52:34
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 52:37
  Speaker 2: in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know that
• 52:45
  Speaker 2: Christ is enough. It's not about rules doing enough. It's
• 52:51
  Speaker 2: about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to do better?
• 52:59
  Speaker 2: God whispers to you, you trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping,
• 53:08
  Speaker 2: going into deeper relaxation, Rest in God's loving arms, knowing
• 53:15
  Speaker 2: that God hears the sound of knees falling to the
• 53:18
  Speaker 2: ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing will
• 53:25
  Speaker 2: ever take his love from you. He will never stop
• 53:29
  Speaker 2: loving you. Thank you for this dear child of yours,
• 53:36
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one
• 53:39
  Speaker 2: at the cross. Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 53:45
  Speaker 2: of rest, for I am sure that neither death nor life,
• 53:51
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 53:56
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in
• 54:00
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 54:05
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
• 54:11
  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank
• 54:16
  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross so this child of
• 54:20
  Speaker 2: yours might have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
• 54:26
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
• 54:35
  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus' preciousness. Welcome to
• 54:44
  Speaker 2: this subide, prayer and meditation. God is more than enough.
• 54:50
  Speaker 2: This bedtime story will guide you into a relaxing night
• 54:54
  Speaker 2: of sleep. Before we begin, make sure all the distractions
• 55:00
  Speaker 2: around you are removed so you can get a good
• 55:04
  Speaker 2: night's rest. Take a deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God,
• 55:17
  Speaker 2: exhaling the worries and stress of your day. Snuggle in
• 55:25
  Speaker 2: and allow God's word to take you to a land
• 55:28
  Speaker 2: of dreams. As you prepare for sleep, maybe you feel
• 55:37
  Speaker 2: you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts
• 55:43
  Speaker 2: that you should be doing better, achieving more in life,
• 55:49
  Speaker 2: or working over time to be exceptional, and it's weighing
• 55:55
  Speaker 2: you down. The burden is just too heavy to carry.
• 56:03
  Speaker 2: Imagine now taking all of those negative thoughts and placing
• 56:10
  Speaker 2: them in an iron safe and then closing the door
• 56:17
  Speaker 2: and spinning the combination locked. The safe is then tipped
• 56:23
  Speaker 2: over into the depths of the ocean, never to be
• 56:28
  Speaker 2: heard from or seen again. It sinks to the very
• 56:34
  Speaker 2: bottom of the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you
• 56:41
  Speaker 2: drift off to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If
• 56:48
  Speaker 2: you fall asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay.
• 56:53
  Speaker 2: The meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you
• 56:59
  Speaker 2: had enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for
• 57:05
  Speaker 2: peace and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 57:12
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses?
• 57:18
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 57:23
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
• 57:28
  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you allow Jesus to
• 57:35
  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father, I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
• 57:44
  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
• 57:51
  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 58:00
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 58:05
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 58:10
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you, so that you will be
• 58:15
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 58:22
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
• 58:27
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 58:33
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 58:39
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough? Father? God,
• 58:48
  Speaker 2: I release this baggage now, resting in your sweet comfort
• 58:54
  Speaker 2: that you are enough, that you don't operate on a
• 58:59
  Speaker 2: quota system, that you don't grate on the curve. Protect
• 59:06
  Speaker 2: me as I sleep, Bring me a new day tomorrow
• 59:12
  Speaker 2: where I feel a lighter load in my step, walking
• 59:17
  Speaker 2: in the assurance that you are all I need. In
• 59:21
  Speaker 2: Jesus' holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, Know that God is
• 59:31
  Speaker 2: enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance. Listen
• 59:38
  Speaker 2: to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for I
• 59:43
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 59:49
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 59:55
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 1:00:01
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God.
• 1:00:05
  Speaker 3: In Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 1:00:09
  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable settling in for a good sleep,
• 1:00:15
  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
• 1:00:20
  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
• 1:00:25
  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world. A wealthy city. There are
• 1:00:31
  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. You are reading Paul's letter
• 1:00:47
  Speaker 2: for the first time. You are a Roman laborer, looking
• 1:00:53
  Speaker 2: to get out of bondage, wondering if your work was
• 1:00:57
  Speaker 2: ever going to be enough. Hiding in your dingy quarters
• 1:01:03
  Speaker 2: late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of
• 1:01:08
  Speaker 2: a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, fingers work
• 1:01:16
  Speaker 2: to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely
• 1:01:21
  Speaker 2: hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read the
• 1:01:27
  Speaker 2: very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called
• 1:01:35
  Speaker 2: to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel
• 1:01:39
  Speaker 2: of God. To all in Rome who are loved by
• 1:01:43
  Speaker 2: God and called to be His Holy people. Grace and
• 1:01:48
  Speaker 2: peace to you from God, our Father, and from the
• 1:01:53
  Speaker 2: Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant. I
• 1:02:01
  Speaker 2: want to be a servant like Paul, you think to yourself.
• 1:02:07
  Speaker 2: Given your status in life, you don't have access to
• 1:02:11
  Speaker 2: what is going on. You've not heard about Paul or Jesus,
• 1:02:16
  Speaker 2: for that matter. During the time of this letter, Paul
• 1:02:21
  Speaker 2: was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there he
• 1:02:25
  Speaker 2: wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the Book
• 1:02:29
  Speaker 2: of Romans. The Apostle. Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
• 1:02:36
  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in
• 1:02:39
  Speaker 2: Rome someday. You've dreamed of going on a new destination too,
• 1:02:45
  Speaker 2: Breaking free from the chains that bind you, A calm
• 1:02:50
  Speaker 2: comes over you, blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed,
• 1:02:57
  Speaker 2: clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely a word from
• 1:03:02
  Speaker 2: the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as
• 1:03:08
  Speaker 2: you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that
• 1:03:12
  Speaker 2: nothing can separate you from the love of God that
• 1:03:15
  Speaker 2: is expressed in Christ.
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 3: Jesus, Yeshah, the Messiah.
• 1:03:21
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 1:03:26
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 1:03:33
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for
• 1:03:38
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 1:03:45
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 1:03:50
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill Christ followers became a
• 1:03:54
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 1:03:58
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 1:04:04
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 1:04:09
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus. He sees your pain,
• 1:04:15
  Speaker 2: your tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest, as you fall
• 1:04:22
  Speaker 2: to his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices
• 1:04:27
  Speaker 2: the bruises around your wrists from the chains of your
• 1:04:30
  Speaker 2: earthly master, your tired hands kneeling with you on that
• 1:04:37
  Speaker 2: dirt road to Damascus. He prays peace over you as
• 1:04:41
  Speaker 2: he wraps his arms around you. Your body becomes limp
• 1:04:46
  Speaker 2: as it melts into the comfort of Jesus embrace feeling
• 1:04:52
  Speaker 2: in complete ease, take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets
• 1:04:59
  Speaker 2: you back on your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus
• 1:05:04
  Speaker 2: speaks wisdom and shares a parable while the two of
• 1:05:08
  Speaker 2: you continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child,
• 1:05:17
  Speaker 2: know that I am enough. When you are lonely and tired,
• 1:05:22
  Speaker 2: follow me, and your eternal reward will be in heaven,
• 1:05:27
  Speaker 2: eternity with no chains, no stress, and no pain, only
• 1:05:34
  Speaker 2: the delight of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the
• 1:05:39
  Speaker 2: scales fall from your eyes, and you see for yourself
• 1:05:44
  Speaker 2: that indeed Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience.
• 1:05:54
  Speaker 2: He was a mess, and he wants you to know
• 1:05:57
  Speaker 2: that nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from
• 1:06:03
  Speaker 2: the powerful and deep love of God. So he writes
• 1:06:08
  Speaker 2: in Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for I
• 1:06:12
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 1:06:18
  Speaker 2: nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 1:06:23
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 1:06:28
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 1:06:31
  Speaker 2: in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know that
• 1:06:38
  Speaker 2: Christ is enough. It's not about rules, doing enough. It's
• 1:06:44
  Speaker 2: about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to do better?
• 1:06:52
  Speaker 2: God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping,
• 1:07:01
  Speaker 2: going into deeper relaxation, rest in God's loving arms, knowing
• 1:07:08
  Speaker 2: that God hears the sound of knees falling to the
• 1:07:12
  Speaker 2: ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing will
• 1:07:18
  Speaker 2: ever take his love from you. He will never stop
• 1:07:23
  Speaker 2: loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
• 1:07:30
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one
• 1:07:32
  Speaker 2: at the cross. Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 1:07:38
  Speaker 2: of rest, for I am sure that neither death, nor life,
• 1:07:44
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 1:07:49
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in
• 1:07:54
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 1:07:58
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
• 1:08:05
  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank
• 1:08:10
  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross so this child of
• 1:08:13
  Speaker 2: yours might have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
• 1:08:19
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
• 1:08:29
  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus' preciousned. Welcome to
• 1:08:40
  Speaker 2: this subide prayer and meditation. God is more than enough.
• 1:08:46
  Speaker 2: This bedtime story will guide you into a relaxing night
• 1:08:50
  Speaker 2: of sleep. Before we begin, make sure all the distractions
• 1:08:56
  Speaker 2: around you are removed so you can get a good
• 1:09:00
  Speaker 2: night's rest. Take a deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God,
• 1:09:13
  Speaker 2: exhaling the worries and stress of your day. Snuggle in
• 1:09:21
  Speaker 2: and allow God's word to take you to a land
• 1:09:25
  Speaker 2: of dreams. As you prepare for sleep, maybe you feel
• 1:09:33
  Speaker 2: you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts
• 1:09:39
  Speaker 2: that you should be doing better, achieving more in light
• 1:09:45
  Speaker 2: or working over time to be exceptional, and it's weighing
• 1:09:51
  Speaker 2: you down. The burden is just too heavy to carry.
• 1:09:59
  Speaker 2: Imagine taking all of those negative thoughts and placing them
• 1:10:07
  Speaker 2: in an iron safe, and then closing the door and
• 1:10:14
  Speaker 2: spinning the combination lock. The safe is then tipped over
• 1:10:21
  Speaker 2: into the depths of the ocean, never to be heard
• 1:10:25
  Speaker 2: from or seen again. It sinks to the very bottom
• 1:10:30
  Speaker 2: of the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you drift
• 1:10:37
  Speaker 2: off to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If you
• 1:10:44
  Speaker 2: fall asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay.
• 1:10:50
  Speaker 2: The meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you
• 1:10:55
  Speaker 2: had enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for
• 1:11:01
  Speaker 2: peace and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 1:11:08
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses.
• 1:11:14
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 1:11:19
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
• 1:11:25
  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to
• 1:11:31
  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father, I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
• 1:11:40
  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
• 1:11:47
  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 1:11:56
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 1:12:01
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 1:12:07
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you so that you will be
• 1:12:11
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 1:12:18
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
• 1:12:23
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 1:12:29
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 1:12:36
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
• 1:12:43
  Speaker 2: Father God? I release this baggage now, resting in your
• 1:12:48
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough that you don't operate
• 1:12:55
  Speaker 2: on a quota system that you don't grate on the curve.
• 1:13:02
  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep, Bring me a new day
• 1:13:06
  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
• 1:13:12
  Speaker 2: Walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
• 1:13:17
  Speaker 2: In Jesus' Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, Know that God
• 1:13:27
  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance.
• 1:13:34
  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for
• 1:13:39
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 1:13:43
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
• 1:13:51
  Speaker 2: nor height, nor death, nor anything else in all creation
• 1:13:57
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of God.
• 1:14:01
  Speaker 3: In Christ, Jesus our Lord.
• 1:14:05
  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable settling in for a good sleep,
• 1:14:11
  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
• 1:14:16
  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
• 1:14:21
  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world, a wealthy city. There are
• 1:14:27
  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
• 1:14:36
  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. You are reading Paul's letter
• 1:14:43
  Speaker 2: for the first time. You are a Roman laborer looking
• 1:14:50
  Speaker 2: to get out of bondage, wondering if your work was
• 1:14:54
  Speaker 2: ever going to be enough hiding in your dingy quarters
• 1:15:00
  Speaker 2: at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of a
• 1:15:04
  Speaker 2: tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, Fingers work to
• 1:15:12
  Speaker 2: the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely hold
• 1:15:18
  Speaker 2: the paper. Your heart delights when you read the very
• 1:15:24
  Speaker 2: first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called to
• 1:15:31
  Speaker 2: be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel of
• 1:15:35
  Speaker 2: God to all in Rome who are loved by God
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 2: and called to be His Holy people. Grace and peace
• 1:15:45
  Speaker 2: to you from God, our Father, and from the Lord
• 1:15:50
  Speaker 2: Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant. I want
• 1:15:57
  Speaker 2: to be a servant like Paul, you think to yourself.
• 1:16:03
  Speaker 2: Given your status in life, you don't have access to
• 1:16:07
  Speaker 2: what is going on. You've not heard about Paul or Jesus,
• 1:16:12
  Speaker 2: for that matter. During the time of this letter, Paul
• 1:16:18
  Speaker 2: was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there he
• 1:16:21
  Speaker 2: wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the Book
• 1:16:26
  Speaker 2: of Romans. The Apostle. Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
• 1:16:33
  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in Rome. Someday.
• 1:16:38
  Speaker 2: You've dreamed of going on a new destination too, breaking
• 1:16:42
  Speaker 2: free from the chains that bind you. A calm comes
• 1:16:47
  Speaker 2: over you, blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed,
• 1:16:53
  Speaker 2: clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely a word from
• 1:16:58
  Speaker 2: the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as
• 1:17:04
  Speaker 2: you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that
• 1:17:08
  Speaker 2: nothing can separate you from the love of God that
• 1:17:12
  Speaker 2: is expressed in Christ.
• 1:17:13
  Speaker 3: Jesus, Yeshiah, the Messiah.
• 1:17:17
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 1:17:22
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 1:17:29
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul, the Pharisee of Pharisee, zealous for
• 1:17:34
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 1:17:42
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 1:17:46
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill Christ's followers became a
• 1:17:51
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 1:17:55
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 1:18:00
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 1:18:06
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus. He sees your pain,
• 1:18:12
  Speaker 2: your tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest as you fall
• 1:18:18
  Speaker 2: to his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices
• 1:18:23
  Speaker 2: the bruises around your wrists from the chains of your
• 1:18:26
  Speaker 2: earthly master, your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that
• 1:18:33
  Speaker 2: dirt road to Damascus. He prays peace over you as
• 1:18:37
  Speaker 2: he wraps his arms around you. Your body becomes lit
• 1:18:42
  Speaker 2: as it melts into the comfort of Jesus. Embrace feeling
• 1:18:48
  Speaker 2: in complete ease, Take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets
• 1:18:55
  Speaker 2: you back on your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus
• 1:19:00
  Speaker 2: speaks wisdom and shares a parable while the two of
• 1:19:04
  Speaker 2: you continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child,
• 1:19:13
  Speaker 2: know that I am enough. When you are lonely and tired,
• 1:19:18
  Speaker 2: follow me, and your eternal reward will be in heaven.
• 1:19:24
  Speaker 2: Eternity with no chains, no stress, and no pain, only
• 1:19:30
  Speaker 2: the delight of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the
• 1:19:35
  Speaker 2: scales fall from your eyes, and you see for yourself
• 1:19:40
  Speaker 2: that indeed Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience,
• 1:19:50
  Speaker 2: he was a mess, and he wants you to know
• 1:19:54
  Speaker 2: that nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from
• 1:19:59
  Speaker 2: the powerful and deep love of God. So he writes
• 1:20:04
  Speaker 2: in Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine. For I
• 1:20:08
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 1:20:14
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 1:20:19
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 1:20:24
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 1:20:27
  Speaker 2: in Christ. Jesus our Lord. As you sleep, know that
• 1:20:34
  Speaker 2: Christ is enough. It's not about rules doing enough. It's
• 1:20:41
  Speaker 2: about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to do better?
• 1:20:48
  Speaker 2: God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping,
• 1:20:58
  Speaker 2: going into deeper relaxation, Rest in God's loving arms, knowing
• 1:21:04
  Speaker 2: that God hears the sound of needes falling to the
• 1:21:08
  Speaker 2: ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing will
• 1:21:14
  Speaker 2: ever take his love from you. He will never stop
• 1:21:19
  Speaker 2: loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
• 1:21:26
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one
• 1:21:29
  Speaker 2: of the cross. Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 1:21:34
  Speaker 2: of rest, for I am sure that neither death nor life,
• 1:21:40
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 1:21:46
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height, nor death nor anything else in
• 1:21:50
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 1:21:54
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord. Thank you
• 1:22:01
  Speaker 2: for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank you for
• 1:22:06
  Speaker 2: dying on the cross so this child of yours might
• 1:22:11
  Speaker 2: have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in your righteousness.
• 1:22:20
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior, letting
• 1:22:25
  Speaker 2: all thoughts.
• 1:22:26
  Speaker 3: Fade away, and Jesus, precious need.
• 1:22:34
  Speaker 2: Welcome to this savide prayer and meditation. God is more
• 1:22:38
  Speaker 2: than enough. This bedtime story will guide you into a
• 1:22:43
  Speaker 2: relaxing night of sleep. Before we begin, make sure all
• 1:22:50
  Speaker 2: the distractions around you are removed so you can get
• 1:22:54
  Speaker 2: a good night's rest. Take a deep breath inhaling the
• 1:23:03
  Speaker 2: sweetness of God, exhaling the worries and stress of your day.
• 1:23:13
  Speaker 2: Snuggle in and allow God's word to take you to
• 1:23:18
  Speaker 2: a land of dreams as you prepare for sleep. Maybe
• 1:23:27
  Speaker 2: you feel you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure,
• 1:23:33
  Speaker 2: or thoughts that you should be doing better, achieving more
• 1:23:37
  Speaker 2: in life, or working over time to be exceptional, and
• 1:23:45
  Speaker 2: it's weighing you down. The burden is just too heavy
• 1:23:50
  Speaker 2: to carry. Imagine now taking all of those negative thoughts
• 1:24:00
  Speaker 2: and placing them in an iron safe, and then closing
• 1:24:06
  Speaker 2: the door and spinning the combination lock. The safe is
• 1:24:13
  Speaker 2: then tipped over into the depths of the ocean, never
• 1:24:18
  Speaker 2: to be heard from or seen again. It sinks to
• 1:24:23
  Speaker 2: the very bottom of the ocean, locked and sealed forever.
• 1:24:31
  Speaker 2: As you drift off to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable.
• 1:24:38
  Speaker 2: If you fall asleep before the end of the meditation,
• 1:24:42
  Speaker 2: it's okay. The meditation will shut off when it's over.
• 1:24:48
  Speaker 2: Have you had enough enough trying to measure up, enough
• 1:24:54
  Speaker 2: striving for peace and contentment, enough trying to move up
• 1:25:00
  Speaker 2: in the world, and enough of trying to keep up
• 1:25:05
  Speaker 2: with the joneses? Push away those thoughts that each day
• 1:25:11
  Speaker 2: is a marathon to outdo your best efforts from the
• 1:25:17
  Speaker 2: day before, just so God will be pleased with you.
• 1:25:23
  Speaker 2: Allow Jesus to carry that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm
• 1:25:33
  Speaker 2: tired of trying to earn your approval. I've had enough
• 1:25:39
  Speaker 2: of chasing aspirations that do not satisfy. I'm ready to
• 1:25:45
  Speaker 2: say enough is enough.
• 1:25:50
  Speaker 3: Lord.
• 1:25:51
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 1:25:55
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, feelings that I just haven't
• 1:26:01
  Speaker 2: done enough for you so that you will be pleased
• 1:26:06
  Speaker 2: with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 1:26:12
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart
• 1:26:18
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough and a
• 1:26:23
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 1:26:30
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough? Father, God,
• 1:26:38
  Speaker 2: I release this baggage now, resting in your sweet comfort
• 1:26:44
  Speaker 2: that you are enough, that you don't operate on a
• 1:26:50
  Speaker 2: quota system, that you don't grate on the curve. Protect
• 1:26:56
  Speaker 2: me as I sleep, Bring me a new day tomorrow
• 1:27:02
  Speaker 2: where I feel a lighter load in my step, walking
• 1:27:07
  Speaker 2: in the assurance that you are all I need. In
• 1:27:12
  Speaker 2: Jesus's Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, know that God is
• 1:27:21
  Speaker 2: enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance. Listen
• 1:27:29
  Speaker 2: to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for I
• 1:27:33
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death, nor light, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 1:27:39
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,
• 1:27:46
  Speaker 2: nor death, nor anything else in all creation will be
• 1:27:51
  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God in Christ,
• 1:27:56
  Speaker 2: Jesus our Lord. As you get comfortable settling in for
• 1:28:03
  Speaker 2: a good sleep, imagine that you are one of those
• 1:28:08
  Speaker 2: Christians in Rome. The city is crowded. It's one of
• 1:28:13
  Speaker 2: the largest Mediterranean cities of the ancient world a wealthy city.
• 1:28:21
  Speaker 2: There are several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official
• 1:28:29
  Speaker 2: Roman citizens, and nobles of different kinds. You are reading
• 1:28:35
  Speaker 2: Paul's letter for the first time. You are a Roman laborer,
• 1:28:43
  Speaker 2: looking to get out of bondage, wondering if your work
• 1:28:47
  Speaker 2: was ever going to be eno, Hiding in your dingy
• 1:28:53
  Speaker 2: quarters late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow
• 1:28:58
  Speaker 2: of a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, fingers
• 1:29:06
  Speaker 2: work to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can
• 1:29:11
  Speaker 2: barely hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read
• 1:29:18
  Speaker 2: the very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus
• 1:29:25
  Speaker 2: called to be an apostle and set apart for the
• 1:29:29
  Speaker 2: Gospel of God to all in Rome who are loved
• 1:29:33
  Speaker 2: by God and called to be His Holy people. Grace
• 1:29:39
  Speaker 2: and peace to you from God, our Father, and from
• 1:29:43
  Speaker 2: the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant.
• 1:29:51
  Speaker 2: I want to be a servant like Paul, you think
• 1:29:54
  Speaker 2: to yourself. Given your status in life, you don't have
• 1:30:01
  Speaker 2: access to what is going on. You've not heard about Paul,
• 1:30:06
  Speaker 2: or Jesus for that matter. During the time of this letter,
• 1:30:11
  Speaker 2: Paul was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there
• 1:30:16
  Speaker 2: he wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the
• 1:30:20
  Speaker 2: Book of Romans. The Apostle Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
• 1:30:27
  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in
• 1:30:30
  Speaker 2: Rome someday. You've dreamed of going on a new destination too,
• 1:30:36
  Speaker 2: Breaking free from the chains that bind you. A calm
• 1:30:41
  Speaker 2: comes over you, blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed,
• 1:30:48
  Speaker 2: clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely a word from
• 1:30:52
  Speaker 2: the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as
• 1:30:58
  Speaker 2: you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that
• 1:31:03
  Speaker 2: nothing can separate you from the love of God that
• 1:31:06
  Speaker 2: is expressed in Christ. Jesus, Yeshiah, the Messiah. Death can't
• 1:31:12
  Speaker 2: separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you from His love.
• 1:31:20
  Speaker 2: And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle had once been
• 1:31:24
  Speaker 2: Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for God and yet
• 1:31:30
  Speaker 2: completely against Jesus and those who followed him. After a
• 1:31:36
  Speaker 2: spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus, the
• 1:31:41
  Speaker 2: one who sought to kill christ followers became a leader
• 1:31:45
  Speaker 2: of the church, the one who spread the Gospel of
• 1:31:49
  Speaker 2: Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you fall
• 1:31:55
  Speaker 2: into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus on
• 1:32:00
  Speaker 2: that same road to Damascus.
• 1:32:03
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain, your.
• 1:32:06
  Speaker 2: Tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest as you fall to
• 1:32:13
  Speaker 2: his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices the
• 1:32:18
  Speaker 2: bruises around your wrists from the chains of your earthly master,
• 1:32:23
  Speaker 2: your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that dirt road
• 1:32:28
  Speaker 2: to Damascus. He prays peace over you as he wraps
• 1:32:32
  Speaker 2: his arms around you. Your body becomes limp as it
• 1:32:37
  Speaker 2: melts into the comfort of Jesus and grace. Feeling in
• 1:32:43
  Speaker 2: complete ease, take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets you
• 1:32:50
  Speaker 2: back on your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus speaks
• 1:32:55
  Speaker 2: wisdom and shares a parable while the two of you
• 1:32:59
  Speaker 2: continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child,
• 1:33:07
  Speaker 2: know that I am enough. When you are lonely and tired,
• 1:33:13
  Speaker 2: follow me, and your eternal reward will be in heaven.
• 1:33:18
  Speaker 2: Eternity with no chains, no stress, and no pain, only
• 1:33:24
  Speaker 2: the delight of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the
• 1:33:30
  Speaker 2: scales fall from your eyes and you see for yourself
• 1:33:35
  Speaker 2: that indeed, Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience,
• 1:33:45
  Speaker 2: he was a mess, and he wants you to know
• 1:33:48
  Speaker 2: that nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from
• 1:33:54
  Speaker 2: the powerful and deep love of God. So he writes
• 1:33:58
  Speaker 2: in Romans eight through thirty nine, for I am sure
• 1:34:03
  Speaker 2: that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor
• 1:34:09
  Speaker 2: things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height
• 1:34:14
  Speaker 2: nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be
• 1:34:18
  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus,
• 1:34:23
  Speaker 2: our Lord. As you sleep, know that Christ is enough.
• 1:34:31
  Speaker 2: It's not about rules doing enough. It's about Jesus. He's enough.
• 1:34:40
  Speaker 2: Are you done trying to do better? God whispers to you,
• 1:34:45
  Speaker 2: Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation,
• 1:34:55
  Speaker 2: rest in God's loving arms, knowing that God hears there's
• 1:35:00
  Speaker 2: the sound of knees falling to the ground and his
• 1:35:04
  Speaker 2: children crying out to him. Nothing will ever take his
• 1:35:10
  Speaker 2: love from you. He will never stop loving you. Thank
• 1:35:17
  Speaker 2: you for this, dear child of yours, the victory of
• 1:35:21
  Speaker 2: this battle that has already been won at the cross. Lord,
• 1:35:25
  Speaker 2: reveal your truth during this time of rest, For I
• 1:35:32
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 1:35:37
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 1:35:41
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 1:35:46
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 1:35:50
  Speaker 2: in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father, thank you for
• 1:35:56
  Speaker 2: the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank you for dying
• 1:36:01
  Speaker 2: on the cross so this child of yours might have
• 1:36:05
  Speaker 2: eternal life. This beloved is dressed in your righteousness. Breathe deeply,
• 1:36:16
  Speaker 2: resting in the presence of the Savior, letting all thoughts
• 1:36:21
  Speaker 2: fade away in Jesus' preciousness. Take a deep breath inhaling
• 1:36:35
  Speaker 2: the sweetness of God, exhaling the worries and stress of
• 1:36:42
  Speaker 2: your day. Snuggle in and allow God's word to take
• 1:36:49
  Speaker 2: you to a land of dreams as you prepare for sleep.
• 1:36:58
  Speaker 2: Maybe you feel you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure,
• 1:37:05
  Speaker 2: or thoughts that you should be doing better, achieving more
• 1:37:09
  Speaker 2: in life, or working overtime to be exceptional, and it's
• 1:37:17
  Speaker 2: weighing you down. The burden is just too heavy to carry.
• 1:37:25
  Speaker 2: Imagine now taking all of those negative thoughts and placing
• 1:37:33
  Speaker 2: them in an iron safe and then closing the door
• 1:37:40
  Speaker 2: and spinning the combination lock. The safe is then tipped
• 1:37:45
  Speaker 2: over into the depths of the ocean, never to be
• 1:37:51
  Speaker 2: heard from or seen again. It sinks to the very
• 1:37:56
  Speaker 2: bottom of the ocean, locked and see forever. As you
• 1:38:03
  Speaker 2: drift off to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If
• 1:38:10
  Speaker 2: you fall asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay.
• 1:38:16
  Speaker 2: The meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you
• 1:38:21
  Speaker 2: had enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for
• 1:38:28
  Speaker 2: peace and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 1:38:34
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses?
• 1:38:40
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 1:38:45
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
• 1:38:51
  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to
• 1:38:57
  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
• 1:39:06
  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
• 1:39:13
  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 1:39:23
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 1:39:27
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 1:39:33
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you so that you will be
• 1:39:37
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 1:39:44
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
• 1:39:50
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 1:39:55
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nature question of how
• 1:40:02
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
• 1:40:09
  Speaker 2: Father God, I release this baggage now, resting in your
• 1:40:15
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough, that you don't operate
• 1:40:21
  Speaker 2: on a quota system, that you don't grate on the curve.
• 1:40:28
  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep, Bring me a new day
• 1:40:32
  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
• 1:40:39
  Speaker 2: walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
• 1:40:44
  Speaker 2: In Jesus' Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, know that God
• 1:40:53
  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstances.
• 1:41:00
  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, For
• 1:41:05
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 1:41:10
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
• 1:41:17
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 1:41:23
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of God.
• 1:41:27
  Speaker 3: In Christ, Jesus our Lord.
• 1:41:32
  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable settling in for a good sleep,
• 1:41:37
  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
• 1:41:42
  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
• 1:41:47
  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world. A wealthy city. There are
• 1:41:54
  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
• 1:42:02
  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. You are reading Paul's letter
• 1:42:09
  Speaker 2: for the first time. You are a Roman laborer, looking
• 1:42:16
  Speaker 2: to get out of bondage, wondering if your work was
• 1:42:20
  Speaker 2: ever going to be enough. Hiding in your dingy quarters
• 1:42:26
  Speaker 2: late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of
• 1:42:31
  Speaker 2: a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, fingers work
• 1:42:38
  Speaker 2: to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely
• 1:42:43
  Speaker 2: hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read the
• 1:42:50
  Speaker 2: very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called
• 1:42:57
  Speaker 2: to be an apostle and stead of part for the
• 1:43:01
  Speaker 2: Gospel of God to all in Rome who are loved
• 1:43:05
  Speaker 2: by God and called to be His Holy people. Grace
• 1:43:11
  Speaker 2: and peace to you from God, our Father and from
• 1:43:15
  Speaker 2: the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant.
• 1:43:23
  Speaker 2: I want to be a servant like Paul, You think
• 1:43:26
  Speaker 2: to yourself, given your status in life, you don't have
• 1:43:33
  Speaker 2: access to what is going on. You've not heard about
• 1:43:37
  Speaker 2: Paul or Jesus for that matter. During the time of
• 1:43:42
  Speaker 2: this letter, Paul was in the Greek city of Corinth.
• 1:43:47
  Speaker 2: While there he wrote the longest letter in the New Testament,
• 1:43:52
  Speaker 2: the Book of Romans. The Apostle Paul is writing Christians
• 1:43:56
  Speaker 2: at Rome. He's not been there before, but hopes to
• 1:44:01
  Speaker 2: preach in Rome someday. You've dreamed of going on a
• 1:44:06
  Speaker 2: new destination too, Breaking free from the chains that bind you,
• 1:44:12
  Speaker 2: A calm comes over you, blowing out the candle. You
• 1:44:18
  Speaker 2: crawl into bed, clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely
• 1:44:24
  Speaker 2: a word from the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome,
• 1:44:30
  Speaker 2: and as you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you
• 1:44:33
  Speaker 2: too that nothing can separate you from the love of
• 1:44:37
  Speaker 2: God that is expressed in Christ. Jesus, Yeshah, the Messiah.
• 1:44:44
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 1:44:49
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 1:44:55
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul the Pharisee, a Pharisees zealous for
• 1:45:00
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 1:45:08
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Damascus,
• 1:45:13
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill Christ followers, became a
• 1:45:17
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 1:45:21
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 1:45:27
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 1:45:32
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus.
• 1:45:35
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain, your.
• 1:45:38
  Speaker 2: Tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest as you fall to
• 1:45:45
  Speaker 2: his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices the
• 1:45:50
  Speaker 2: bruises around your wrists from the chains of your earthly master,
• 1:45:55
  Speaker 2: your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that dirt road
• 1:46:00
  Speaker 2: to Damascus.
• 1:46:02
  Speaker 3: He prays peace over you as he.
• 1:46:04
  Speaker 2: Wraps his arms around you. Your body becomes limp as
• 1:46:08
  Speaker 2: it melts into the comfort of Jesus' embrace, feeling in
• 1:46:15
  Speaker 2: complete ease, Take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets you
• 1:46:22
  Speaker 2: back on your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus speaks
• 1:46:27
  Speaker 2: wisdom and shares a parable while the two of you
• 1:46:31
  Speaker 2: continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child,
• 1:46:39
  Speaker 2: know that I am enough. When you are lonely and tied,
• 1:46:45
  Speaker 2: follow me, and your eternal reward will be in heaven eternity,
• 1:46:51
  Speaker 2: with no chains, no stress, and no pain, only the
• 1:46:56
  Speaker 2: delight of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the scales
• 1:47:02
  Speaker 2: fall from your eyes, and you see for yourself that
• 1:47:07
  Speaker 2: indeed Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience,
• 1:47:17
  Speaker 2: he was a mess, and he wants you to know
• 1:47:20
  Speaker 2: that nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from
• 1:47:26
  Speaker 2: the powerful and deep love of God. So he writes
• 1:47:30
  Speaker 2: in Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for I
• 1:47:35
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 1:47:40
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 1:47:45
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 1:47:50
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 1:47:53
  Speaker 2: in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know that
• 1:48:01
  Speaker 2: Christ is enough. It's not about rules doing enough. It's
• 1:48:07
  Speaker 2: about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to do better?
• 1:48:15
  Speaker 2: God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping,
• 1:48:24
  Speaker 2: going into deeper relaxation, Rest in God's loving arms, knowing
• 1:48:31
  Speaker 2: that God hears the sound of knees falling to the
• 1:48:34
  Speaker 2: ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing will
• 1:48:41
  Speaker 2: ever take his love from you. He will never stop
• 1:48:45
  Speaker 2: loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
• 1:48:52
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one
• 1:48:55
  Speaker 2: of the Cross. Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 1:49:01
  Speaker 2: of rest, for I am sure that neither death, nor life,
• 1:49:07
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 1:49:12
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in
• 1:49:16
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 1:49:21
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
• 1:49:27
  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank
• 1:49:32
  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross, so this child of
• 1:49:36
  Speaker 2: yours I have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
• 1:49:42
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
• 1:49:51
  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus' precious Nay, take
• 1:50:01
  Speaker 2: a deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God, exhaling the
• 1:50:10
  Speaker 2: worries and stress of your day. Snuggle in and allow
• 1:50:17
  Speaker 2: God's word to take you to a land of dreams
• 1:50:24
  Speaker 2: as you prepare for sleep. Maybe you feel you can't
• 1:50:30
  Speaker 2: do enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts that you
• 1:50:35
  Speaker 2: should be doing better, achieving more in life, or working
• 1:50:42
  Speaker 2: over time to be exceptional, and it's weighing you down.
• 1:50:49
  Speaker 2: The burden is just too heavy to carry. Imagine now
• 1:50:57
  Speaker 2: taking all of those negative thoughts in placing them in
• 1:51:03
  Speaker 2: an iron safe and then closing the door and spinning
• 1:51:10
  Speaker 2: the combination lock. The safe is then tipped over into
• 1:51:17
  Speaker 2: the depths of the ocean, never to be heard from
• 1:51:21
  Speaker 2: or seen again. It sinks to the very bottom of
• 1:51:26
  Speaker 2: the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you drift off
• 1:51:33
  Speaker 2: to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If you fall
• 1:51:40
  Speaker 2: asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay. The
• 1:51:45
  Speaker 2: meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you had
• 1:51:51
  Speaker 2: enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for peace
• 1:51:57
  Speaker 2: and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 1:52:04
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses?
• 1:52:10
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 1:52:15
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
• 1:52:20
  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to
• 1:52:27
  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
• 1:52:36
  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
• 1:52:43
  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 1:52:52
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 1:52:57
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 1:53:02
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you so that you will be
• 1:53:07
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 1:53:14
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
• 1:53:19
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 1:53:25
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 1:53:31
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
• 1:53:39
  Speaker 2: Father God, I release this baggage now, resting in your
• 1:53:44
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough, that you don't operate
• 1:53:51
  Speaker 2: on a quota system, that you don't grate on the curve.
• 1:53:57
  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep, Bring me a new day
• 1:54:02
  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
• 1:54:08
  Speaker 2: walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
• 1:54:13
  Speaker 2: In Jesus's Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, Know that God
• 1:54:23
  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance.
• 1:54:30
  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, For
• 1:54:34
  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 1:54:39
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
• 1:54:46
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 1:54:52
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of
• 1:54:56
  Speaker 2: God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you get comfortable
• 1:55:03
  Speaker 2: settling in for a good sleep. Imagine that you are
• 1:55:08
  Speaker 2: one of those Christians in Rome. The city is crowded.
• 1:55:14
  Speaker 2: It's one of the largest Mediterranean cities of the ancient world,
• 1:55:20
  Speaker 2: a wealthy city. There are several economic classes, including slaves,
• 1:55:28
  Speaker 2: free individuals, official Roman citizens, and nobles of different kinds.
• 1:55:36
  Speaker 2: You are reading Paul's letter for the first time. You
• 1:55:43
  Speaker 2: are a Roman laborer, looking to get out of bondage,
• 1:55:48
  Speaker 2: wondering if your work was ever going to be eno.
• 1:55:53
  Speaker 2: Hiding in your dingy quarters late at night, eyes squinting
• 1:55:59
  Speaker 2: as the thin of a tiny candle barely illuminates the
• 1:56:03
  Speaker 2: papyrus paper. Fingers work to the bone, hands filthy, so
• 1:56:12
  Speaker 2: tired you can barely hold the paper. Your heart delights
• 1:56:18
  Speaker 2: when you read the very first sentence, Paul, a servant
• 1:56:24
  Speaker 2: of Christ Jesus called to be an apostle and set
• 1:56:29
  Speaker 2: apart for the Gospel of God to all in Rome
• 1:56:34
  Speaker 2: who are loved by God and called to be His
• 1:56:38
  Speaker 2: Holy people. Grace and peace to you from God, our
• 1:56:43
  Speaker 2: Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe
• 1:56:49
  Speaker 2: your eyes. Servant. I want to be a servant like Paul,
• 1:56:55
  Speaker 2: you think to yourself, given your status in life. You
• 1:57:01
  Speaker 2: don't have access to what is going on. You've not
• 1:57:06
  Speaker 2: heard about Paul or Jesus, for that matter. During the
• 1:57:11
  Speaker 2: time of this letter, Paul was in the Greek city
• 1:57:15
  Speaker 2: of Corinth. While there he wrote the longest letter in
• 1:57:19
  Speaker 2: the New Testament, the Book of Romans. The Apostle Paul
• 1:57:24
  Speaker 2: is writing Christians at Rome. He's not been there before,
• 1:57:30
  Speaker 2: but hopes to preach in Rome someday. You've dreamed of
• 1:57:35
  Speaker 2: going on a new destination too. Breaking free from the
• 1:57:39
  Speaker 2: chains that bind you, A calm comes over you, blowing
• 1:57:45
  Speaker 2: out the candle. You crawl into bed, clinching onto Paul's letter.
• 1:57:52
  Speaker 2: What is surely a word from the Lord, Paul reminds
• 1:57:58
  Speaker 2: the people of Rome, and as you seek a RESTful sleep,
• 1:58:01
  Speaker 2: he reminds you too that nothing can separate you from
• 1:58:06
  Speaker 2: the love of God that is expressed in Christ, Jesus, Yeshiah,
• 1:58:11
  Speaker 2: the Messiah. Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't
• 1:58:17
  Speaker 2: separate you from His love. And Paul should know. Paul
• 1:58:24
  Speaker 2: the Apostle had once been Saul the Pharisee, a Pharisee
• 1:58:29
  Speaker 2: zealous for God and yet completely against Jesus and those
• 1:58:34
  Speaker 2: who followed him. After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on
• 1:58:40
  Speaker 2: the way to Namascus, the one who sought to kill
• 1:58:44
  Speaker 2: Christ's followers became a leader of the church, the one
• 1:58:49
  Speaker 2: who spread the gospel of Jesus Christ all over the
• 1:58:52
  Speaker 2: known world. As you fall into a deeper sleep, imagine
• 1:58:59
  Speaker 2: now you meet Jesus on that same road to Damascus.
• 1:59:05
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain, your.
• 1:59:08
  Speaker 2: Tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest, as you fall to
• 1:59:14
  Speaker 2: his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices the
• 1:59:19
  Speaker 2: bruises around your wrists from the chains of your earthly master,
• 1:59:24
  Speaker 2: your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that dirt road
• 1:59:29
  Speaker 2: to Damascus. He prays peace over you as he wraps
• 1:59:34
  Speaker 2: his arms around you. Your body becomes limp as it
• 1:59:38
  Speaker 2: melts into the comfort of Jesus. Embrace feeling in complete ease.
• 1:59:47
  Speaker 2: Take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets you back on
• 1:59:52
  Speaker 2: your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus speaks wisdom and
• 1:59:58
  Speaker 2: shares a parable The two of you continue a long,
• 2:00:02
  Speaker 2: delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child, know that I
• 2:00:10
  Speaker 2: am enough. When you are lonely and tired, follow me,
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  Speaker 2: and your eternal reward will be in heaven. Eternity, with
• 2:00:21
  Speaker 2: no chains, no stress, and no pain, only the delight
• 2:00:27
  Speaker 2: of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the scales fall
• 2:00:32
  Speaker 2: from your eyes, and you see for yourself that indeed
• 2:00:37
  Speaker 2: Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience, he
• 2:00:46
  Speaker 2: was a mess, and he wants you to know that
• 2:00:50
  Speaker 2: nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from the
• 2:00:55
  Speaker 2: powerful and deep love of God in Romans eight thirty
• 2:01:01
  Speaker 2: eight through thirty nine. For I am sure that neither death,
• 2:01:06
  Speaker 2: nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor
• 2:01:11
  Speaker 2: things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor
• 2:01:17
  Speaker 2: anything else in all creation will be able to separate
• 2:01:21
  Speaker 2: us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord.
• 2:01:27
  Speaker 2: As you sleep, know that Christ is enough. It's not
• 2:01:33
  Speaker 2: about rules doing enough. It's about Jesus. He's enough. Are
• 2:01:41
  Speaker 2: you done trying to do better? God whispers to you,
• 2:01:46
  Speaker 2: Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation,
• 2:01:57
  Speaker 2: Rest in God's loving arms, knowing that God hears the
• 2:02:01
  Speaker 2: sound of neees falling to the ground and his children
• 2:02:07
  Speaker 2: crying out to him. Nothing will ever take his love
• 2:02:11
  Speaker 2: from you. He will never stop loving you. Thank you
• 2:02:19
  Speaker 2: for this, dear child. Of yours, the victory of this
• 2:02:23
  Speaker 2: battle that has already been one at the cross. Lord,
• 2:02:27
  Speaker 2: reveal your truth during this time of rest, for I
• 2:02:33
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 2:02:38
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 2:02:42
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 2:02:48
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 2:02:51
  Speaker 2: in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father, thank you for
• 2:02:57
  Speaker 2: the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank you for dying
• 2:03:02
  Speaker 2: on the cross so this child of yours might have
• 2:03:07
  Speaker 2: eternal life. This beloved is dressed in your righteousness. Breathe deeply,
• 2:03:18
  Speaker 2: resting in the presence of the Savior, letting all thoughts
• 2:03:22
  Speaker 2: fade away, and Jesus preciously take a deep breath inhaling
• 2:03:38
  Speaker 2: the sweetness of God, exhaling the worries and stress of
• 2:03:45
  Speaker 2: your day. Snuggle in and allow God's word to take
• 2:03:52
  Speaker 2: you to a land of dreams as you prepare for sleep.
• 2:04:02
  Speaker 2: Maybe you feel you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure,
• 2:04:08
  Speaker 2: or thoughts that you should be doing better, achieving more
• 2:04:12
  Speaker 2: in life, or working over time to be exceptional, and
• 2:04:20
  Speaker 2: it's weighing you down. The burden is just too heavy
• 2:04:25
  Speaker 2: to carry. Imagine now taking all of those negative thoughts
• 2:04:35
  Speaker 2: and placing them in an iron safe, and then closing
• 2:04:41
  Speaker 2: the door and spinning the combination lock. The safe is
• 2:04:48
  Speaker 2: then tipped over into the depths of the ocean, never
• 2:04:53
  Speaker 2: to be heard from or seen again. It sinks to
• 2:04:59
  Speaker 2: the very bottom of the ocean, locked and sealed forever.
• 2:05:06
  Speaker 2: As you drift off to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable.
• 2:05:13
  Speaker 2: If you fall asleep before the end of the meditation,
• 2:05:17
  Speaker 2: it's okay. The meditation will shut off when it's over.
• 2:05:24
  Speaker 2: Have you had enough enough trying to measure up, enough
• 2:05:30
  Speaker 2: striving for peace and contentment, enough trying to move up
• 2:05:35
  Speaker 2: in the world, and enough of trying to keep up
• 2:05:40
  Speaker 2: with the joneses? Push away those thoughts that each day
• 2:05:47
  Speaker 2: is a marathon to outdo your best efforts from the
• 2:05:52
  Speaker 2: day before, just so God will be pleased with you.
• 2:05:58
  Speaker 2: Allow Jesus to carry that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm
• 2:06:08
  Speaker 2: tired of trying to earn your approval. I've had enough
• 2:06:14
  Speaker 2: of chasing aspirations that do not satisfy. I'm ready to
• 2:06:21
  Speaker 2: say enough is enough. Lord. I pray for peace in
• 2:06:28
  Speaker 2: my spirit that will wash away my feelings of inadequacy,
• 2:06:34
  Speaker 2: my feelings that I just haven't done enough for you
• 2:06:39
  Speaker 2: so that you will be pleased with me. I feel
• 2:06:44
  Speaker 2: guilt that I haven't prayed enough, read the Bible enough,
• 2:06:50
  Speaker 2: had enough love in my heart, as disciplined as I
• 2:06:54
  Speaker 2: should be, worked enough, and a bad attitude. Let me
• 2:07:01
  Speaker 2: release that nagging question of how good do I have
• 2:07:06
  Speaker 2: to be? How good is good enough? Father God, I
• 2:07:13
  Speaker 2: release this baggage now, resting in your sweet comfort that
• 2:07:20
  Speaker 2: you are enough, that you don't operate on a quota system,
• 2:07:27
  Speaker 2: that you don't grate on the curve. Protect me as
• 2:07:32
  Speaker 2: I sleep, Bring me a new day tomorrow where I
• 2:07:38
  Speaker 2: feel a lighter load in my step, walking in the
• 2:07:43
  Speaker 2: assurance that you are all I need. In Jesus's Holy name, Amen,
• 2:07:53
  Speaker 2: breathing deeply, Know that God is enough to satisfy every need,
• 2:08:00
  Speaker 2: no matter your circumstance. Listen to Romans eight thirty eight
• 2:08:06
  Speaker 2: through thirty nine. For I am sure that neither death
• 2:08:10
  Speaker 2: nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor
• 2:08:17
  Speaker 2: things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor death nor
• 2:08:23
  Speaker 2: anything else in all creation will be able to separate
• 2:08:28
  Speaker 2: us from the love of God.
• 2:08:31
  Speaker 3: In Christ, Jesus our Lord.
• 2:08:35
  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable, settling in for a good sleep,
• 2:08:41
  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
• 2:08:45
  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
• 2:08:50
  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world, a wealthy city. There are
• 2:08:57
  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
• 2:09:06
  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. You are reading Paul's letter
• 2:09:12
  Speaker 2: for the first time. You are a Roman laborer looking
• 2:09:19
  Speaker 2: to get out of bondage, wondering if your work was
• 2:09:23
  Speaker 2: ever going to be enough. Hiding in your dingy quarters
• 2:09:29
  Speaker 2: late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of
• 2:09:34
  Speaker 2: a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, Fingers work
• 2:09:41
  Speaker 2: to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely
• 2:09:47
  Speaker 2: hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read the
• 2:09:53
  Speaker 2: very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called
• 2:10:00
  Speaker 2: to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel
• 2:10:04
  Speaker 2: of God to all in Rome who are loved by
• 2:10:09
  Speaker 2: God and called to be His Holy people. Grace and
• 2:10:14
  Speaker 2: peace to you from God, our Father, and from the
• 2:10:18
  Speaker 2: Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant. I
• 2:10:27
  Speaker 2: want to be a servant like Paul, you think to yourself,
• 2:10:32
  Speaker 2: given your status in life, you don't have access to
• 2:10:37
  Speaker 2: what is going on. You've not heard about Paul, or Jesus,
• 2:10:42
  Speaker 2: for that matter. During the time of this letter, Paul
• 2:10:47
  Speaker 2: was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there he
• 2:10:51
  Speaker 2: wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the Book
• 2:10:55
  Speaker 2: of Romans. The Apostle Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
• 2:11:02
  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in
• 2:11:05
  Speaker 2: Rome someday. You've dreamed of going on a new destination too.
• 2:11:11
  Speaker 2: Breaking free from the chains that bind you, A calm
• 2:11:16
  Speaker 2: comes over you, blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed,
• 2:11:23
  Speaker 2: clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely a word from
• 2:11:28
  Speaker 2: the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as
• 2:11:33
  Speaker 2: you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that
• 2:11:38
  Speaker 2: nothing can separate you from the love of God that
• 2:11:41
  Speaker 2: is expressed in Christ, Jesus, Yeshah, the Messiah. Death can't
• 2:11:48
  Speaker 2: separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you from His love.
• 2:11:55
  Speaker 2: And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle had once been
• 2:11:59
  Speaker 2: so all the pharisee, a pharisee zealous for God, and
• 2:12:05
  Speaker 2: yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him. After
• 2:12:11
  Speaker 2: a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 2:12:16
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill Christ followers became a
• 2:12:20
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 2:12:24
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 2:12:30
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 2:12:35
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus.
• 2:12:39
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain, your.
• 2:12:41
  Speaker 2: Tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest, as you fall to
• 2:12:48
  Speaker 2: his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices the
• 2:12:53
  Speaker 2: bruises around your wrists from the chains of your earthly master,
• 2:12:58
  Speaker 2: your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that dirt road
• 2:13:03
  Speaker 2: to Damascus. He prays peace over you as he wraps
• 2:13:07
  Speaker 2: his arms around you. Your body becomes lent as it
• 2:13:12
  Speaker 2: melts into the comfort of Jesus' embrace, feeling in complete ease,
• 2:13:20
  Speaker 2: take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets you back on
• 2:13:25
  Speaker 2: your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus speaks wisdom and
• 2:13:31
  Speaker 2: shares a parable while the two of you continue a long,
• 2:13:36
  Speaker 2: delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child, know that I
• 2:13:43
  Speaker 2: am enough. When you are lonely and tired, follow me,
• 2:13:50
  Speaker 2: and your eternal reward will be in heaven eternity with
• 2:13:55
  Speaker 2: no chains, no stress, and no pain, only the delight
• 2:14:00
  Speaker 2: of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the scales fall
• 2:14:06
  Speaker 2: from your eyes, and you see for yourself that indeed
• 2:14:11
  Speaker 2: Jesus is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience, he
• 2:14:20
  Speaker 2: was a mess, and he wants you to know that
• 2:14:23
  Speaker 2: nothing you can imagine can possibly separate you from the
• 2:14:29
  Speaker 2: powerful and deep love of God. So he writes in
• 2:14:34
  Speaker 2: Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for I am
• 2:14:38
  Speaker 2: sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 2:14:43
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 2:14:48
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 2:14:53
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God
• 2:14:57
  Speaker 2: in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know that
• 2:15:04
  Speaker 2: Christ is enough. It's not about rules doing enough. It's
• 2:15:10
  Speaker 2: about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to do better?
• 2:15:18
  Speaker 2: God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping,
• 2:15:27
  Speaker 2: going into deeper relaxation, Rest in God's loving arms. Knowing
• 2:15:34
  Speaker 2: that God hears the sound of knees falling to the
• 2:15:38
  Speaker 2: ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing will
• 2:15:44
  Speaker 2: ever take his love from you. He will never stop
• 2:15:48
  Speaker 2: loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
• 2:15:55
  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one
• 2:15:58
  Speaker 2: at the cross. Lord, reveal your truth during this time
• 2:16:04
  Speaker 2: of rest, for I am sure that neither death nor life,
• 2:16:10
  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
• 2:16:15
  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height, nor death nor anything else in
• 2:16:19
  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
• 2:16:24
  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
• 2:16:30
  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your world. Jesus, Thank
• 2:16:35
  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross so this child of
• 2:16:39
  Speaker 2: yours might have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
• 2:16:45
  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
• 2:16:54
  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in jesuscious name. Welcome to
• 2:17:03
  Speaker 2: this subide, prayer and meditation. God is more than enough.
• 2:17:09
  Speaker 2: This bedtime story will guide you into a relaxing night
• 2:17:13
  Speaker 2: of sleep. Before we begin, make sure all the distractions
• 2:17:19
  Speaker 2: around you are removed so you can get a good
• 2:17:23
  Speaker 2: night's rest. Take a deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God,
• 2:17:36
  Speaker 2: exhaling the worries and stress of your day. Snuggle in
• 2:17:44
  Speaker 2: and allow God's word to take you to a land
• 2:17:47
  Speaker 2: of dreams. As you prepare for sleep, maybe you feel
• 2:17:56
  Speaker 2: you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts
• 2:18:02
  Speaker 2: that you should be doing better, achieving more in life,
• 2:18:08
  Speaker 2: or working overtime to be exceptional, and it's weighing you down.
• 2:18:16
  Speaker 2: The burden is just too heavy to carry. Imagine now
• 2:18:24
  Speaker 2: taking all of those negative thoughts and placing them in
• 2:18:30
  Speaker 2: an iron safe, and then closing the door and spinning
• 2:18:37
  Speaker 2: the combination locked. The safe is then tipped over into
• 2:18:44
  Speaker 2: the depths of the ocean, never to be heard from
• 2:18:48
  Speaker 2: or seen again. It sinks to the very bottom of
• 2:18:53
  Speaker 2: the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you drift off
• 2:19:00
  Speaker 2: to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If you fall
• 2:19:07
  Speaker 2: asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay. The
• 2:19:13
  Speaker 2: meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you had
• 2:19:18
  Speaker 2: enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for peace
• 2:19:25
  Speaker 2: and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
• 2:19:31
  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses?
• 2:19:37
  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
• 2:19:42
  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
• 2:19:47
  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to
• 2:19:54
  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father. I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
• 2:20:03
  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
• 2:20:10
  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
• 2:20:19
  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
• 2:20:24
  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
• 2:20:29
  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you, so that you will be
• 2:20:34
  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
• 2:20:41
  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
• 2:20:46
  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
• 2:20:52
  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
• 2:20:58
  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough? Father, God,
• 2:21:07
  Speaker 2: I release this baggage now, resting in your sweet comfort
• 2:21:13
  Speaker 2: that you are enough, that you don't operate on a
• 2:21:18
  Speaker 2: quota system, that you don't grate on the curve. Protect
• 2:21:25
  Speaker 2: me as I sleep, Bring me a new day tomorrow
• 2:21:31
  Speaker 2: where I feel a lighter load in my step, walking
• 2:21:36
  Speaker 2: in the assurance that you are all I need. In
• 2:21:41
  Speaker 2: Jesus' Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, Know that God is
• 2:21:50
  Speaker 2: enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance. Listen
• 2:21:57
  Speaker 2: to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, For I
• 2:22:02
  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
• 2:22:08
  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor
• 2:22:14
  Speaker 2: height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will
• 2:22:20
  Speaker 2: be able to separate us from the love of God.
• 2:22:24
  Speaker 3: In Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2:22:28
  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable settling in for a good sleep,
• 2:22:34
  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
• 2:22:39
  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
• 2:22:44
  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world. A wealthy city. There are
• 2:22:50
  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
• 2:22:59
  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. You are reading Paul's letter
• 2:23:06
  Speaker 2: for the first time. You are a Roman laborer, looking
• 2:23:12
  Speaker 2: to get out of bondage, wondering if your work was
• 2:23:16
  Speaker 2: ever going to be enough. Hiding in your dingy quarters
• 2:23:22
  Speaker 2: late at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of
• 2:23:27
  Speaker 2: a tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, fingers work
• 2:23:35
  Speaker 2: to the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely
• 2:23:40
  Speaker 2: hold the paper. Your heart delights when you read the
• 2:23:46
  Speaker 2: very first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called
• 2:23:54
  Speaker 2: to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel
• 2:23:58
  Speaker 2: of God. To all in Rome who are loved by
• 2:24:02
  Speaker 2: God and called to be His Holy people. Grace and
• 2:24:07
  Speaker 2: peace to you from God, our Father, and from the
• 2:24:12
  Speaker 2: Lord Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant. I
• 2:24:20
  Speaker 2: want to be a servant like Paul, you think to yourself.
• 2:24:26
  Speaker 2: Given your status in life, you don't have access to
• 2:24:30
  Speaker 2: what is going on. You've not heard about Paul or Jesus,
• 2:24:35
  Speaker 2: for that matter. During the time of this letter, Paul
• 2:24:40
  Speaker 2: was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there he
• 2:24:44
  Speaker 2: wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the Book
• 2:24:49
  Speaker 2: of Romans. The Apostle. Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
• 2:24:55
  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in
• 2:24:58
  Speaker 2: Rome some day. You've dreamed of going on a new
• 2:25:03
  Speaker 2: destination too, Breaking free from the chains that bind you,
• 2:25:08
  Speaker 2: A calm comes over you. Blowing out the candle. You
• 2:25:14
  Speaker 2: crawl into bed, clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely
• 2:25:20
  Speaker 2: a word from the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome,
• 2:25:26
  Speaker 2: and as you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you
• 2:25:30
  Speaker 2: too that nothing can separate you from the love of
• 2:25:33
  Speaker 2: God that is expressed in Christ.
• 2:25:36
  Speaker 3: Jesus, Yeshah, the Messiah.
• 2:25:40
  Speaker 2: Death can't separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you
• 2:25:45
  Speaker 2: from His love. And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle
• 2:25:52
  Speaker 2: had once been Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for
• 2:25:57
  Speaker 2: God and yet completely against Jesus and those who followed him.
• 2:26:04
  Speaker 2: After a spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus,
• 2:26:09
  Speaker 2: the one who sought to kill Christ followers became a
• 2:26:13
  Speaker 2: leader of the church, the one who spread the gospel
• 2:26:18
  Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you
• 2:26:23
  Speaker 2: fall into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus
• 2:26:28
  Speaker 2: on that same road to Damascus.
• 2:26:32
  Speaker 4: He sees your pain.
• 2:26:34
  Speaker 2: Your tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest, as you fall
• 2:26:41
  Speaker 2: to his feet in total brokenness and surrender. He notices
• 2:26:46
  Speaker 2: the bruises around your wrists from the chains of your
• 2:26:49
  Speaker 2: earthly master, your tired hands kneeling with you on that
• 2:26:56
  Speaker 2: dirt road to Damascus. He prays peace over you. You
• 2:27:00
  Speaker 2: as he wraps his arms around you, your body becomes
• 2:27:04
  Speaker 2: limp as it melts into the comfort of Jesus embrace
• 2:27:11
  Speaker 2: feeling in complete ease, take a deep breath. Jesus gently
• 2:27:18
  Speaker 2: gets you back on your feet. The soothing voice of
• 2:27:22
  Speaker 2: Jesus speaks wisdom and shares a parable while the two
• 2:27:27
  Speaker 2: of you continue a long, delightful walk to Damascus. My
• 2:27:34
  Speaker 2: dear child, know that I am enough. When you are
• 2:27:38
  Speaker 2: lonely and tired, follow me, and your eternal reward will
• 2:27:45
  Speaker 2: be in heaven, eternity with no chains, no stress, and
• 2:27:51
  Speaker 2: no pain, only the delight of your heavenly Father. Along
• 2:27:57
  Speaker 2: the way, the scales fall from your eyes, and you
• 2:28:01
  Speaker 2: see for yourself that indeed Jesus is enough. The apostle
• 2:28:10
  Speaker 2: Paul writes from experience. He was a mess, and he
• 2:28:15
  Speaker 2: wants you to know that nothing you can imagine can
• 2:28:20
  Speaker 2: possibly separate you from the powerful and deep love of God.
• 2:28:26
  Speaker 2: So he writes in Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine,
• 2:28:31
  Speaker 2: for I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
• 2:28:35
  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
• 2:28:41
  Speaker 2: nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation
• 2:28:46
  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of
• 2:28:50
  Speaker 2: God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord. As you sleep, know
• 2:28:57
  Speaker 2: that Christ is enough. It's not about rules, doing enough.
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  Speaker 2: It's about Jesus. He's enough. Are you done trying to
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  Speaker 2: do better? God whispers to you, Trust me, Trust me.
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  Speaker 2: Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation, rest in God's loving arms,
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  Speaker 2: knowing that God hears the sound of knees falling to
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  Speaker 2: the ground and his children crying out to him. Nothing
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  Speaker 2: will ever take his love from you. He will never
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  Speaker 2: stop loving you. Thank you for this, dear child of yours,
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  Speaker 2: the victory of this battle that has already been one
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  Speaker 2: at the cross. Lord, reveal your truth during this time
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  Speaker 2: of rest, for I am sure that neither death, nor life,
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  Speaker 2: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come,
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  Speaker 2: nor powers, nor height, nor death, nor anything else in
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  Speaker 2: all creation will be able to separate us from the
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  Speaker 2: love of God in Christ. Jesus, our Lord, Heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 2: thank you for the truth of your word. Jesus, Thank
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  Speaker 2: you for dying on the cross so this child of
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  Speaker 2: yours might have eternal life. This beloved is dressed in
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  Speaker 2: your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of the Savior,
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  Speaker 2: letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus, preciously Welcome to
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  Speaker 2: this abide prayer. And meditation. God is more than enough.
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  Speaker 2: This bedtime story will guide you into a relaxing night
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  Speaker 2: of sleep. Before we begin, make sure all the distractions
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  Speaker 2: around you are removed so you can get a good
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  Speaker 2: night's rest. Take a deep breath inhaling the sweetness of God,
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  Speaker 2: exhaling the worries and stress of your day. Snuggle in
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  Speaker 2: and allow God's word to take you to a land
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  Speaker 2: of dreams. As you prepare for sleep, maybe you feel
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  Speaker 2: you can't do enough to earn God's pleasure, or thoughts
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  Speaker 2: that you should be doing better, achieving more in life,
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  Speaker 2: or working overtime to be exceptional, and it's weighing you down.
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  Speaker 2: The burden is just too heavy to carry. Imagine now
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  Speaker 2: taking all of those negative thoughts and placing them in
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  Speaker 2: an iron safe, and then closing the door and spinning
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  Speaker 2: the combination lock. The safe is then tipped over into
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  Speaker 2: the depths of the ocean, never to be heard from
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  Speaker 2: or seen again. It sinks to the very bottom of
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  Speaker 2: the ocean, locked and sealed forever. As you drift off
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  Speaker 2: to sleep, close your eyes, get comfortable. If you fall
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  Speaker 2: asleep before the end of the meditation, it's okay. The
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  Speaker 2: meditation will shut off when it's over. Have you had
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  Speaker 2: enough enough trying to measure up, enough striving for peace
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  Speaker 2: and contentment, enough trying to move up in the world,
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  Speaker 2: and enough of trying to keep up with the joneses.
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  Speaker 2: Push away those thoughts that each day is a marathon
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  Speaker 2: to outdo your best efforts from the day before, just
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  Speaker 2: so God will be pleased with you. Allow Jesus to
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  Speaker 2: carry that burden. Father, I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying
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  Speaker 2: to earn your approval. I've had enough of chasing aspirations
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  Speaker 2: that do not satisfy. I'm ready to say enough is enough. Lord.
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  Speaker 2: I pray for peace in my spirit that will wash
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  Speaker 2: away my feelings of inadequacy, my feelings that I just
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  Speaker 2: haven't done enough for you so that you will be
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  Speaker 2: pleased with me. I feel guilt that I haven't prayed enough,
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  Speaker 2: read the Bible enough, had enough love in my heart,
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  Speaker 2: as disciplined as I should be, worked enough, and a
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  Speaker 2: bad attitude. Let me release that nagging question of how
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  Speaker 2: good do I have to be? How good is good enough?
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  Speaker 2: Father God? I release this baggage now, resting in your
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  Speaker 2: sweet comfort that you are enough that you don't operate
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  Speaker 2: on a quota system that you don't grate on the curve.
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  Speaker 2: Protect me as I sleep, Bring me a new day
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  Speaker 2: tomorrow where I feel a lighter load in my step,
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  Speaker 2: Walking in the assurance that you are all I need.
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  Speaker 2: In Jesus' Holy name, Amen, breathing deeply, Know that God
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  Speaker 2: is enough to satisfy every need, no matter your circumstance.
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  Speaker 2: Listen to Romans eight thirty eight through thirty nine, for
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  Speaker 2: I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels,
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  Speaker 2: nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
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  Speaker 2: nor height, nor death, nor anything else in all creation
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  Speaker 2: will be able to separate us from the love of God.
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  Speaker 3: In Christ, Jesus our Lord.
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  Speaker 2: As you get comfortable settling in for a good sleep,
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  Speaker 2: imagine that you are one of those Christians in Rome.
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  Speaker 2: The city is crowded. It's one of the largest Mediterranean
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  Speaker 2: cities of the ancient world, a wealthy city. There are
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  Speaker 2: several economic classes, including slaves, free individuals, official Roman citizens,
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  Speaker 2: and nobles of different kinds. Are reading Paul's letter for
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  Speaker 2: the first time. You are a Roman laborer looking to
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  Speaker 2: get out of bondage, wondering if your work was ever
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  Speaker 2: going to be enough hiding in your dingy quarters late
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  Speaker 2: at night, eyes squinting as the thin glow of a
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  Speaker 2: tiny candle barely illuminates the papyrus paper, Fingers work to
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  Speaker 2: the bone, hands filthy, so tired you can barely hold
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  Speaker 2: the paper. Your heart delights when you read the very
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  Speaker 2: first sentence, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus called to
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  Speaker 2: be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel of
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  Speaker 2: God to all in Rome who are loved by God
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  Speaker 2: and called to be His Holy people. Grace and peace
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  Speaker 2: to you from God, our Father, and from the Lord
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  Speaker 2: Jesus Christ. You can't believe your eyes. Servant. I want
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  Speaker 2: to be a servant like Paul, you think to yourself.
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  Speaker 2: Given your status in life, you don't have access to
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  Speaker 2: what is going on. You've not heard about Paul or Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: for that matter. During the time of this letter, Paul
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  Speaker 2: was in the Greek city of Corinth. While there he
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  Speaker 2: wrote the longest letter in the New Testament, the Book
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  Speaker 2: of Romans. The Apostle. Paul is writing Christians at Rome.
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  Speaker 2: He's not been there before, but hopes to preach in Rome. Someday.
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  Speaker 2: You've dreamed of going on a new destination two. Breaking
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  Speaker 2: free from the chains that bind you, a calm comes
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  Speaker 2: over you, blowing out the candle. You crawl into bed,
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  Speaker 2: clinching onto Paul's letter. What is surely a word from
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  Speaker 2: the Lord, Paul reminds the people of Rome, and as
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  Speaker 2: you seek a RESTful sleep, he reminds you too that
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  Speaker 2: nothing can separate you from the love of God that
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  Speaker 2: is expressed in Christ, Jesus, Yeshiah, the Messiah. Death can't
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  Speaker 2: separate you. Angels or demons can't separate you from His love.
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  Speaker 2: And Paul should know. Paul the Apostle had once been
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  Speaker 2: Saul the Pharisee, a pharisee zealous for God and yet
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  Speaker 2: completely against Jesus and those who followed him. After a
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  Speaker 2: spectacular encounter with Jesus on the way to Namascus, the
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  Speaker 2: one who sought to kill Christ followers became a leader
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  Speaker 2: of the Church, the one who spread the gospel of
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  Speaker 2: Jesus Christ all over the known world. As you fall
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  Speaker 2: into a deeper sleep, imagine now you meet Jesus on
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  Speaker 2: that same road to Damascus. He sees your pain, your
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  Speaker 2: tired eyes, your anxiety and unrest as you fall to
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  Speaker 2: his feet in total brokenness. And surrender. He notices the
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  Speaker 2: bruises around your wrists from the chains of your earthly master,
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  Speaker 2: your tired hands. Kneeling with you on that dirt road
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  Speaker 2: to Damascus. He prays peace over you as he wraps
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  Speaker 2: his arms around you. Body becomes limp as it melts
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  Speaker 2: into the comfort of Jesus' embrace, feeling in complete ease,
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  Speaker 2: take a deep breath. Jesus gently gets you back on
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  Speaker 2: your feet. The soothing voice of Jesus speaks wisdom and
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  Speaker 2: shares a parable while the two of you continue a long,
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  Speaker 2: delightful walk to Damascus. My dear child, know that I
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  Speaker 2: am enough. When you are lonely and tired, follow me,
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  Speaker 2: and your eternal reward will be in heaven. Eternity with
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  Speaker 2: no chains, no stress, and no pain, only the delight
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  Speaker 2: of your heavenly Father. Along the way, the scales fall
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  Speaker 2: from your eyes and you see for yourself. Indeed, Jesus
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  Speaker 2: is enough. The apostle Paul writes from experience, he was
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  Speaker 2: a mess, and he wants you to know that nothing
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  Speaker 2: you can imagine can possibly separate you from the powerful
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  Speaker 2: and deep love of God. So he writes in Romans
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  Speaker 2: eight thirty eight through thirty nine. For I am sure
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  Speaker 2: that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor
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  Speaker 2: things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height
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  Speaker 2: nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be
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  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God in Christ, Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: our Lord. As you sleep, know that Christ is enough.
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  Speaker 2: It's not about rules doing enough. It's about Jesus. He's enough.
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  Speaker 2: Are you done trying to do better? God whispers to you,
• 2:43:10
  Speaker 2: Trust me, Trust me. Continue sleeping, going into deeper relaxation,
• 2:43:20
  Speaker 2: Rest in God's loving arms, knowing that God hears the
• 2:43:25
  Speaker 2: sound of mees falling to the ground and his children
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  Speaker 2: crying out to him. Nothing will ever take his love
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  Speaker 2: from you. He will never stop loving you. Thank you
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  Speaker 2: for this, dear child of yours, the victory of this
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  Speaker 2: battle that has already been one of the cross. Lord,
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  Speaker 2: reveal your truth during this time of rest, for I
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  Speaker 2: am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
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  Speaker 2: nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,
• 2:44:06
  Speaker 2: nor death nor anything else in all creation will be
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  Speaker 2: able to separate us from the love of God in Christ. Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: our Lord, Heavenly Father, thank you for.
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  Speaker 4: The truth of your word, Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for dying on the cross so this child
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  Speaker 2: of yours might have eternal life. This beloved is dressed
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  Speaker 2: in your righteousness. Breathe deeply, resting in the presence of
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  Speaker 2: the Savior, letting all thoughts fade away in Jesus' precious name.
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