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GOD'S PASSIONATE PROMISE Let Go of Anxiety, Stress & Worry (Deep Sleep Guided Meditation) - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
• 0:05
  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
• 0:08
  Speaker 1: the Abide app in the iTunes or Google Play Store.
• 0:13
  Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide meditation tonight. Our sleep story is
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  Speaker 2: about God's passionate promise. Our story reveals how God pours
• 0:26
  Speaker 2: out his spirit upon all his people. You will hear
• 0:30
  Speaker 2: the comforting message from God's word. But before we begin,
• 0:35
  Speaker 2: get comfortable. Breathe deeply inhale God's peace. As you relax,
• 0:49
  Speaker 2: you feel God's amazing love for you. As you sink
• 0:52
  Speaker 2: into your mattress, your breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles
• 1:03
  Speaker 2: go from being tight to soft like cotton. Close your eyes.
• 1:13
  Speaker 2: Imagine God's holy light washing over you. Picture yourself giving
• 1:21
  Speaker 2: him all of your burdens, your thoughts, and concerns. Breathe
• 1:27
  Speaker 2: in his hope, exhale his love. The Bible says that
• 1:34
  Speaker 2: God will pour out his spirit upon all people, that
• 1:40
  Speaker 2: sons and daughters will prophesy, and young men will see visions,
• 1:46
  Speaker 2: old men will dream dreams with that Join me as
• 1:53
  Speaker 2: we explore this passionate promise God has given us. When
• 2:01
  Speaker 2: you receive Christ into your life. His spirit lives inside you. However,
• 2:09
  Speaker 2: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
• 2:17
  Speaker 2: understand the depth of what this means, to experience his power,
• 2:25
  Speaker 2: to move in the miraculous, to extend his grace, and
• 2:30
  Speaker 2: to shine his light into the world. Ask God to
• 2:38
  Speaker 2: open the eyes of your heart. Let his light flood
• 2:42
  Speaker 2: you with truth, feel his heavenly touch his love, feeling
• 2:48
  Speaker 2: every part of your being. As you do this, breathe
• 2:55
  Speaker 2: deeply and hal is love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
• 3:03
  Speaker 2: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to My
• 3:08
  Speaker 2: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 3:15
  Speaker 2: Embrace the stillness around you, Listen for God in the silence,
• 3:22
  Speaker 2: experience the rest you have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 3:34
  Speaker 2: I am ready for more of you. I am grateful
• 3:38
  Speaker 2: for every prayer you have answered, every blessing you have
• 3:42
  Speaker 2: bestowed on me, the very life you have given me.
• 3:48
  Speaker 2: I also know there is so much more for me
• 3:51
  Speaker 2: to learn, so much more of you to experience. The
• 4:01
  Speaker 2: Bible says that your people perish for lack of wisdom.
• 4:07
  Speaker 2: Make me wise, God, make me more like you. Forgive
• 4:14
  Speaker 2: me of my sins show me where I am missing
• 4:17
  Speaker 2: the mark. I want to be everything you created me
• 4:22
  Speaker 2: to be, so that I can one day hear well done,
• 4:29
  Speaker 2: my good and faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp
• 4:36
  Speaker 2: what your promises are to me. I love you, I
• 4:40
  Speaker 2: trust you. Deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight,
• 4:46
  Speaker 2: in Jesus name, I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed,
• 5:00
  Speaker 2: your head rests gently on your pillow. You continue breathing
• 5:05
  Speaker 2: deeply and slowly relaxing. The sound of the wind blowing
• 5:15
  Speaker 2: eases your soul. You think about the dreams and visions
• 5:20
  Speaker 2: that God has promised to give to his people. You
• 5:24
  Speaker 2: long for that. You ask God to show you himself
• 5:29
  Speaker 2: and your dreams. You ask God to show you himself
• 5:36
  Speaker 2: in your dreams. I'm so glad you asked for that,
• 5:43
  Speaker 2: says a far away voice. Come. You look around, wondering
• 5:48
  Speaker 2: who is talking to you. No one is there, but
• 5:53
  Speaker 2: fill a presence, a warm glow growing inside you. You
• 6:01
  Speaker 2: step outside and begin to walk slowly down a path.
• 6:06
  Speaker 2: On one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river
• 6:11
  Speaker 2: flowing with crystal blue water. Tall trees full of life
• 6:16
  Speaker 2: and bearing fruit you've never seen, decorate the bank, Brightly
• 6:22
  Speaker 2: colored flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through
• 6:29
  Speaker 2: the ground. The other side of the path is full
• 6:36
  Speaker 2: of flowers and trees as well, but there is no
• 6:40
  Speaker 2: fruit on the trees. The flowers are wilted, the colors fading.
• 6:48
  Speaker 2: Some are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You
• 6:57
  Speaker 2: come to a fork in the path and pause. You
• 7:01
  Speaker 2: listen for the voice that beckon you out of bed,
• 7:05
  Speaker 2: but there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
• 7:15
  Speaker 2: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
• 7:19
  Speaker 2: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
• 7:24
  Speaker 2: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
• 7:33
  Speaker 2: of the path are examples of what happens when you
• 7:37
  Speaker 2: believe in Me and when you try and do things
• 7:40
  Speaker 2: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
• 7:45
  Speaker 2: to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 7:51
  Speaker 2: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 7:55
  Speaker 2: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
• 8:00
  Speaker 2: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
• 8:06
  Speaker 2: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
• 8:12
  Speaker 2: God motions to the other side of the path. When
• 8:17
  Speaker 2: you do things, the world's way. And you don't follow
• 8:21
  Speaker 2: in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 8:28
  Speaker 2: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 8:35
  Speaker 2: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
• 8:39
  Speaker 2: my people with signs, wonders, visions and dreams. But some
• 8:46
  Speaker 2: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
• 8:51
  Speaker 2: become hardened. Some people have an idea of me, but
• 9:00
  Speaker 2: that idea is only a part of me. They like
• 9:04
  Speaker 2: to keep me in a box. They dismiss the supernatural power,
• 9:09
  Speaker 2: the very nature of me. Therefore, when the rain comes
• 9:16
  Speaker 2: and the storms of life hit, they aren't able to
• 9:19
  Speaker 2: experience the fullness of Me within them. It is my
• 9:27
  Speaker 2: deepest desire that all of my people experience the fullness
• 9:30
  Speaker 2: of Me. I send them, just like I am sending
• 9:35
  Speaker 2: you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to stir their spirit.
• 9:45
  Speaker 2: I want to renew your heart and revive your soul.
• 9:50
  Speaker 2: I want you to walk in victory and in power.
• 9:55
  Speaker 2: This is my will, my purpose, and my plan.
• 10:00
  Speaker 1: You you hold on to God's voice.
• 10:08
  Speaker 2: It leads you over a steep hill, Mist fills the
• 10:11
  Speaker 2: foggy air. You pause to wipe the dew from your eyes.
• 10:19
  Speaker 2: You hear the laughter of children. You take one more
• 10:24
  Speaker 2: step up, then stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you.
• 10:33
  Speaker 2: People of all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath
• 10:38
  Speaker 2: taking turquoise water. Their smiles exceed their faces. It says
• 10:46
  Speaker 2: if they are diving into life. They throw their heads back,
• 10:50
  Speaker 2: laughing and rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach.
• 10:58
  Speaker 2: The sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children
• 11:05
  Speaker 2: sit at a small white picnic table while adults read
• 11:09
  Speaker 2: with them. They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish
• 11:14
  Speaker 2: moss that looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree.
• 11:21
  Speaker 2: You reach down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively,
• 11:27
  Speaker 2: you pull your hand back. The water is electric, powerful.
• 11:33
  Speaker 2: It feels like love. Are you in heaven? You've never
• 11:43
  Speaker 2: felt like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It
• 11:49
  Speaker 2: radiates from the heart of every person. You feel it
• 11:53
  Speaker 2: in the water. You want to stay here longer, but
• 12:00
  Speaker 2: like a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You
• 12:07
  Speaker 2: now find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
• 12:12
  Speaker 2: There is very little light. You're on a path, but
• 12:17
  Speaker 2: sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint trying
• 12:22
  Speaker 2: to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent
• 12:28
  Speaker 2: of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain. The
• 12:35
  Speaker 2: gravel path under your feet seems firm enough, but not
• 12:39
  Speaker 2: being able to see concerns you. You take a timid
• 12:46
  Speaker 2: step forward. When you find your feet still firmly on
• 12:51
  Speaker 2: the path, you take another step. Then you feel the
• 12:56
  Speaker 2: presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping
• 13:01
  Speaker 2: it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
• 13:09
  Speaker 2: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
• 13:15
  Speaker 2: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
• 13:21
  Speaker 2: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
• 13:29
  Speaker 2: your breathing slugs. You begin to notice the light filtering
• 13:33
  Speaker 2: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
• 13:37
  Speaker 2: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
• 13:43
  Speaker 2: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
• 13:51
  Speaker 2: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
• 13:56
  Speaker 2: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
• 14:00
  Speaker 2: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
• 14:08
  Speaker 2: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
• 14:14
  Speaker 2: shream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
• 14:18
  Speaker 2: crisply over small stones. It's idyllic, brown, gray, black, and tan.
• 14:24
  Speaker 2: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
• 14:33
  Speaker 2: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
• 14:38
  Speaker 2: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
• 14:47
  Speaker 2: and then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
• 14:52
  Speaker 2: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
• 14:58
  Speaker 2: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
• 15:06
  Speaker 2: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the field.
• 15:14
  Speaker 2: Don't worry about what they will wear or what they
• 15:17
  Speaker 2: will eat. They have everything they need. He turns and
• 15:25
  Speaker 2: looks at you, and the kindness and love that you
• 15:29
  Speaker 2: see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My beloved child,
• 15:37
  Speaker 2: you have everything that you need too, And the next
• 15:44
  Speaker 2: moment you find yourself back in your soft, warm bed,
• 15:49
  Speaker 2: in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded by peace.
• 15:59
  Speaker 2: I pour out my spirit on people, says the soft
• 16:03
  Speaker 2: voice from above. I bless them with dreams and visions,
• 16:07
  Speaker 2: so that they may know my love, my power, so
• 16:12
  Speaker 2: they will remember my desires for them. While on this
• 16:15
  Speaker 2: earth and to remind them that there is so much
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  Speaker 2: more to come? Will you share the dream I've blessed
• 16:26
  Speaker 2: you with tonight? The sound of your own voice crying yes, yes,
• 16:36
  Speaker 2: fills you. For a second, you wonder where you are.
• 16:41
  Speaker 2: It must have been dreaming, but it felt so real.
• 16:49
  Speaker 2: It was real. Whispers God. I made a passionate promise
• 16:55
  Speaker 2: to you when I said, ask and it will be
• 16:59
  Speaker 2: given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and
• 17:04
  Speaker 2: the door will be opened for you. You asked me
• 17:11
  Speaker 2: to show you what it was like to experience more
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: of me, and I answered, now it is up to
• 17:22
  Speaker 2: you to believe. You're still for a second, longer lingering
• 17:32
  Speaker 2: in God's presence, basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 17:43
  Speaker 2: help this dear one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring
• 17:47
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort. Thank you for revealing yourself in our dreams.
• 17:55
  Speaker 2: May the silence of the night bring revelation and clarity
• 17:59
  Speaker 2: of thought. Rising in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you
• 18:06
  Speaker 2: for your word, your passionate promises. They are a love
• 18:12
  Speaker 2: letter to me, and I am forever grateful. Help me
• 18:20
  Speaker 2: be open to all of your ways, God, align my
• 18:24
  Speaker 2: will with yours. Help me shine your light into the world.
• 18:29
  Speaker 2: In Jesus name, I pray Amen. I hope you enjoyed
• 18:38
  Speaker 2: this Abide bedtime story. We look forward to spending time
• 18:42
  Speaker 2: with you again tomorrow. Until then, may you abide in
• 18:47
  Speaker 2: Christ tonight. Our sleep story is about God's passionate promise.
• 18:57
  Speaker 2: Our story reveals how God pours out his spirit upon
• 19:00
  Speaker 2: all his people. You will hear the comforting message from
• 19:04
  Speaker 2: God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable. Breathe deeply
• 19:15
  Speaker 2: inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel God's amazing
• 19:24
  Speaker 2: love for you. As you sink into your mattress, your
• 19:30
  Speaker 2: breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being tight
• 19:38
  Speaker 2: to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's holy
• 19:48
  Speaker 2: light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all of
• 19:55
  Speaker 2: your burdens, your thoughts, and concerns. Breathe in his hope,
• 20:02
  Speaker 2: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
• 20:09
  Speaker 2: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
• 20:14
  Speaker 2: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
• 20:20
  Speaker 2: will dream dreams with that Join me as we explore
• 20:27
  Speaker 2: this passionate promise God has given us. When you receive
• 20:36
  Speaker 2: Christ into your life. His spirit lives inside you. However,
• 20:43
  Speaker 2: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
• 20:51
  Speaker 2: understand the depth of what this means, to experience his power,
• 20:58
  Speaker 2: to move in the miraculos us, to extend his grace,
• 21:03
  Speaker 2: and to shine his light into the world. Ask God
• 21:11
  Speaker 2: to open the eyes of your heart. Let his light
• 21:15
  Speaker 2: flood you with truth, feel his heavenly touch his love,
• 21:21
  Speaker 2: feeling every part of your being. As you do this,
• 21:27
  Speaker 2: breathe deeply and hail His love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
• 21:37
  Speaker 2: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to My
• 21:41
  Speaker 2: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 21:48
  Speaker 2: Embrace the stillness around you, Listen for God in the silence.
• 21:55
  Speaker 2: Experience the rest you have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 22:07
  Speaker 2: I am ready for more of you. I am grateful
• 22:11
  Speaker 2: for every prayer you have answered, every blessing you have
• 22:15
  Speaker 2: bestowed on me, the very life you have given me.
• 22:22
  Speaker 2: I also know there is so much more for me
• 22:24
  Speaker 2: to learn, so much more of you to experience. The
• 22:34
  Speaker 2: Bible says that your people perish for lack of wisdom.
• 22:40
  Speaker 2: Make me wise, God, make me more like You. Forgive
• 22:47
  Speaker 2: me of my sins. Show me where I am missing
• 22:51
  Speaker 2: the mark. I want to be everything you created me
• 22:56
  Speaker 2: to be, so that I can one day hear well done,
• 23:02
  Speaker 2: my good and faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp
• 23:09
  Speaker 2: what your promises are to me. I love you, I
• 23:13
  Speaker 2: trust you. Deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight,
• 23:20
  Speaker 2: in Jesus' name, I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed,
• 23:33
  Speaker 2: your head rests gently on your pillow. You continue breathing
• 23:39
  Speaker 2: deeply and slowly, relaxing. The sound of the wind blowing
• 23:48
  Speaker 2: eases your soul. You think about the dreams and visions
• 23:54
  Speaker 2: that God has promised to give to his people. You
• 23:58
  Speaker 2: long for that. You ask God to show you himself
• 24:02
  Speaker 2: and your dreams. You ask God to show you himself
• 24:09
  Speaker 2: in your dreams. I'm so glad you asked for that,
• 24:16
  Speaker 2: says a far away voice. Come. You look around, wondering
• 24:22
  Speaker 2: who is talking to you. No one is there, but
• 24:26
  Speaker 2: fill a presence, a warm glow growing inside you. You
• 24:34
  Speaker 2: step outside and begin to walk slowly down a path.
• 24:40
  Speaker 2: On one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river
• 24:44
  Speaker 2: flowing with crystal blue water, tall trees full of life
• 24:49
  Speaker 2: and bearing fruit you've never seen decorate the bank. Brightly
• 24:56
  Speaker 2: colored flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through
• 25:02
  Speaker 2: the ground. The other side of the path is full
• 25:09
  Speaker 2: of flowers and trees as well, but there is no
• 25:13
  Speaker 2: fruit on the trees. The flowers are wilted, the colors fading.
• 25:22
  Speaker 2: Some are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You
• 25:30
  Speaker 2: come to a fork in the path and pause. You
• 25:35
  Speaker 2: listen for the voice that beckon you out of bed,
• 25:38
  Speaker 2: but there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
• 25:49
  Speaker 2: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
• 25:52
  Speaker 2: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
• 25:58
  Speaker 2: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
• 26:06
  Speaker 2: of the path are examples of what happens when you
• 26:10
  Speaker 2: believe in Me and when you try and do things
• 26:14
  Speaker 2: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
• 26:19
  Speaker 2: to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 26:24
  Speaker 2: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 26:28
  Speaker 2: every storm life brings. Every day. You will get stronger
• 26:34
  Speaker 2: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
• 26:39
  Speaker 2: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
• 26:45
  Speaker 2: God motions to the other side of the path. When
• 26:50
  Speaker 2: you do things the world's way and you don't follow
• 26:54
  Speaker 2: in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 27:01
  Speaker 2: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 27:08
  Speaker 2: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
• 27:13
  Speaker 2: my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams. But some
• 27:20
  Speaker 2: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
• 27:24
  Speaker 2: become hardened that some people have an idea of me,
• 27:33
  Speaker 2: but that idea is only a part of me. They
• 27:37
  Speaker 2: like to keep me in a box. They dismiss the
• 27:41
  Speaker 2: supernatural power, the very nature of me. Therefore, when the
• 27:48
  Speaker 2: rain comes and the storms of life hit, they aren't
• 27:52
  Speaker 2: able to experience the fullness of Me within them. It
• 28:00
  Speaker 2: is my deepest desire that all of my people experience
• 28:03
  Speaker 2: the fullness of me. I send them, just like I
• 28:08
  Speaker 2: am sending you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to
• 28:14
  Speaker 2: stir their spirit. I want to renew your heart and
• 28:21
  Speaker 2: revive your soul. I want you to walk in victory
• 28:26
  Speaker 2: and empower. This is my will, my purpose, and my
• 28:32
  Speaker 2: plan for you. You hold on to God's voice. It
• 28:41
  Speaker 2: leads you over a steep hill, mist fills the foggy air.
• 28:47
  Speaker 2: You pause to wipe the dew from your eyes. You
• 28:53
  Speaker 2: hear the laughter of children. You take one more step
• 28:58
  Speaker 2: up than stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you.
• 29:06
  Speaker 2: People of all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath
• 29:12
  Speaker 2: taking turquoise water. Their smiles exceed their faces. It says
• 29:19
  Speaker 2: if they are diving into life. They throw their heads back,
• 29:24
  Speaker 2: laughing and rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach.
• 29:32
  Speaker 2: The sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children
• 29:39
  Speaker 2: sit at a small white picnic table while adults read
• 29:42
  Speaker 2: with them. They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish
• 29:48
  Speaker 2: moss that looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree.
• 29:55
  Speaker 2: You reach down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively,
• 30:00
  Speaker 2: you pull your hand back. The water is electric, powerful.
• 30:07
  Speaker 2: It feels like love. Are you in Heaven? You've never
• 30:16
  Speaker 2: felt like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It
• 30:22
  Speaker 2: radiates from the heart of every person. You feel it
• 30:26
  Speaker 2: in the water. You want to stay here longer, but
• 30:33
  Speaker 2: like a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You
• 30:40
  Speaker 2: now find yourself in a forest, full of tall, thick trees.
• 30:46
  Speaker 2: There is very little light. You're on a path, but
• 30:50
  Speaker 2: sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint trying
• 30:55
  Speaker 2: to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent
• 31:01
  Speaker 2: of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain. The
• 31:08
  Speaker 2: gravel path under your feet seems firm enough, but not
• 31:12
  Speaker 2: being able to see concerns you. You take a timid
• 31:20
  Speaker 2: step forward. When you find your feet still firmly on
• 31:24
  Speaker 2: the path, you take another step. Then you feel the
• 31:29
  Speaker 2: presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping
• 31:34
  Speaker 2: it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
• 31:43
  Speaker 2: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
• 31:48
  Speaker 2: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
• 31:55
  Speaker 2: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
• 32:03
  Speaker 2: your breathing sloughs. You begin to notice the light filtering
• 32:07
  Speaker 2: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
• 32:11
  Speaker 2: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
• 32:16
  Speaker 2: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
• 32:24
  Speaker 2: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
• 32:29
  Speaker 2: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
• 32:33
  Speaker 2: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
• 32:41
  Speaker 2: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
• 32:47
  Speaker 2: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
• 32:51
  Speaker 2: crisply over small stones. Its idyllic brown, gray, black, and tan.
• 32:58
  Speaker 2: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
• 33:07
  Speaker 2: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
• 33:11
  Speaker 2: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
• 33:21
  Speaker 2: and then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
• 33:26
  Speaker 2: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
• 33:31
  Speaker 2: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
• 33:39
  Speaker 2: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the
• 33:47
  Speaker 2: field don't worry about what they will wear or what
• 33:50
  Speaker 2: they will eat. They have everything they need. He turns
• 33:58
  Speaker 2: and looks at you, and the kindness and love that
• 34:02
  Speaker 2: you see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My
• 34:07
  Speaker 2: beloved child, you have everything that you need too, And
• 34:17
  Speaker 2: the next moment you find yourself back in your soft,
• 34:21
  Speaker 2: warm bed, in your room and your home, safe, surrounded
• 34:28
  Speaker 2: by peace. I pour out my spirit on people, says
• 34:36
  Speaker 2: the soft voice from above. I bless them with dreams
• 34:40
  Speaker 2: and visions, so that they may know my love, my power,
• 34:45
  Speaker 2: so they will remember my desires for them while on
• 34:48
  Speaker 2: this earth, and to remind them that there is so
• 34:53
  Speaker 2: much more to come. Will you share the dream I've
• 34:59
  Speaker 2: blessed you with tonight? The sound of your own voice
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  Speaker 2: crying yes, yes, fills you. For a second, you wonder
• 35:12
  Speaker 2: where you are. You must have been dreaming, but it
• 35:17
  Speaker 2: felt so real. It was real, Whispers God. I made
• 35:27
  Speaker 2: a passionate promise to you when I said, ask and
• 35:32
  Speaker 2: it will be given to you. Seek and you will find.
• 35:37
  Speaker 2: Knock and the door will be opened for you. You
• 35:44
  Speaker 2: asked me to show you what it was like to
• 35:46
  Speaker 2: experience more of me, and I answered, now it is
• 35:55
  Speaker 2: up to you to believe. You're still for a second,
• 36:03
  Speaker 2: longer lingering in God's presence, basking in his love. Dear
• 36:13
  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, help this dear one sleep peacefully tonight. May
• 36:20
  Speaker 2: you bring sweet comfort. Thank you for revealing yourself and
• 36:26
  Speaker 2: our dreams. May the silence of the night bring revelation
• 36:31
  Speaker 2: and clarity of thought. Rising in the morning, refreshed, rested.
• 36:39
  Speaker 2: Thank you for your word, your passionate promises. They are
• 36:45
  Speaker 2: a love letter to me, and I am forever grateful.
• 36:53
  Speaker 2: Help me be open to all of your ways. God,
• 36:57
  Speaker 2: align my will with yours help me shine your light
• 37:01
  Speaker 2: into the world. In Jesus name, I pray Amen. I
• 37:10
  Speaker 2: hope you enjoyed this Abide bedtime story. We look forward
• 37:15
  Speaker 2: to spending time with you again tomorrow. Until then, may
• 37:20
  Speaker 2: you abide in Christ tonight. Our sleep story is about
• 37:27
  Speaker 2: God's passionate promise. Our story reveals how God pours out
• 37:33
  Speaker 2: his spirit upon all his people. You will hear the
• 37:37
  Speaker 2: comforting message from God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable.
• 37:44
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel
• 37:57
  Speaker 2: God's amazing love for you. As you sink into your actress,
• 38:04
  Speaker 2: your breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being
• 38:11
  Speaker 2: tight to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's
• 38:21
  Speaker 2: holy light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all
• 38:29
  Speaker 2: of your burdens, your thoughts, and concerns. Breathe in his hope,
• 38:36
  Speaker 2: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
• 38:42
  Speaker 2: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
• 38:48
  Speaker 2: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
• 38:53
  Speaker 2: will dream dreams with that Join me as we explore
• 39:01
  Speaker 2: this passionate promise God has given us. When you receive
• 39:09
  Speaker 2: Christ into your life, his spirit lives inside you. However,
• 39:16
  Speaker 2: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
• 39:24
  Speaker 2: understand the depth of what this means, to experience his power,
• 39:32
  Speaker 2: to move in the miraculous, to extend his grace, and
• 39:37
  Speaker 2: to shine his light into the world. Ask God to
• 39:45
  Speaker 2: open the eyes of your heart. Let his light flood
• 39:49
  Speaker 2: you with truth, feel his heavenly touch, his love filling
• 39:55
  Speaker 2: every part of your being. As you do this, breathe
• 40:02
  Speaker 2: deeply and hail is Love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
• 40:10
  Speaker 2: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to My
• 40:15
  Speaker 2: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 40:22
  Speaker 2: Embrace the stillness around you, Listen for God in the silence.
• 40:29
  Speaker 2: Experience the rest you have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 40:41
  Speaker 2: I am ready for more of you. I am grateful
• 40:45
  Speaker 2: for every prayer you have answered, every blessing you have
• 40:49
  Speaker 2: bestowed on me, the very life you have given me.
• 40:55
  Speaker 2: I also know there is so much more for me
• 40:58
  Speaker 2: to learn, so much more of you to experience. The
• 41:08
  Speaker 2: Bible says that your people perish for a lack of wisdom.
• 41:14
  Speaker 2: Make me wise, God, make me more like you forgive
• 41:21
  Speaker 2: me of my sins. Show me where I am missing
• 41:24
  Speaker 2: the mark. I want to be everything you created me
• 41:29
  Speaker 2: to be, so that I can one day hear well done,
• 41:36
  Speaker 2: my good and faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp
• 41:43
  Speaker 2: what your promises are to me. I love you, I
• 41:47
  Speaker 2: trust you. Deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight,
• 41:53
  Speaker 2: in Jesus' name, I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed,
• 42:07
  Speaker 2: your head rests gently on your pillow. You continue breathing
• 42:12
  Speaker 2: deeply and slowly, relaxing. The sound of the wind blowing
• 42:21
  Speaker 2: eases your soul. You think about the dreams and visions
• 42:27
  Speaker 2: that God has promised to give to his people. You
• 42:31
  Speaker 2: long for that. You ask God to show you himself
• 42:36
  Speaker 2: and your dreams. You ask God to show you himself
• 42:43
  Speaker 2: and your dreams. I'm so glad you asked for that,
• 42:50
  Speaker 2: says a far awa voice. Come. You look around, wondering
• 42:55
  Speaker 2: who is talking to you. No one is there, but
• 43:00
  Speaker 2: fill a presence, a warm glow growing inside you. You
• 43:08
  Speaker 2: step outside and begin to walk slowly down a path.
• 43:13
  Speaker 2: On one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river
• 43:18
  Speaker 2: flowing with crystal blue water, tall trees full of life
• 43:23
  Speaker 2: and bearing fruit you've never seen decorate the bank. Brightly
• 43:29
  Speaker 2: colored flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through
• 43:35
  Speaker 2: the ground. The other side of the path is full
• 43:42
  Speaker 2: of flowers and trees as well, but there is no
• 43:47
  Speaker 2: fruit on the trees. The flowers are wilted, the colors fading.
• 43:55
  Speaker 2: Some are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You
• 44:04
  Speaker 2: come to a fork in the path and pause. You
• 44:08
  Speaker 2: listen for the voice that beckon you out of bed,
• 44:12
  Speaker 2: but there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
• 44:22
  Speaker 2: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
• 44:26
  Speaker 2: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
• 44:31
  Speaker 2: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
• 44:40
  Speaker 2: of the path are examples of what happens when you
• 44:44
  Speaker 2: believe in Me and when you try and do things
• 44:47
  Speaker 2: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
• 44:52
  Speaker 2: to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 44:57
  Speaker 2: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 45:02
  Speaker 2: every storm life brings. Every day. You will get stronger.
• 45:07
  Speaker 2: When you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
• 45:12
  Speaker 2: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
• 45:19
  Speaker 2: God motions to the other side of the path. When
• 45:24
  Speaker 2: you do things the world's way and you don't follow
• 45:28
  Speaker 2: in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 45:35
  Speaker 2: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 45:42
  Speaker 2: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
• 45:46
  Speaker 2: my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams. But some
• 45:53
  Speaker 2: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
• 45:58
  Speaker 2: become hardened. Some people have an idea of me, but
• 46:07
  Speaker 2: that idea is only a part of me. They like
• 46:11
  Speaker 2: to keep me in a box. They dismiss the supernatural power,
• 46:16
  Speaker 2: the very nature of me. Therefore, when the rain comes
• 46:22
  Speaker 2: and the storms of life hit, they aren't able to
• 46:26
  Speaker 2: experience the fullness of Me within them. It is my
• 46:34
  Speaker 2: deepest desire that all of my people experience the fullness
• 46:37
  Speaker 2: of me. I send them, just like I am sending
• 46:42
  Speaker 2: you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to stir their spirit.
• 46:52
  Speaker 2: I want to renew your heart and revive your soul.
• 46:57
  Speaker 2: I want you to walk in victory and power. This
• 47:02
  Speaker 2: is my will, my purpose, and my plan for you.
• 47:11
  Speaker 2: You hold on to God's voice. It leads you over
• 47:16
  Speaker 2: a steep hill, mist fills the foggy air. You pause
• 47:21
  Speaker 2: to wipe the dew from your eyes. You hear the
• 47:27
  Speaker 2: laughter of children. You take one more step up, then
• 47:33
  Speaker 2: stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you. People of
• 47:41
  Speaker 2: all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath taking turquoise water.
• 47:49
  Speaker 2: Their smiles exceed their faces. It says if they are
• 47:53
  Speaker 2: diving into life. They throw their heads back, laughing and
• 47:58
  Speaker 2: rejoicing in glorious glee. There is a white beach. The
• 48:06
  Speaker 2: sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children sit
• 48:13
  Speaker 2: at a small white picnic table while adults read with them.
• 48:18
  Speaker 2: They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish moss that
• 48:22
  Speaker 2: looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree. You reach
• 48:29
  Speaker 2: down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively, you
• 48:34
  Speaker 2: pull your hand back. The water is electric, powerful. It
• 48:41
  Speaker 2: feels like love. Are you in Heaven? You've never felt
• 48:50
  Speaker 2: like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It radiates
• 48:56
  Speaker 2: from the heart of every person you feel in the water.
• 49:04
  Speaker 2: You want to stay here longer, but like a soft breeze,
• 49:08
  Speaker 2: you feel yourself drifting away. You now find yourself in
• 49:15
  Speaker 2: a forest full of tall, thick trees. There is very
• 49:20
  Speaker 2: little light. You're on a path, but sometimes that path
• 49:25
  Speaker 2: is hard to see. You squint trying to see through
• 49:29
  Speaker 2: the darkness. You smell the sharp scent of decomposing leaves,
• 49:38
  Speaker 2: the wetness of a recent rain. The gravel path under
• 49:43
  Speaker 2: your feet seems firm enough, but not being able to
• 49:47
  Speaker 2: see concerns you. You take a timid step forward. When
• 49:56
  Speaker 2: you find your feet still firmly on the path, take
• 50:00
  Speaker 2: another step. Then you feel the presence of the Lord
• 50:04
  Speaker 2: beside you, taking your hand, gripping it firmly yet gently.
• 50:14
  Speaker 2: You can trust me, he says, I will not let
• 50:17
  Speaker 2: you go. I know the way perfectly. I will walk
• 50:22
  Speaker 2: with you through this darkness. I will walk with you
• 50:29
  Speaker 2: through this darkness. Your heart has calmed your breathing slugs.
• 50:38
  Speaker 2: You begin to notice the light filtering through the swaying branches,
• 50:43
  Speaker 2: the birds calling to each other through the leaves, the
• 50:47
  Speaker 2: small yellow flower poking its way through the thick underbrush.
• 50:55
  Speaker 2: God is showing you beauty where you thought there was
• 50:59
  Speaker 2: just darkness. His presence has shone the light on this
• 51:03
  Speaker 2: dark path. You are filled with peace once again. You
• 51:13
  Speaker 2: are swept away to a green lush valley. The sun
• 51:17
  Speaker 2: shines brightly. There is a small stream running swiftly through
• 51:22
  Speaker 2: the center of the valley, bubbling crisply over small stones.
• 51:28
  Speaker 2: It's idyllic, brown, gray, black, and tan. Horses graze peacefully.
• 51:34
  Speaker 2: There are no signs of fear in them. You breathe
• 51:41
  Speaker 2: in the scent of warm grass, feeling the softness under
• 51:46
  Speaker 2: your feet. You sit and wait for something, and then
• 51:55
  Speaker 2: beside you it's the Lord, his eyes soft, and I
• 52:01
  Speaker 2: lead you beside streams of water. I provide everything that
• 52:06
  Speaker 2: you need, he says. Bright red birds race by, fluttering
• 52:15
  Speaker 2: and chittering happy. The birds of the field don't worry
• 52:22
  Speaker 2: about what they will wear or what they will eat.
• 52:25
  Speaker 2: They have everything they need. He turns and looks at you,
• 52:34
  Speaker 2: and the kindness and love that you see in his
• 52:37
  Speaker 2: eyes bring tears to yours. My beloved child, you have
• 52:44
  Speaker 2: everything that you need too, And the next moment you
• 52:52
  Speaker 2: find yourself back in your soft, warm bed, in your room,
• 52:58
  Speaker 2: in your home, safe, surrounded by peace. I pour out
• 53:07
  Speaker 2: my spirit on people, says the soft voice from above.
• 53:12
  Speaker 2: I bless them with dreams and visions, so that they
• 53:15
  Speaker 2: may know my love, my power, so they will remember
• 53:20
  Speaker 2: my desires for them while on this earth, and to
• 53:24
  Speaker 2: remind them that there is so much more to come.
• 53:31
  Speaker 2: Will you share the dream I've blessed you with tonight?
• 53:38
  Speaker 2: The sound of your own voice crying yes, Yes, fills you.
• 53:45
  Speaker 2: For a second, you wonder where you are. It must
• 53:48
  Speaker 2: have been dreaming, but it felt so real. It was real.
• 53:58
  Speaker 2: Whispers God. I made a passionate promise to you when
• 54:03
  Speaker 2: I said, ask and it will be given to you.
• 54:07
  Speaker 2: Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will
• 54:12
  Speaker 2: be opened for you. You asked me to show you
• 54:19
  Speaker 2: what it was like to experience more of me, and
• 54:22
  Speaker 2: I answered, now it is up to you to believe.
• 54:35
  Speaker 2: You're still for a second, longer lingering in God's presence,
• 54:41
  Speaker 2: basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father, help this dear
• 54:50
  Speaker 2: one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring sweet comfort. Thank
• 54:58
  Speaker 2: you for revealing yourself in our dreams. May the silence
• 55:03
  Speaker 2: of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought. Rising
• 55:08
  Speaker 2: in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you for your word,
• 55:15
  Speaker 2: your passionate promises. They are a love letter to me,
• 55:21
  Speaker 2: and I am forever grateful. Help me be open to
• 55:27
  Speaker 2: all of your ways. God, align my will with yours.
• 55:33
  Speaker 2: Help me shine your light into the world. In Jesus name,
• 55:38
  Speaker 2: I pray Amen. I hope you enjoyed this Abide bedtime story.
• 55:48
  Speaker 2: We look forward to spending time with you again tomorrow.
• 55:52
  Speaker 2: Until then, may you abide in Christ. Tonight. Our sleepstill
• 56:00
  Speaker 2: is about God's passionate promise. Our story reveals how God
• 56:05
  Speaker 2: pours out his spirit upon all his people. You will
• 56:10
  Speaker 2: hear the comforting message from God's word. But before we begin,
• 56:16
  Speaker 2: get comfortable. Breathe deeply inhale God's peace. As you relax,
• 56:29
  Speaker 2: you feel God's amazing love for you. As you sink
• 56:32
  Speaker 2: into your mattress, your breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles
• 56:43
  Speaker 2: go from being tight to soft like cotton. Close your eyes.
• 56:53
  Speaker 2: Imagine God's holy light washing over you. Picture yourself giving
• 57:02
  Speaker 2: him all of your burdens, your thoughts, and concerns. Breathe
• 57:08
  Speaker 2: in his hope, exhale his love. The Bible says that
• 57:15
  Speaker 2: God will pour out his spirit upon all people, that
• 57:20
  Speaker 2: sons and daughters will prophesy, and young men will see visions,
• 57:26
  Speaker 2: old men will dream dreams with that Join me as
• 57:33
  Speaker 2: we explore this passionate promise God has given us. When
• 57:42
  Speaker 2: you receive Christ into your life, his spirit lives inside you. However,
• 57:50
  Speaker 2: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
• 57:58
  Speaker 2: understand the depth of what this means, means, to experience
• 58:03
  Speaker 2: his power to move in the miraculous, to extend his grace,
• 58:10
  Speaker 2: and to shine his light into the world. Ask God
• 58:18
  Speaker 2: to open the eyes of your heart. Let his light
• 58:22
  Speaker 2: flood you with truth, feel his heavenly touch his love,
• 58:28
  Speaker 2: feeling every part of your being. As you do this,
• 58:34
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply and hail his love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
• 58:44
  Speaker 2: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to My
• 58:48
  Speaker 2: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 58:55
  Speaker 2: Embrace the stillness around you, Listen for God, God in
• 59:00
  Speaker 2: the silence, experience the rest you have longed for. Dear
• 59:10
  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, I am ready for more of you. I
• 59:17
  Speaker 2: am grateful for every prayer you have answered, every blessing
• 59:22
  Speaker 2: you have bestowed on me, the very life you have
• 59:25
  Speaker 2: given me. I also know there is so much more
• 59:31
  Speaker 2: for me to learn, so much more of you to experience.
• 59:41
  Speaker 2: The Bible says that your people perish for lack of wisdom.
• 59:47
  Speaker 2: Make me wise, God make me more like you. Forgive
• 59:54
  Speaker 2: me of my sins. Show me where I am missing
• 59:58
  Speaker 2: the mark. I want to be everything you created me
• 1:00:03
  Speaker 2: to be, so that I can one day hear well done,
• 1:00:09
  Speaker 2: my good and faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp
• 1:00:16
  Speaker 2: what your promises are to me. I love you, I
• 1:00:20
  Speaker 2: trust you. Deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight,
• 1:00:26
  Speaker 2: in Jesus's name, I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed,
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 2: your head rests gently on your pillow. You continue breathing
• 1:00:46
  Speaker 2: deeply and slowly, relaxing. The sound of the wind blowing
• 1:00:55
  Speaker 2: eases your soul. You think about the dream and visions
• 1:01:01
  Speaker 2: that God has promised to give to his people. You
• 1:01:05
  Speaker 2: long for that. You ask God to show you himself
• 1:01:09
  Speaker 2: and your dreams. You ask God to show you himself
• 1:01:16
  Speaker 2: in your dreams. I'm so glad you asked for that,
• 1:01:23
  Speaker 2: says a farwe voice. Come. You look around, wondering who
• 1:01:29
  Speaker 2: is talking to you. No one is there, but fill
• 1:01:33
  Speaker 2: a presence, a warm glow growing inside you. You step
• 1:01:41
  Speaker 2: outside and begin to walk slowly down a path. On
• 1:01:47
  Speaker 2: one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river flowing
• 1:01:51
  Speaker 2: with crystal blue water, Tall trees full of life. And
• 1:01:57
  Speaker 2: bearing fruit. You've never seen decoration the bank. Brightly colored
• 1:02:03
  Speaker 2: flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through the ground.
• 1:02:14
  Speaker 2: The other side of the path is full of flowers
• 1:02:17
  Speaker 2: and trees as well, but there is no fruit on
• 1:02:21
  Speaker 2: the trees. The flowers are wilted, the colors fading. Some
• 1:02:29
  Speaker 2: are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You come
• 1:02:38
  Speaker 2: to a fork in the path and pause. You listen
• 1:02:42
  Speaker 2: for the voice that beckon you out of bed, but
• 1:02:46
  Speaker 2: there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
• 1:02:55
  Speaker 2: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
• 1:02:59
  Speaker 2: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
• 1:03:05
  Speaker 2: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
• 1:03:13
  Speaker 2: of the path are examples of what happens when you
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 2: believe in Me and when you try and do things
• 1:03:21
  Speaker 2: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
• 1:03:26
  Speaker 2: to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 2: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 1:03:35
  Speaker 2: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
• 1:03:40
  Speaker 2: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
• 1:03:46
  Speaker 2: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
• 1:03:52
  Speaker 2: God motions to the other side of the path. When
• 1:03:57
  Speaker 2: you do things the world's way, you don't follow in
• 1:04:01
  Speaker 2: my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 1:04:08
  Speaker 2: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 1:04:15
  Speaker 2: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
• 1:04:20
  Speaker 2: my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams. But some
• 1:04:26
  Speaker 2: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
• 1:04:31
  Speaker 2: become hardened. Some people have an idea of me, but
• 1:04:40
  Speaker 2: that idea is only a part of me. They like
• 1:04:44
  Speaker 2: to keep me in a box. They dismiss the supernatural power,
• 1:04:50
  Speaker 2: the very nature of me. Therefore, when the rain comes
• 1:04:56
  Speaker 2: and the storms of life hit, they aren't able to
• 1:05:00
  Speaker 2: experience the fullness of Me within them. It is my
• 1:05:07
  Speaker 2: deepest desire that all of my people experience the fullness
• 1:05:10
  Speaker 2: of Me. I send them, just like I am sending
• 1:05:16
  Speaker 2: you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to stir their spirit.
• 1:05:26
  Speaker 2: I want to renew your heart and revive your soul.
• 1:05:31
  Speaker 2: I want you to walk in victory and empower. This
• 1:05:36
  Speaker 2: is my will, my purpose, and my plan for you.
• 1:05:45
  Speaker 2: You hold on to God's voice. It leads you over
• 1:05:49
  Speaker 2: a steep hill. Mist fills the foggy air. You pause
• 1:05:54
  Speaker 2: to wipe the dew from your eyes. You hear the
• 1:06:00
  Speaker 2: laughter of children. You take one more step up, then
• 1:06:06
  Speaker 2: stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you. People of
• 1:06:14
  Speaker 2: all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath taking turquoise water.
• 1:06:22
  Speaker 2: Their smiles exceed their faces. It says if they are
• 1:06:27
  Speaker 2: diving into life. They throw their heads back, laughing and
• 1:06:32
  Speaker 2: rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach. The
• 1:06:39
  Speaker 2: sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children sit
• 1:06:46
  Speaker 2: at a small white picnic table while adults read with them.
• 1:06:51
  Speaker 2: They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish moss that
• 1:06:56
  Speaker 2: looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree. You reach
• 1:07:02
  Speaker 2: down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively, you
• 1:07:07
  Speaker 2: pull your hand back. The water is electric, powerful. It
• 1:07:14
  Speaker 2: feels like love. Are you in Heaven? You've never felt
• 1:07:24
  Speaker 2: like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It radiates
• 1:07:30
  Speaker 2: from the heart of every person. You feel it in
• 1:07:33
  Speaker 2: the water. You want to stay here longer, but like
• 1:07:40
  Speaker 2: a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You now
• 1:07:48
  Speaker 2: find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
• 1:07:53
  Speaker 2: There is very little light. You're on a path, but
• 1:07:57
  Speaker 2: sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint trying
• 1:08:02
  Speaker 2: to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent
• 1:08:08
  Speaker 2: of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain. The
• 1:08:15
  Speaker 2: gravel path under your feet seems firm enough, but not
• 1:08:19
  Speaker 2: being able to see concerns you. You take a timid
• 1:08:26
  Speaker 2: step forward. When you find your feet still firmly on
• 1:08:31
  Speaker 2: the path, you take another step. Then you feel the
• 1:08:36
  Speaker 2: presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping
• 1:08:41
  Speaker 2: it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
• 1:08:50
  Speaker 2: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
• 1:08:55
  Speaker 2: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
• 1:09:02
  Speaker 2: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
• 1:09:09
  Speaker 2: your breathing sloughs. You begin to notice the light filtering
• 1:09:14
  Speaker 2: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
• 1:09:18
  Speaker 2: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
• 1:09:23
  Speaker 2: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
• 1:09:31
  Speaker 2: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
• 1:09:36
  Speaker 2: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
• 1:09:40
  Speaker 2: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
• 1:09:48
  Speaker 2: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
• 1:09:54
  Speaker 2: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
• 1:09:58
  Speaker 2: crisply over a small stone. It's idyllic, brown, gray, black,
• 1:10:04
  Speaker 2: and tan. Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of
• 1:10:09
  Speaker 2: fear in them. You breathe in the scent of warm grass,
• 1:10:17
  Speaker 2: feeling the softness under your feet. You sit and wait
• 1:10:22
  Speaker 2: for something, and then beside you is the Lord, his
• 1:10:31
  Speaker 2: eyes soft and kind. I lead you beside streams of water.
• 1:10:38
  Speaker 2: I provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red
• 1:10:45
  Speaker 2: birds race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of
• 1:10:54
  Speaker 2: the field don't worry about what they will wear or
• 1:10:57
  Speaker 2: what they will eat. They have every thing they need.
• 1:11:04
  Speaker 2: He turns and looks at you, and the kindness and
• 1:11:09
  Speaker 2: love that you see in his eyes bring tears to yours.
• 1:11:14
  Speaker 2: My beloved child, you have everything that you need too,
• 1:11:23
  Speaker 2: And the next moment you find yourself back in your soft,
• 1:11:28
  Speaker 2: warm bed, in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded
• 1:11:35
  Speaker 2: by peace. I pour out my spirit on people, says
• 1:11:43
  Speaker 2: the soft voice from above. I bless them with dreams
• 1:11:47
  Speaker 2: and visions, so that they may know my love, my power,
• 1:11:52
  Speaker 2: so they will remember my desires for them while on
• 1:11:55
  Speaker 2: this earth, and to remind them that there is so
• 1:12:00
  Speaker 2: much more to come. Will you share the dream I've
• 1:12:06
  Speaker 2: blessed you with tonight? The sound of your own voice
• 1:12:13
  Speaker 2: crying yes, yes, fills you. For a second, you wonder
• 1:12:19
  Speaker 2: where you are. You must have been dreaming, but it
• 1:12:24
  Speaker 2: felt so real. It was real, whispers God. I made
• 1:12:34
  Speaker 2: a passionate promise to you when I said, ask and
• 1:12:39
  Speaker 2: it will be given to you. Seek and you will find.
• 1:12:44
  Speaker 2: Knock and the door will be opened for you. You
• 1:12:51
  Speaker 2: asked me to show you what it was like to
• 1:12:53
  Speaker 2: experience more of me, and I answered, now it is
• 1:13:02
  Speaker 2: up to you to believe. You're still for a second,
• 1:13:10
  Speaker 2: longer lingering in God's presence, basking in his love. Dear
• 1:13:20
  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, help this dear one sleep peacefully tonight. May
• 1:13:27
  Speaker 2: you bring sweet comfort. Thank you for revealing yourself and
• 1:13:33
  Speaker 2: our dreams. May the silence of the night bring revelation
• 1:13:38
  Speaker 2: and clarity of thought. Rising in the morning, refreshed, rested.
• 1:13:46
  Speaker 2: Thank you for your word, your passionate promises. They are
• 1:13:52
  Speaker 2: a love letter to me, and I am forever grateful.
• 1:14:00
  Speaker 2: Help me be open to all of your ways. God,
• 1:14:04
  Speaker 2: align my will with yours. Help me shine your light
• 1:14:08
  Speaker 2: into the world. In Jesus name, I pray Amen. I
• 1:14:17
  Speaker 2: hope you enjoyed this Abide bedtime story. We look forward
• 1:14:22
  Speaker 2: to spending time with you again tomorrow. Until then, may
• 1:14:26
  Speaker 2: you abide in Christ tonight. Our sleep story is about
• 1:14:34
  Speaker 2: God's passionate promise. Our story reveals how God pours out
• 1:14:40
  Speaker 2: his spirit upon all his people. You will hear the
• 1:14:44
  Speaker 2: comforting message from God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable.
• 1:14:51
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel
• 1:15:04
  Speaker 2: God's amazing love for you. As you sink into your mattress,
• 1:15:11
  Speaker 2: your breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being
• 1:15:18
  Speaker 2: tight to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 2: holy light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all
• 1:15:36
  Speaker 2: of your burdens, your thoughts, and concerns. Breathe in his hope,
• 1:15:43
  Speaker 2: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
• 1:15:49
  Speaker 2: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
• 1:15:55
  Speaker 2: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
• 1:16:00
  Speaker 2: will dream dreams with that Join me as we explore
• 1:16:08
  Speaker 2: this passionate promise God has given us. When you receive
• 1:16:16
  Speaker 2: Christ into your life, his spirit lives inside you. However,
• 1:16:23
  Speaker 2: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
• 1:16:31
  Speaker 2: understand the depth of what this means, to experience his power,
• 1:16:38
  Speaker 2: to move in the miraculous, to extend his grace, and
• 1:16:44
  Speaker 2: to shine his light into the world. Ask God to
• 1:16:52
  Speaker 2: open the eyes of your heart. Let his light flood
• 1:16:56
  Speaker 2: you with truth. Feel his heavenly tie is love, feeling
• 1:17:02
  Speaker 2: every part of your being. As you do this, breathe
• 1:17:08
  Speaker 2: deeply and hail is Love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
• 1:17:17
  Speaker 2: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to My
• 1:17:22
  Speaker 2: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 1:17:29
  Speaker 2: Embrace the stillness around you. Listen for God in the silence,
• 1:17:36
  Speaker 2: experience the rest you have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 1:17:48
  Speaker 2: I am ready for more of you. I am grateful
• 1:17:52
  Speaker 2: for every prayer you have answered, every blessing you have
• 1:17:56
  Speaker 2: bestowed on me, the very life you have given me.
• 1:18:02
  Speaker 2: I also know there is so much more for me
• 1:18:05
  Speaker 2: to learn, so much more of you to experience. The
• 1:18:15
  Speaker 2: Bible says that your people perish for lack of wisdom.
• 1:18:21
  Speaker 2: Make me wise, God, make me more like you. Forgive
• 1:18:28
  Speaker 2: me of my sins. Show me where I am missing
• 1:18:31
  Speaker 2: the mark. I want to be everything you created me
• 1:18:36
  Speaker 2: to be, so that I can one day hear well done,
• 1:18:43
  Speaker 2: my good and faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp
• 1:18:50
  Speaker 2: what your promises are to me. I love you, I
• 1:18:54
  Speaker 2: trust you. Deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight,
• 1:19:00
  Speaker 2: in Jesus name, I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed,
• 1:19:14
  Speaker 2: your head rests gently on your pillow. You continue breathing
• 1:19:19
  Speaker 2: deeply and slowly, relaxing. The sound of the wind blowing
• 1:19:28
  Speaker 2: eases your soul. You think about the dreams and visions
• 1:19:34
  Speaker 2: that God has promised to give to his people. You
• 1:19:38
  Speaker 2: long for that. You ask God to show you himself
• 1:19:43
  Speaker 2: and your dreams. You ask God to show you himself
• 1:19:50
  Speaker 2: in your dreams. I'm so glad you asked for that,
• 1:19:57
  Speaker 2: says a far wee voice. Come. You look around, wondering
• 1:20:02
  Speaker 2: who is talking to you. No one is there, but
• 1:20:06
  Speaker 2: fill a presence, a warm glow growing inside you. You
• 1:20:15
  Speaker 2: step outside and begin to walk slowly down a path.
• 1:20:20
  Speaker 2: On one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river
• 1:20:25
  Speaker 2: flowing with crystal blue water. Tall trees, full of life
• 1:20:30
  Speaker 2: and bearing fruit you've never seen decorate the bank. Brightly
• 1:20:36
  Speaker 2: colored flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through
• 1:20:42
  Speaker 2: the ground. The other side of the path is full
• 1:20:49
  Speaker 2: of flowers and trees as well, but there is no
• 1:20:54
  Speaker 2: fruit on the trees. The flowers are wilted, the color fading.
• 1:21:02
  Speaker 2: Some are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You
• 1:21:11
  Speaker 2: come to a fork in the path and pause. You
• 1:21:15
  Speaker 2: listen for the voice that beckon you out of bed,
• 1:21:19
  Speaker 2: but there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
• 1:21:29
  Speaker 2: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
• 1:21:33
  Speaker 2: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
• 1:21:38
  Speaker 2: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
• 1:21:47
  Speaker 2: of the path are examples of what happens when you
• 1:21:51
  Speaker 2: believe in me and when you try and do things
• 1:21:54
  Speaker 2: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
• 1:21:59
  Speaker 2: to my words. Pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 1:22:04
  Speaker 2: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 1:22:09
  Speaker 2: every storm life brings. Every day. You will get stronger
• 1:22:14
  Speaker 2: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
• 1:22:19
  Speaker 2: You will do great and mighty things in my name
• 1:22:26
  Speaker 2: God motions to the other side of the path. When
• 1:22:31
  Speaker 2: you do things the world's way and you don't follow
• 1:22:35
  Speaker 2: in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 1:22:42
  Speaker 2: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 1:22:49
  Speaker 2: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
• 1:22:53
  Speaker 2: my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams. Some are
• 1:23:00
  Speaker 2: too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts become hardened.
• 1:23:10
  Speaker 2: Some people have an idea of me, but that idea
• 1:23:14
  Speaker 2: is only a part of me. They like to keep
• 1:23:18
  Speaker 2: me in a box. They dismiss the supernatural power, the
• 1:23:24
  Speaker 2: very nature of me. Therefore, when the rain comes and
• 1:23:30
  Speaker 2: the storms of life hit, they aren't able to experience
• 1:23:34
  Speaker 2: the fullness of Me within them. It is my deepest
• 1:23:41
  Speaker 2: desire that all of my people experience the fullness of Me.
• 1:23:46
  Speaker 2: I send them, just like I am sending you tonight, dreams, visions,
• 1:23:53
  Speaker 2: signs and wonders to stir their spirit. Want to renew
• 1:24:00
  Speaker 2: your heart and revive your soul. I want you to
• 1:24:05
  Speaker 2: walk in victory and in power. This is my will,
• 1:24:10
  Speaker 2: my purpose, and my plan for you. You hold on to
• 1:24:19
  Speaker 2: God's voice. It leads you over a steep hill. Mist
• 1:24:25
  Speaker 2: fills the foggy air. You pause to wipe the dew
• 1:24:29
  Speaker 2: from your eyes. You hear the laughter of children. You
• 1:24:37
  Speaker 2: take one more step up, then stand still in awe.
• 1:24:43
  Speaker 2: Majestic mountains surround you. People of all ages, colors, and
• 1:24:50
  Speaker 2: nationalities dive into breathtaking turquoise water. Their smiles exceed their faces,
• 1:25:00
  Speaker 2: as if they are diving into life. They throw their
• 1:25:04
  Speaker 2: heads back, laughing and rejoicing and glorious glee. There is
• 1:25:10
  Speaker 2: a white beach. The sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels
• 1:25:16
  Speaker 2: like silk. Children sit at a small white picnic table
• 1:25:22
  Speaker 2: while adults read with them. They're shaded by enormous trees
• 1:25:27
  Speaker 2: draped with Spanish moss that looks like tensil hung on
• 1:25:31
  Speaker 2: a Christmas tree. You reach down and dip your hand
• 1:25:38
  Speaker 2: into the water. Instinctively, you pull your hand back. The
• 1:25:43
  Speaker 2: water is electric, powerful. It feels like love. Are you
• 1:25:53
  Speaker 2: in Heaven? You've never felt like this before. Love penetrates
• 1:26:01
  Speaker 2: through the air. It radiates from the heart of every person.
• 1:26:06
  Speaker 2: You feel it in the water. You want to stay
• 1:26:12
  Speaker 2: here longer, but like a soft breeze, you feel yourself
• 1:26:16
  Speaker 2: drifting away. You now find yourself in a forest full
• 1:26:23
  Speaker 2: of tall, thick trees. There is very little light. You're
• 1:26:29
  Speaker 2: on a path, but sometimes that path is hard to see.
• 1:26:34
  Speaker 2: You squint trying to see through the darkness. You smell
• 1:26:41
  Speaker 2: the sharp scent of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a
• 1:26:46
  Speaker 2: recent rain. The gravel path under your feet seems firm enough,
• 1:26:52
  Speaker 2: but not being able to see concerns you. You take
• 1:27:00
  Speaker 2: a timid step forward. When you find your feet still
• 1:27:04
  Speaker 2: firmly on the path, you take another step. Then you
• 1:27:10
  Speaker 2: feel the presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand,
• 1:27:14
  Speaker 2: gripping it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
• 1:27:23
  Speaker 2: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
• 1:27:29
  Speaker 2: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
• 1:27:35
  Speaker 2: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
• 1:27:43
  Speaker 2: your breathing sloughs. You begin to notice the light filtering
• 1:27:47
  Speaker 2: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
• 1:27:51
  Speaker 2: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
• 1:27:57
  Speaker 2: through the thick underbrush. God has shown you beauty where
• 1:28:05
  Speaker 2: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
• 1:28:09
  Speaker 2: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
• 1:28:14
  Speaker 2: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
• 1:28:22
  Speaker 2: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
• 1:28:27
  Speaker 2: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
• 1:28:32
  Speaker 2: crisply over small stones. It's idyllic, brown, gray, black, and tan.
• 1:28:38
  Speaker 2: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fearing them.
• 1:28:47
  Speaker 2: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
• 1:28:52
  Speaker 2: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
• 1:29:01
  Speaker 2: and then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
• 1:29:06
  Speaker 2: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
• 1:29:12
  Speaker 2: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
• 1:29:19
  Speaker 2: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the
• 1:29:27
  Speaker 2: field don't worry about what they will wear or what
• 1:29:31
  Speaker 2: they will eat. They have everything they need. He turns
• 1:29:39
  Speaker 2: and looks at you, and the kindness and love that
• 1:29:43
  Speaker 2: you see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My
• 1:29:48
  Speaker 2: beloved child, you have everything that you need too, And
• 1:29:57
  Speaker 2: the next moment yourself back in your soft, warm bed,
• 1:30:03
  Speaker 2: in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded by peace.
• 1:30:13
  Speaker 2: I pour out my spirit on people, says the soft
• 1:30:17
  Speaker 2: voice from above. I bless them with dreams and visions,
• 1:30:21
  Speaker 2: so that they may know my love, my power, so
• 1:30:26
  Speaker 2: they will remember my desires for them while on this earth,
• 1:30:31
  Speaker 2: and to remind them that there is so much more
• 1:30:34
  Speaker 2: to come. Will you share the dream I've blessed you
• 1:30:40
  Speaker 2: with tonight? The sound of your own voice crying yes, yes,
• 1:30:49
  Speaker 2: fills you. For a second, you wonder where you are.
• 1:30:55
  Speaker 2: You must have been dreaming, but it felt so real.
• 1:31:03
  Speaker 2: It was real, whispers God. I made a passionate promise
• 1:31:09
  Speaker 2: to you when I said, ask and it will be
• 1:31:13
  Speaker 2: given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and
• 1:31:18
  Speaker 2: the door will be opened for you. You asked me
• 1:31:25
  Speaker 2: to show you what it was like to experience more
• 1:31:28
  Speaker 2: of me, and I answered, now it is up to
• 1:31:36
  Speaker 2: you to believe. You're still for a second, longer lingering
• 1:31:46
  Speaker 2: in God's presence, basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 1:31:56
  Speaker 2: help this dear one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring
• 1:32:01
  Speaker 2: sweet comfort. Thank you for revealing yourself in our dreams.
• 1:32:09
  Speaker 2: May the silence of the night bring revelation and clarity
• 1:32:13
  Speaker 2: of thought. Rising in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you
• 1:32:20
  Speaker 2: for your word, your passionate promises. They are a love
• 1:32:26
  Speaker 2: letter to me, and I am forever grateful. Help me
• 1:32:34
  Speaker 2: be open to all of your ways. God, align my
• 1:32:38
  Speaker 2: will with yours. Help me shine your light into the world.
• 1:32:43
  Speaker 2: In Jesus name, I pray Amen. I hope you enjoyed
• 1:32:52
  Speaker 2: this Abide bedtime story. We look forward to spending time
• 1:32:56
  Speaker 2: with you again tomorrow. Until then, may you abide in
• 1:33:01
  Speaker 2: Christ tonight. Our sleep story is about God's passionate promise.
• 1:33:11
  Speaker 2: Our story reveals how God pours out his spirit upon
• 1:33:14
  Speaker 2: all his people. You will hear the comforting message from
• 1:33:18
  Speaker 2: God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable. Breathe deeply
• 1:33:29
  Speaker 2: inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel God's amazing
• 1:33:38
  Speaker 2: love for you. As you sink into your mattress, your
• 1:33:44
  Speaker 2: breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being tight
• 1:33:52
  Speaker 2: to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's holy
• 1:34:02
  Speaker 2: light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all of
• 1:34:09
  Speaker 2: your burdens, your thoughts, and concerns. Breathe in his hope,
• 1:34:16
  Speaker 2: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
• 1:34:23
  Speaker 2: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
• 1:34:28
  Speaker 2: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
• 1:34:34
  Speaker 2: will dream dreams with that Join me as we explore
• 1:34:41
  Speaker 2: this passionate promise. God has given us. When you receive
• 1:34:49
  Speaker 2: Christ into your life, his spirit lives inside you. However,
• 1:34:57
  Speaker 2: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
• 1:35:05
  Speaker 2: understand the depth of what this means, to experience his
• 1:35:10
  Speaker 2: power to move in the miraculous, to extend his grace,
• 1:35:17
  Speaker 2: and to shine his light into the world. Ask God
• 1:35:25
  Speaker 2: to open the eyes of your heart. Let his light
• 1:35:29
  Speaker 2: flood you with truth, feel his heavenly touch his love,
• 1:35:35
  Speaker 2: feeling every part of your being. As you do this,
• 1:35:41
  Speaker 2: Breathe deeply and hail his love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
• 1:35:51
  Speaker 2: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to my
• 1:35:55
  Speaker 2: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 1:36:02
  Speaker 2: Embrace the stillness around you, Listen for God in the silence.
• 1:36:09
  Speaker 2: Experience the rest you have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 1:36:21
  Speaker 2: I am ready for more of you. I am grateful
• 1:36:25
  Speaker 2: for every prayer you have answered, every blessing you have
• 1:36:29
  Speaker 2: bestowed on me, the very life you have given me.
• 1:36:35
  Speaker 2: I also know there is so much more for me
• 1:36:38
  Speaker 2: to learn, so much more of you to experience. The
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  Speaker 2: Bible says that your people perish for lack of wisdom.
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  Speaker 2: Make me wise, God make me more like you. Forgive
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  Speaker 2: me of my sins. Show me where I am missing
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  Speaker 2: the mark. I want to be everything you created me
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  Speaker 2: to be, so that I can one day hear well done,
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  Speaker 2: my good and faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp
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  Speaker 2: what your promises are to me. I love you, I
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  Speaker 2: trust you. Deepen my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight,
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  Speaker 2: in Jesus' name, I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed,
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  Speaker 2: your head rests gently on your pillow. You continue breathing
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  Speaker 2: deeply and slowly, relaxing. The sound of the wind blowing
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  Speaker 2: eases your soul. You think about the dreams and visions
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  Speaker 2: that God has promised to give to his people. You'll
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  Speaker 2: long for that. You ask God to show you himself
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  Speaker 2: and your dreams. You ask God to show you himself
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  Speaker 2: in your dreams. I'm so glad you asked for that,
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  Speaker 2: says a farering voice. Come. You look around, wondering who
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  Speaker 2: is talking to you. No one is there, but fill
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  Speaker 2: a presence, a warm glow growing inside you. You step
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  Speaker 2: outside and begin to walk slowly down a path. On
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  Speaker 2: one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river flowing
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  Speaker 2: with crystal blue water, Tall trees full of life and
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  Speaker 2: bearing fruit you've never seen decorate the bank. Brightly colored
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  Speaker 2: flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through the ground.
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  Speaker 2: The other side of the path is full of flowers
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  Speaker 2: and trees as well, but there is no fruit on
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  Speaker 2: the trees. The flowers are wilted, the colors fading. Some
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  Speaker 2: are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You come
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  Speaker 2: to a fork in the path and pause. You listen
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  Speaker 2: for the voice that beckon you out of bed, but
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  Speaker 2: there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
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  Speaker 2: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
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  Speaker 2: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
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  Speaker 2: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
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  Speaker 2: of the path are examples of what happens when you
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  Speaker 2: believe in Me and when you try and do things
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  Speaker 2: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
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  Speaker 2: to my words. Pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
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  Speaker 2: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
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  Speaker 2: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
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  Speaker 2: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
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  Speaker 2: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
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  Speaker 2: Motions to the other side of the path. When you
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  Speaker 2: do things the world's way and you don't follow in
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  Speaker 2: my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
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  Speaker 2: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
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  Speaker 2: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
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  Speaker 2: my people with signs, wonders, visions and dreams. But some
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  Speaker 2: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
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  Speaker 2: become hardened that some people have an idea of me,
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  Speaker 2: but that idea is only a part of me. They
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  Speaker 2: like to keep me in a box. They dismiss the
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  Speaker 2: supernatural power, the very nature of me. Therefore, when the
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  Speaker 2: rain comes and the storms of life hit, they aren't
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  Speaker 2: able to experience the fullness of Me within them. It
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  Speaker 2: is my deepest desire that all of my people experience
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  Speaker 2: the fullness of me. I send them, just like I
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  Speaker 2: am sending you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to
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  Speaker 2: stir their spirit. I want to renew your heart and
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  Speaker 2: revive your soul. I want you to walk in victory
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  Speaker 2: and in power. This is my will, my purpose, and
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  Speaker 2: my plan for you. You hold on to God's voice.
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  Speaker 2: It leads you over a steep hill. Mist fills the
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  Speaker 2: foggy air. You pause to wipe the dew from your eyes.
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  Speaker 2: You hear the laughter of children. You take one more
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  Speaker 2: step up, then stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you.
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  Speaker 2: People of all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath
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  Speaker 2: taking turquoise water. Their smiles exceed their faces. It says
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  Speaker 2: if they are diving into life. They throw their heads back,
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  Speaker 2: laughing and rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach.
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  Speaker 2: The sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children
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  Speaker 2: sit at a small white picnic table while adults read
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  Speaker 2: with them. They're shaded by ormish trees draped with Spanish
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  Speaker 2: moss that looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree.
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  Speaker 2: You reach down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively,
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  Speaker 2: you pull your hand back. The water is electric, powerful.
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  Speaker 2: It feels like love. Are you in Heaven? You've never
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  Speaker 2: felt like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It
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  Speaker 2: radiates from the heart of every person. You feel it
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  Speaker 2: in the water. You want to stay here longer, but
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  Speaker 2: like a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You
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  Speaker 2: now find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
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  Speaker 2: There is very little light. You're on a path, but
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  Speaker 2: sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint trying
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  Speaker 2: to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent
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  Speaker 2: of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain. The
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  Speaker 2: gravel path under your feet seems firm enough, but not
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  Speaker 2: being able to see concerns you. You take a timid
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  Speaker 2: step forward. When you find your feet still firmly on
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  Speaker 2: the path, you take another step. Then you feel the
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  Speaker 2: presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping
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  Speaker 2: it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
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  Speaker 2: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
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  Speaker 2: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
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  Speaker 2: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
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  Speaker 2: your breathing sloughs. You begin to notice the light filtering
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  Speaker 2: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
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  Speaker 2: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
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  Speaker 2: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
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  Speaker 2: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
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  Speaker 2: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
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  Speaker 2: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
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  Speaker 2: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
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  Speaker 2: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
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  Speaker 2: crisply over small stones. It's idyllic, brown, gray, black, and tan.
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  Speaker 2: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
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  Speaker 2: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
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  Speaker 2: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
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  Speaker 2: and then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
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  Speaker 2: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
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  Speaker 2: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
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  Speaker 2: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the
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  Speaker 2: field don't worry about what they will wear or what
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  Speaker 2: they will eat. They have everything they need. He turns
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  Speaker 2: and looks at you, and the kindness and love that
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  Speaker 2: you see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My
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  Speaker 2: beloved child, you have everything that you need too, And
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  Speaker 2: the next moment you find yourself back in your soft,
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  Speaker 2: warm bed, in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded
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  Speaker 2: by peace. I pour out my spirit on people, says
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  Speaker 2: the soft voice from above. I bless them with dreams
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  Speaker 2: and visions, so that they may know my love, my power,
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  Speaker 2: so they will remember my desires for them while on
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  Speaker 2: this earth, and to remind them that there is so
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  Speaker 2: much more to come. Will you share the dream I've
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  Speaker 2: blessed you with tonight? The sound of your own voice
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  Speaker 2: crying yes, yes, fills you. For a second, you wonder
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  Speaker 2: where you are. It must have been dreaming, but it
• 1:49:31
  Speaker 2: felt so real. It was real, Whispers God. I made
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  Speaker 2: a passionate promise to you when I said, ask and
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  Speaker 2: it will be given to you. Seek and you will find.
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  Speaker 2: Knock and the door will be opened for you. You
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  Speaker 2: asked me to show you what it was is like
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  Speaker 2: to experience more of me, and I answered, now it
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  Speaker 2: is up to you to believe. You're still for a second,
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  Speaker 2: longer lingering in God's presence, basking in his love. Dear
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  Speaker 2: Heavenly Father, help this dear one sleep peacefully tonight. May
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  Speaker 2: you bring sweet comfort. Thank you for revealing yourself and
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  Speaker 2: our dreams. May the silence of the night bring revelation
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  Speaker 2: and clarity of thought. Rising in the morning, refreshed, rested.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for your word, your passionate promises. They are
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  Speaker 2: a love letter to me, and I am forever grateful.
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  Speaker 2: Help me be open to all of your ways. God,
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  Speaker 2: align my will with yours. Help me shine your light
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  Speaker 2: into the world. In Jesus name, I pray Amen. I
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  Speaker 2: hope you enjoyed this Abide bedtime story. We look forward
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  Speaker 2: to spending time with you again tomorrow. Until then, may
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  Speaker 2: you abide in Christ.
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