In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.
Psalm 4:8
Have you ever had trouble sleeping at night because you have so much on your mind that it's like having a jolt of electricity flowing through you? Yep....me too. And I admit that I have relied on sleep meds to deal with this issue. Guess what? They were a "hit or miss" when it came to sleep (they only seemed to work when I was so exhausted that I kept dozing off in my recliner).
God has a rather unique sense of humor. There were times I would toss and turn for hours, then have the uncontrollable need to get up and chat with God around 2am. First, I did all the talking and little listening. I would unload everything that was on my mind. Some times the more I unloaded, the more I discovered to be unloaded. Finally when I finished unloading, I would begin to feel sleepy again and I can't prove I heard it, but I can't prove I didn't; I could swear I heard God chuckle and remind me that He's got me in His care.
Then, I would toddle off to bed and the next 4 hours were the best sleep ever. You see, when we learn to START by letting God know exactly what is on our minds and hearts we will be amazed what a relief it is to turn everything over to the ONE who can take care of everything and us too!
Let's try it together. That's right, I'm still learning too.
