‘You will lie down and sleep soundly.’ Proverbs 3:24 NLT
How are your sleep habits? Do you go to bed at a certain time and get up at a certain time? Or do you allow events, people, deadlines, or other circumstances to dictate your sleep schedule? It’s wise to allow yourself enough time to wind down in order to sleep when you go to bed. We think of sleep as some passive process in which we drift off into oblivion and wake up several hours later well–rested. But sleep is an active state. Metabolic and other restorative processes occur during the various stages of sleep. If we don’t sleep long enough for our system to be rejuvenated and refreshed, we find ourselves irritated by the smallest things, and we tend to overeat. Excess hunger is our body’s cry for the energy that was supposed to be supplied by a good night’s sleep.
David said, ‘I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.’ (Psalm 4:8 NKJV) It’s hard to sleep when you have worrying things on your mind. So if you want to ‘lie down in peace and sleep’, give your worries to God and trust Him to take care of them.
If you’re unable to, try this: get a small box with a lid, write down what’s bothering you and put it into the box, put the lid on it and put it up on a shelf. By that simple act of faith, you’re saying, ‘Lord, I’m giving this to You. When I awaken tomorrow, You will give me the strength and wisdom to deal with it.’ Try it; it works!
SoulFood: 1 Sam 16–17, John 1:29–42, Ps 92, Pro 22:24–25
Renungan Hari Ini [The Word for Today] is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©