It is vain for me to rise early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows, for You give Your beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2
Sleep. The ultimate victim of anxiety.
Julia commented about it yesterday. We've all experienced it. Fitful sleep for a couple of hours, then wide awake in the middle of the night, thinking about something we can't do anything about at the moment.
Yet, our Creator gives us this great gift of sleep, when we'll put our trust in Him and stop trying to be in control. Or acting like we are.
At the heart of anxiety is a control problem. Right? As in, we want to be instead of God. And so it robs us of what we often need the most; sleep.
Charles Spurgeon once said, "Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of it's sorrow, but only empties today of it's strength."
So trust. Rest. Relax. Let go.
And sleep.
What does this scripture say to you?
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The greatest battleground in life is the battle for the mind. Back up a verse, and Solomon tells us that "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain." In his role as king, Solomon would have been anxious for his cities, but our "house", our "city" is our heart, our mind, our soul.
ReplyDeleteMy prayer is that we can turn over the "keys to the city" to God, to let Him guard our hearts. Step out without fear, dream large, build our hopes on God, and our lives will be a house of praise.
This Scripture says to me that sleep can be a good thing. Looking at my study notes the phrase, "he grants sleep" means that a good harvest is not the acheivement of endless toil but the result of God's blessing. I love it when God blesses me. Even in small stuff. Everyday God wakes me up, it's a blessing. This Scripture also says to me that resting in the LORD will give you peace, humble confidence, and security. Thank you LORD for giving me that daily. I worship you fully and wholly.
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