Trouble sleeping?
Proverbs 3:24--Hmm. Sounds to me like we're promised sweet sleep. What if you're having difficulties with sleeping? What's up with that--other than you?
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep at night, resulting in unrefreshing or non-restorative sleep.
There are times when insomnia rears its ugly head.
Unexpected events such as a new baby, jet lag, trauma, death of a loved one, a break-up, etc.
When my younger sister died suddenly last year, I struggled with grief and anxiety that made getting a good night's sleep nearly impossible. After months of suffering and praying, the LORD seemed to say, "Don't be foolish, see your doctor."
I made an appointment and asked her advice. While she did prescribe a sleep medication, her just telling me it was normal and to give myself a break probably did more to comfort me than anything. A few months later, I could sleep on my own.
Sometimes, sleeplessness is caused by medication or a medical condition like sleep apnea.
My friends, if you have sleep apnea and are not on a breathing apparatus at night, please, please, please, see the doctor. Snoring could be a sign of something very serious. I realize this isn't the typical thing I write about in my blogs, but anyone reading this who has or knows someone with sleep apnea and is not on a C-Pap, please accept this counsel. GO. SEE. THE. DOCTOR.
If you have none of the above issues and still fight to get a good night's sleep, then something or someone is robbing you of your God-given gift for sweet sleep.
Is your mind going 80-mph with thoughts? What are the thoughts? Arguments? Things we shouldn't have said? Things we should have said? Do we need to forgive someone? Or we need to ask for someone's forgiveness?
Or maybe we consumed too much food, alcohol, or caffeine.
Bad habit are so easy to acquire. If they've been part of our life long-term we may not realize it's affecting our sleep. We will need wisdom to discover the root and wise counsel to change those bad habits.
If GOD has promised us restorative sleep, then He'll take our hand and show us how. It's His promise.
I don't know all the answers--fortunately, I don't have to, He does. And He's there for us, morning, noon, and night.
May we have sweet sleep, my friends.
Proverbs 3:24--When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Tree of Life Bible Society Tree of Life Version - TLV #tlvbible #tlvproverbs
[WATCH Tree of Life Bible Society's CEO, Daniah Greenberg and me, Terri Gillespie, Author dig a little deeper with this proverb. Check us out at Tree of Life Version - TLV, Monday through Friday, LIVE at 8:30am EST. Watch previous episodes there as well. Stay wise, my friends!]
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