Last night, I was lying in bed and couldn't sleep. My mind was racing and going ten different directions. I'm not really one to worry about things, but at 1am, everything seems bigger and more overwhelming and more upsetting and scarier. In a matter of minutes I went from regular old tossing and turning to anxiety and tears. I could not have been further from sleep as I mentally played through leases and moving and roommates and my job and money and relationships and friendships and faith and beyond.
And then God spoke to me. I prayed aloud,
And then I fell asleep."Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness."
"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God...Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
* Lamentations 3:21-23 and Ephesians 6:10-13, 17
3 comments:
:-) love this- thanks for sharing and for the reminder. I'll be praying for all your stuff too! :-)
oh and ps - Same Kind of Different As Me has been one of my favorite books ever and one of the only ones I've read more than once!
So, I came across your blog about a week ago... and I'm still trying to figure out if it's weird that I read blogs of people I don't know. Hope not, cause I have a comment too...
Thanks for sharing. I am often awake in the middle of the night, because I struggle with worry and thinking too much. And it's often in the midst of my moments of worry in the middle of the night that I learn some pretty big God lessons or claim His truths for my life.
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