Sleep/insomnia
Thursday September 17, 2020
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause a person to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. It can sap our energy, our mood, our health, and our quality of life. Insomnia and addiction are often linked because a lack of sleep creates physical and emotional issues that we attempt to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. Insomnia is extremely common in active drinkers and in those who are in treatment after having stopped drinking.
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves. (Psalm 127:2 NIV)
If something has caused us to be fearful, God promises us that we will dwell in safety. We can sleep peacefully because God will be awake to watch over us.
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. He who watches over you will not slumber; (Psalm 4:8, 121:3b NIV)
What keeps us awake? If it’s worries about the future, then God offers peace to us if we will pray and offload our concerns to Him.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 NIV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I ask You to wash through my conscious, sub-conscious, and unconscious mind and cleanse me with the blood of Jesus so nothing can harm me while I sleep. I will lie down in peace and sleep because You are watching over me. Amen
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