When traveling late in the evening I usually get very
sleepy. As always, as I get sleepier I start dozing off. When I start dozing
off I jump awake and ask Danny if he’s sleepy. I’m always concerned that he
will nod off as well. Every single time I ask him he always says the same
thing, “No but you are”. It’s hard to relax because my drowsiness makes me
think he’s surely going to be drowsy too. But in reality how I am feeling has
nothing to do with how he’s feeling. His wakefulness is not thwarted by my lethargy.
He is alert and watchful even when I am completely asleep. He’s never scared me
or had a wreck while I was asleep yet I keep asking every time we travel.
Finally when I am overcome with sleep and can’t keep myself awake I just have to
let it go and trust him. He’s never failed me. I know I’m safe as soon as I let
myself rest.
I think we may tend to treat God the same way. We find
ourselves in a state of commotion – we are worried. So we wonder if God is with
us. We’re fearful. So we wonder if God will protect us. We’re in the dark about
a situation and we wonder if God sees us. We forget everything we already know.
We forget to remember how He’s seen us through other crises in the past. We get
drowsy spiritually under the load of present circumstances and we think God
might fall asleep – He might miss this one.
God speaks to my heart: You cannot call the shots on your
life. As well as you plan things are going to happen. It’s time to let go the
desire to control things and learn to rest in My presence. My Word is your book
of rest. Inside its pages are the truths that I breathe out over your life. You
don’t have to question Me. You don’t have to worry about what I will do. You
don’t have to think that just because you are in a dark place that My light won’t
shine this time. Your fear doesn’t lesson My protection. But it will lessen
your faith in Me. Your constant worry is not prayer. But your prayers are
always received by Me. I miss not one tear, not one loss, not one problem. I AM
the Lord who protects, guides, watches over and keeps you safe even when you
are sleeping. Even when you are thinking I might not come through this time I
AM already working out the plans for your life. It’s time to trust Me and let
yourself rest. Rest in My promises. Rest in your circumstances. The rest I give
rejuvenates your faith, revives your spiritual senses and redeems your times.
Trust and rest go together. Prayer and faith gives you purpose. I will never
leave you or forsake you. When have I ever done that? Quit wondering if I will
be with you now, for I have said I will be with you always, even to the ends of
the earth.
Oh beloved, time to wake up from the spiritual lethargy of
worry, fear, regret, control. Time to let God breathe His Truth into your mind
and let it go all the way to your heart. Settle things with Him now. Repent of
disbelief and let Him drive. He has never forsaken His own and if you are His
you are His own you can be assured by His Word that He is in charge of the trips
of your life. Nothing is too difficult for Him. He has never missed a problem,
been surprised by the ordeals you go through or been caught napping in your
troubles. The things you are encountering in your life are not going to ruin
you. Rather they are going to build up your faith in God. If you’re having problems resting in His
presence get out the Word of God and recite it over your life. Let His Word
dwell richly in you. Don’t scrimp when things are hard. It costs nothing to go
to the Word and it wields great dividends to the one who lives in the light of His
mercy and grace. Remember His promises
and rehearse the truth about Him. You will find that when you let Him lead and
rest in Him you will always feel renewed. Things may look worse, but God is
making it better.
He loves you and He’s for you and that’s worth trusting Him
to take care of it all and letting yourself rest in Him.
Isaiah 43:11-12 I, even I, am the Lord, and there is no
savior besides Me. “It is I who have
declared and saved and proclaimed, and there was no strange god among you; so
you are My witnesses,” declares the Lord, “And I am God.”
Isaiah 44:8 “Do not tremble and do not be afraid; Have I not
long since announced it to you and declared it? And you are My witnesses. Is
there any God besides Me, or is there any other Rock? I know of none.”
2 Samuel 7:28 For you are God, O Sovereign LORD. Your words
are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant. NLT
Hebrews 6:18 So God has given both His promise and His oath.
These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.
Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we
hold to the hope that lies before us.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all
comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 4:8 In peace I
will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and
confident trust. Amplified
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