Why didn’t she pay more attention to science? Learning about galaxies in space or the human body is interesting, is it not? Yet, she could barely stay awake during the lectures, much less connect the whys with the whats. Now she finds falling asleep as easy as pulling a turbine through a snow storm. It’s not that turbine is working or anything, but it sure is a heavy load.

When I was young, I loved sleeping. Still do, in a sense, but now I feel like I’m wasting time if I sleep in too late or long. It’s a peaceful thing when my head hits the pillow and I have a little chat with God about the day or the things that are occupying my mind, and before you know it, I’m waking up. It doesn’t take long for me to fall asleep, but inevitably I will wake up an hour later. Rarely does this not happen. So I’ve just come to expect it. Unless my mind is unduly burdened I will usually fall asleep again fairly quickly, but if there is a big decision to be made, or a conundrum of some kind, I will toss and turn for hours. When this is the case, even conversations with God do not alleviate my insomnia.

Sometimes I think perhaps I need this time with the Lord,  and I just keep talking.

We all have trouble sleeping sometimes. What do you do when you can’t fall asleep, or stay asleep? Do you get out of bed, or do you stay in bed and yearn for respite?

The Lord says we can lay our burdens on him and he will carry the weight. Sometimes I have trouble with this because I want answers right away. Just as I lay there saying go to sleep, I say I give it to you God, but then it’s still there and I know I haven’t truly given it to Him. Trusting isn’t always easy, but I know that God is watching over me and hears my pleas even if I do not see an answer immediately. He has promised, “You go before me and follow me. You place Your hand of blessing on my head” (Psalm 139:5).

Let’s trust Him, and rest easy. Til the blessed ‘morrow.