I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 NIV
There are times when I do not like to go to bed. There are a myriad of reasons. Sometimes I am simply not tired and dread lying in bed awake. Other times, I am hurting and can’t sleep. At other times, I just don’t want to go to sleep because I know I often feel worse when I wake up on the morning. I almost dread bedtime. Yet, I know that my body needs its rest now. Gone are the days when I can skim by on a few hours sleep.
By the time I go to bed, everyone else is sound asleep. The house is dark and quiet. I often feel so alone.
I’ve started a new bedtime habit. While I like to have a morning devotion time, I’ve realized that it is soothing for me to save one of my email devotions for bedtime and read it then. I try to read a chapter in the Bible. I tell God thank you for the day.
Sometimes I am slow on the uptake. It dawned on me that God is watching over me when I sleep. I am not alone. He is there, keeping me safe. This darkness is not a thing to be feared, because I sleep in peace in His light.
He never lets go, not even at nighttime.
Father God, thank you for your continued presence in our lives. Forgive us for the times we forget that and try to struggle along on our own. Thank You that we can lie down and rest in You. Amen and Amen, Lord. So be it!