Sleepy people do crazy things. They drive off the road, or they forget important things. So get enough sleep and take advantage of all the sleep you can get! When we get older we have lots of reasons to stay up later, and most of them are doing stuff that isn’t all fun, like catching up on laundry, doing dishes, or paying bills. Peaceful sleep is really hard for some people. They can’t shut their minds off, or their body clock is messed up and they will just lie in bed for hours, looking at the ceiling. Sometimes it is because they are worried or anxious about something. Sometimes there is no explanation. My prayer is that you get in the habit of making restful sleep an important part of your life. Make your bedroom a peaceful organized place to be. Make it a habit to read your Bible and pray before you snuggle down underneath the covers. Talk to God, cast your cares on Him (I Peter 5:7), let peace rule in your heart (Col 3:15) and learn to sleep in heavenly peace. One thing that I have determined to do each time I might wake up in the middle of the night is to pray. I figure that I can always make the best use of my idle time, by just talking to God. There is nothing more peaceful than that
I prayed this over my children every night when they were young. In the Name of Jesus, thank you for the peace of God over my child. My children are taught of the Lord, with great peace and undisturbed composure, with teeth that are like sheep coming up from the washing, perfectly matched and not one missing, and bodies that are healthy and strong from the top of their head to the bottom of their feet. Then I always say, schlaf im himmlisher ruhe, which means sleep in heavenly peace! In Jesus Name, AMEN!
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