This past Sunday we sang a new song, "Praise Your Name" which includes the lyric, "In the tension of the night, speak Your word, my guiding light; I will trust, I will trust You, Jesus." It can feel like the pressure of our responsibilities and our fears can come rushing up on us. The tension of the night is real.
What should be our most physically and mentally restful time can become the loudest and most restless. During the day, as we are working and running at a break-neck pace, we can be more of a "moving target" than we are in the stillness of night. When the lights go out and when our heads hit the pillows and silence invades the room, there is still noise that can ring in our minds and our spirits.
"In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for Thou alone, O Lord, dost make me to dwell in safety."
- Psalm 4:8
Take a moment to read all 8 verses of Psalm 4. Written by David, he closes with the verse above and by this we can confidently assume he was experiencing one of these "tense" nights. In verses 1-7 we see his anxious thoughts and fears that were keeping him awake. Keep in mind that, for him, even going to sleep was risky, especially while on the run from Saul.
The first, and most important, response to the tossing and turning is discerning if it is from God. Is He trying to speak to us in the stillness as well? But if we know the thoughts are from our own struggles with accepting forgiveness or from the enemy, may we stand on the Word of God and find the peace that David did.
Much Love in Christ!
Much Love in Christ!
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