Lately I'm viewing sleep and the natural disappearence of light that night brings through new eyes. What if we viewed putting our head to rest as the start of a new day. When we get into bed and put the thoughts of the day aside, deal with the frustrations, questions or reflections from the day past, so that you can start your new day, not in the morning when the sun comes up, but rather when you put your head to rest. To start the new day from a place of rest. While you sleep God is preparing the day for you and asking you to rest so that you'll be able to face it. Rest showing that your trust lies in Him, and that He'll give you the strength you need to face the day ahead. When the sun comes back He's ready and wants you to live from a place of rest in Him; live the new day ahead of you - fully! Think about Adam, he was asleep unaware and completely in the hands of God before he was awoken to the new world he was to reside and live in, and later put to rest and awoken to meet his helper and companion Eve... something tells me that resting and letting go and then waking up to face the new day will bring good things. And if there are hard things to face, you can know that God knew, and that your rest in Him, His will, his faithfulness during the day too, will be enough. The choice lies with us, how we decide to view it? This is my simple reflection on sleep, waking and living... but try laying your head down like this, it's refreshin:0
