June 4, 2001
"Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:1, 8
Reading in Jeremiah wasn't doing it for me this morning so I went back to something I read last night before I went to sleep. As I've worked through issues in my past I have some really rough nights, nightmares aren't uncommon and a little sleep deprivation leads to some distress and feelings of frustration... I was praying through this psalm before I went to sleep last night because it seemed to say exactly what I was feeling. I still had a rough night but this helped me to be able to trust God with it and feel a little more at peace this morning. Even if, especially when, a lot is going on in my life I can know for sure that God cares about every aspect of my life, right down to the 'little' things. He will grant me peaceful sleep, right now is a time for working through things, sometimes I have to do that just under the surface.. I can only reason that I may not be ready for whatever it is in my conscious mind.. regardless how it feels God is still present, he is still at work in every aspect of my life.. he cares about everything.. nothing is too small or unimportant for him to be involved in.