Sleeplessness
Bible Verses for Sleep & Restless Nights
It is late, the house is quiet, and your mind is not. You came here at the hour when nobody else is awake.
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Dim your screen. Read one verse, close your eyes, and let it settle before the next.
Today’s verse for sleeplessness
“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”Psalm 4:8
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“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”Psalm 4:8
Safety is the reason sleep is possible. Someone is awake over you.
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“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”Psalm 121:3-4
You do not have to keep watch tonight. That post is already filled.
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“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”Proverbs 3:24
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“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.”Psalm 127:2
Rest is not laziness. It is given, like a gift, to the beloved.
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“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28
The invitation is for the tired, not the impressive.
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“When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.”Psalm 63:6
If you are going to lie awake thinking, give the thinking a better subject.
A word from Pastor Stan
Some nights your body is tired but your mind is still on duty. Try this: put the phone across the room, read Psalm 4:8 out loud twice, and then repeat one line of it slowly while you breathe out. Not as a technique to earn sleep, but as a way of handing back the watch. God is awake anyway. There is no reason for both of you to be.
Pray this, as it is
Lord, You never sleep, so I can. Take the list I keep replaying. Quiet my body, quiet my thoughts, and give Your beloved sleep tonight. Amen.
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