David was fleeing from his son, Absalom, who wanted to kill him and take over the kingdom. Fortunately for David, he had something that Absalom didn't have, and that was a relationship with God, a trust that went so deep that even when his own son was out to kill him, David was able to sleep because he knew without a doubt that God would protect him. The same goes with us. We may not have people out to kill us, but we have problems that need to be dealt with and we have decisions that need to be made. There are times when I will lay down at night, feeling very sleepy, but once my head hits the pillow, my mind starts racing, trying to figure out the problems, creating scenarios of every decision I could possibly make, then the next thing I know 5 hours have just flown by and I need to get up in another hour. It is those moments that I realize that I haven't been trusting in the One who solves problems, I've been trusting in me. God is our problem solver, God is our decision maker, He is the One we need to trust in so much that we can lay down and sleep. Now, when my mind starts racing when I lay down, I start saying to myself, "Kent, get a grip, God will solve this, He is in control, so I can therefore rest and have a peaceful sleep."
Take Away: The next time your mind starts trying to solve the problems when you lay down to sleep, say "God, I trust You that you will take care of this problem, not me, and that you will tell me what I need to decide on...now I will rest and sleep in peace."
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