What do you do when you can't sleep? I woke up this morning at 3:00, with a few things (not a lot) on my mind, nothing heavy or too big, nothing that certainly couldn't wait a few more hours until I finished my sleep. Going to sleep at midnight and waking up at 3:00 (easy math: 3 hrs of sleep) really stinks. What does one do with insomnia?
I toss and turn, I pray, I review a few scriptures in my head (I have heard that the Devil will knock you out cold when you do that); I think about the tasks ahead in the day; I think about the unresolved issues of yesterday(s); I get up and type on a blog (that's a new one).
I am asking the blogisphere, what do you do when you can't sleep? Preferably, I am looking for non-chemical options. I am looking for any organic, natural, home-remedies, spiritual or otherwise, help.
I really don't think I am more holy if I get up before normal "carnal" people. The great revivalists Whitefield, Edwards and Wesleys of old would be up early praying at this time (I am not that "holy" if that's what holiness is). There are many times that God has awakened me at 2, 3, 4 in the morning and spoken soundly into my life (Isaiah 50:4), and I am grateful for those times. This morning, I don't believe is one of those times. God " enjoys giving rest to those he loves" (The Message -Psalm 127:2). I am all about getting what God is giving. I want rest and need rest.
I certainly don't need to let tomorrows issues rob me of today's rest (Matthew 6:34). I've heard it said: "Don't borrow sorrow from tomorrow, or it will rob your joy today."
So what do you do when you have insomnia? Insomnia is a big word to try to spell on a blog at 3 am, especially when you struggle with grammar and spelling on a good day and a full night's sleep. Please forgive any dangling prepositions, misplaced modifiers, incorrect spelling, etc. Give me a break, I've only had 3 hrs of sleep, what do you expect?!
Friday, July 11, 2008
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