“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.” (Ps. 4:8)
There is nothing more frustrating than not getting a good night’s sleep. Tossing and turning all night long is no fun at all. While there are many reasons a person may not be able to sleep, many sleepless nights are simply the result of a failure to trust our burdens to our Heavenly Father’s care.
Those nights of tossing and turning in the bed can often be attributed to more than a bad mattress or the wrong pillow. They are often the result of not casting all our cares upon the Lord. With the Lord’s promise to never leave nor forsake us, along with His promise to lead, guide, and protect us, it should not be difficult for us to say with the Psalmist, “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep…”
During one of the world wars, a little old lady in England had endured the nerve-shattering bombings with amazing peacefulness. When someone asked how she was able to be so calm and get a good nights rest each night, she said, “Well, every night I say my prayers and then I remember how the Bible says that God never slumbers nor sleeps. So I just pull my covers up and go on to sleep. After all, there’s no need in both of us staying awake all night.”
If stress and worry are keeping you up at night, cast your cares upon the Lord. Give them to Jesus. He never intended for you to stay awake all night worrying about them because the Bible says, “..he giveth his beloved sleep” (Ps. 127:2).
Trust Him with your cares. It is the best spiritual sleeping pill you will ever find!