What keeps you up at night? I don’t mean in a stressed out, worried sort of way. I’m talking about in an excited, hopeful kind of way. Like “the light bulb’s on and it won’t go off” sort of way.
What’s the idea that gives you insomnia?
Sometimes I lie down dead tired at night. It’s been a long day, I’ve put in good work, and all is right with the world. Everything is set up perfectly for me to drift off to dreamland, and then I just…don’t. Something pops into my head, and everything in my body that was winding down starts gearing up again. It might be a sermon subject or a script idea or a blog starter. Whatever it is, it robs me of that restful feeling and turns my brain ALL the way back on. And at that point, I may as well get out of the bed and crack open the laptop.
So what is it for you? What’s the revelation that won’t let you rest? What’s the thing that’s wrong with the world that something in you is saying you can help make right? What’s that tugging in your head or your heart that, every so often, pulls you right back from the brink of a beautiful night’s sleep?
Sometimes God takes your peace so He can give you your purpose.
One day a young man named Samuel had turned in and tuned out. But before he could go all the way under, he heard someone calling his name. Now Samuel assumed it was his mentor Eli calling for him, so he got up and went to see what he wanted. Strangely, though, Eli said it wasn’t him and told the boy to go back to bed.
It happened again. Samuel’s reaction was the same, and Eli’s response was the same. Then the voice spoke a third time. Samuel again went to Eli, but this time Eli realized something bigger was going on. He told Samuel to lie back down, and if it happened again, to say, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Sure enough, it was the Lord Himself who was keeping Samuel from his sleep. And He had a word He needed the young man to hear.
Listen, when something in your spirit won’t let you rest, it’s time to ask God what it is He’s trying to tell you! The reason you can’t rest may be because there’s a revelation trying to break through. And before God shows and tells, He wants your undivided attention. He wants to know that you want to know. He’s waiting for you to recognize His presence, fully submit to His purpose, and give Him permission to pour into you.
Now the reality is, you can condition yourself over time to sleep through what used to wake you up. This is great news if you’ve recently acquired some noisy new neighbors. Or if you travel a lot and need to catch some zzz’s on the train or the plane. But sadly, we often teach ourselves to sleep straight through the calling of God on our lives.
Some of us have been ignoring the Lord’s voice for so long that it’s blended in to all the other sounds around us. We hardly even notice it anymore. We’ve learned to shut off our sensitivity to the Spirit’s leading.
There are a few ways we like to hit the spiritual snooze button when we get a divine wake-up call. (See if any sound familiar.)
Maybe you’ve convinced yourself that someone else is better equipped for the job.
Sure, you could try…but what’s-his-name is way better at this stuff than you are. What’s-her-face can do that without breaking a sweat! No need for an amateur to get in the way when a professional can knock it out of the park.
Or maybe you’ve been telling yourself (and God) that you’ll do it when you’re “more.”
When you’re more educated. When you’re more experienced. When you have more time. When you’ve got more money in the bank and more years under your belt. So you keep deferring the decision for a day that never comes.
Or maybe you’ve just decided that God’s got the wrong number.
In your “wisdom,” you’ve made up your mind that it’s too far out of your comfort zone or too far beyond your capabilities. That even if you wanted to try, it just wouldn’t work because (insert favorite self-deprecating excuse here).
Stop finding reasons to roll over. You’re awake anyway—you may as well do some work! Ask the Lord to tell you what He’s trying to tell you. Give God permission to give you your purpose.
Until you do, you might not get any peace.
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15 Responses
Eric Williams
I almost skipped over your email notification, glad I didn’t! Everytime GOD uses you to give me a word! Thanks Bro!
Carol Fisher
A very thought provoking article. I’m sure I have missed opportunities because I have had some sleepless nights. Prayerfully from this point on I’ll be more aware of what’s happening. Thanks brother Dawson.
Amber
Amen
Emma
Thank you. A big thank you!
Rigel J Dawson
Thank YOU for reading. God bless!
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Nate smith
It’s amazing when you talk about Insomnia. It’s also amazing that in some of those times God allow you to be led to a path where there is help from others who are experiencing some of the same things. Your sharing helped me. I was moved by your experiences and wish you continued success. Especially, when it comes to the blogs. I am still fighting that monster.
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Wow!! Just WOW!! OK. Ive been sitting on this “thing” and coming up with every excuse in tge world to finish it. Now I sit here,moved to teara by your words. Time to spend some time one with my heavenly Father. Thank you so very much.
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So glad this helped! We all need that bit of extra motivation at times! Our God comes through like He always does!
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