Rest and Peace

Last night I went to bed with something really bothering me, weighing heavily on my chest. Has been a while since I had that feeling. I was really tired and the thought of going through the next day seemed kinda overwhelming at the moment. I tearfully fell asleep. I woke up to Gianna calling for me as she does every night, usually around 4. I could have sworn I looked at the clock and it was almost 7. It felt like I had been sleeping a long time. But when I came back in my room the clock said 3:30. It confused me cause I even felt like it was 7 and I went in the living room to look at the clock, and it was 3:30.

I still had the weight of what was troubling me just pressing in on my chest. I knew I needed to pray about it. Starting with Phillipians 4:6-7 and just thanking God for a while, bringing to mind every good thing I am blessed with. Then I prayed a great prayer in the end of the book Walking with God by John Eldredge I keep coming back to. By the time I crawled back in bed it was 5. And I had PEACE! I set the alarm for 6:45. I woke up after what felt like sleeping for hours and thought oh no, I must have missed the alarm, but I looked over and it was only an hour later, 6:00!

I emailed my friend who knew what had been troubling me and shared with her what happened and the peace I had been given. My last sentence of my email said to her, regarding the feeling of several extra hours of sleep, that I felt like God had blessed me with some extra rest and refreshment.

Right after sending the email, a daily devotional I get emailed to me came through. The title of it for today- Sweet Dreams - and the scripture it was based on -

"It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eatingthe bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep."Psalm 127:2 (ESV)

So awesome. I dont' even remember ever hearing this scripture. He is so loving and when we just seek him with our hearts he loves to delight us in special little ways. I am so thankful to be His beloved! : )