On our family quote board I am quoted as saying, "I wasn't fighting sleep, but I was maybe fighting sleep a little bit." Quite a ridiculous statement from someone who was laying in a chair with his eyes shut still semi-conscious of the world around him. You are either are fighting to not sleep or you are letting sleep take you over. My one month old son was doing the same thing the other day. And is commonly the case, when a baby is fighting sleep and about to lose the battle he started to cry. And I thought, "Just let rest take over, buddy. You won't be miserable anymore. You'll feel a lot better!"
And then I remember Jesus said something about this...
28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Maybe in the vernacular that would be, "Just let rest take over, buddy. You won't be miserable anymore. You'll feel a lot better!"
2 comments:
Thanks, Andy, for sharing. I needed to hear this! I tell Jayden the same thing. Why is it so difficult for ME to do?
It's a lot easier said than done!!!
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