It’s 2 am.

Hey God. Here I am again.

It’s dark. I’m exhausted. I should be sleeping. I WANT to be sleeping. But it eludes me for the umpteenth night in a row.

My heart and mind are overloaded with worry. Worry about things that are beyond my control.

Lord, are my kids ok right now? Are they sleeping soundly right now without the worries of life keeping them up? Is the slight pain I feel in my chest just heart burn or do I need to worry? Is the unknown at work going to work out or do I need to worry? Did I tell my my family that I loved them the last time I spoke with them or do I need to worry that they don’t know? Did I pay the light bill? Is it time to get my oil changed? Did I set the coffee pot for in the morning?

*Sigh.* Now it’s 4 am and the day is close to getting started for me. My whole night has been spent worrying instead of resting.

Can anyone else relate?

Matthew 11:28 says “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”

I know this verse like the back of my hand. Do I live it?

What about this one? Philippians 4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Be anxious for NOTHING. NOTHING.

Matthew 6:25 tells me “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life….”

Those words are in red. Jesus told me Himself, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE.

All throughout His word, He tells me not to worry, to trust in Him, to rely on Him, to lean NOT into my own understanding but HIS!

So why I am still up at 2 am letting those worries creep in? Because just for that moment I forgot that I belong to Him and forgot that he has reassured me oh so many times that He has GOT THIS!

I know that I can’t be the only one?

So tonight, after my bedtime prayers but before I lay my head down, I will repeat these verses back to my Jesus. I will take my rest in Him and let my Jesus fight those demons of worry for me. He has said in His word that He would, and I believe in that!

My friends, my family, you can do the same. We ALL can REST in our Jesus.