Night Time

 

I’m sure, even though we are in God’s hands, we have worries, concerns, maybe even fears. Sometimes we may just feel a bit nervous about something and have feelings of apprehension.
 
How many times do we worry about a task to be done or that we have to speak to someone on a difficult issue. It could be that you have to face a job interview or take on a task that is outside your comfort zone. So many things can crowd our minds and give us what I call “the wibbly wobblies”.
 
Now all these feelings and thoughts are most probably during the day, but how many times do they spill over into the night. I guess that many of us have experienced, if not sleepless nights, certainly disturbed sleep. Somehow waking up in the middle of the night when all is still, quiet and dark, can be quite scary and then everything seems to be ten times worse.
 
Two thoughts came to mind about this; one was the question of ‘do we seek God’s guidance and wisdom, do we speak to Him first?’ Or is it a case of making our plans and decisions and then asking God to bless them? After all, communicating with God first allows Him to counsel us, give us wisdom and we will gain insights that will help us.
 
The other thought was that God is with us even in those darker moments, yes, even in the wee small hours of night. I read the other day Psalm 16 which says in verses 7 and 8, “I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is my right hand, I shall  not be shaken.”
 
The part of verse 7 which particularly spoke to me was “…… even at night ……..” so next time you are feeling stressed, anxious, worried or concerned, even awake in the night, be assured that God is there, He is awake and wants you to share with Him first.