In the middle of the night…

Do you know those sleepless nights? 😴 You can count sheep as much as you want, but nothing changes. Oh, how well I know that! From the time I was struggling with depression, and even afterward.

"While you’re lying in bed, you need to mentally put everything that’s on your mind into drawers and put it away. That helps." This tip was given to me by a friend when I told him about my sleepless nights.

I tried it, but my drawers quickly turned into huge family cabinets with so many drawers that I lost track, even mentally. I worried about every detail of the past day, and also about all the “to-dos” for the next day… Not to mention the many bills that still needed to be paid. 😔

"Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34, NIV)

My mom often mentioned this verse, even when I was a child. But only as an adult did I realize that my focus wasn’t on the part where “tomorrow will take care of itself” (God already promised His help for tomorrow), but I kept getting stuck thinking that I would apparently always have worries!

To get out of the mental chaos that steals your sleep at night, you first need to check your perspective. How do you see this verse? How do you see your God? Hasn’t He already brought you out of every mess in the past? Don’t you believe that He will do the same today and tomorrow, day after day?

He promises to carry you day by day, so you may sleep peacefully night after night!

This is the very first, important key to regaining your sleep: check your perspective! Because yes, everything is a matter of perspective. Do you only see the worries in this verse, or do you see that God wants to help you again every single day? 🤔

I encourage you to memorize this verse—with the right perspective—and repeat it to yourself over and over again when you go to bed at night.

I wish you peace from the bottom of my heart today!

You are a miracle!