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Don't sleep through a blessing

  God has gave me opportunity after opportunity.  Sometimes I received blessings, and sometimes I missed out on those blessings, cause I didn't abide in his will.  Even after I really realized God's love and wisdom and strength.  I still didn't always put my trust in him.

 There was a time that I lived on melatonin. Took it every night before bedtime so I could sleep.  Now I am not judging anyone that takes it, or other sleeping aids.  The thing is God wanted me to stop taking it.  He had been laying it on my mind, and my heart to stop, but I wouldn't stop.  I didn't trust that he could help me.  Especially when he was asking me to stop.

  Sleep is something I really love to do and we all need it.  Wanting to get a good night's rest isn't a sin, but I was putting my sleep before God.  Which is a sin.  no matter how big, or small a sin seems in human eyes a sin is a sin to God.  I was telling myself that it wasn't no big deal.  That I needed it.  In reality we all do need sleep but, I didn't want to take some of that time for God.  Didn't want to say a prayer before bed. Didn't take time to read my Bible. Didn't want to feel any conviction.  When God wants something for our lives he lets us know.

  When I finally gave it up God gave me more.  More peace and more rest.  when I started taking time to pray and read my Bible before bed, that alone has been a blessing.  I am building a real relationship with God when I pray and read the Bible.

  also in the middle of the night God has placed people on my mind to pray for them.  Some people I see on a regular basis, and some people I haven't seen in years.  Sometimes I have known what is going on in that person's life.  Sometimes I didn't.  It doesn't matter what I see though. God sees it all.  He knew that those people need prayers. Not that anything I say or do makes a difference, but God wants us to pray for others and to help others and to point them to him. It's hard to make it in this world especially when we don't look to the Lord. He knows what we need and when we need it. He loves us all, and wants the best for our lives.  Trusting him won't lead you on the wrong path.  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28.

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