A strange thing happens to me so often in the middle of the night. I wake up to use the bathroom and when I lay back down to go to sleep, my mind always thinks of the Lord. Then a truckload of biblical thoughts and teachings pour down from heaven and fill my mind. It's a wonderful gift but not the right time, ya think? Of course I accept that amazing gift with much gratitude but I wonder why this happens. I haven't really figured it out but God gave me a Bible verse from Matthew 10:27 just the other night that says, "What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. What is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs." And Psalm 16:7 says "I will praise the Lord who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me." Hmmm. Quite often what He tells me in the dark are some serious, crucial things. I may have to put a recorder by my bedside. LOL!
On the contrary, in the past when I have awaken in the night, it hasn't always been the Lord speaking. The devil enjoys scaring me with ugly, evil lies because it's in the dark. He likes lurking around in the night and literally attempt to trip me when I walk to the bathroom. I've learned to decipher truth from lies because of reading the Bible, so I do defend myself by the power of God. I've purposely memorized Bible verses just for these moments in the creepiness of the night. Nights are just that way - a little creepy to me because of the darkness, stillness, and eeriness. A couple of Bible verses that I quote are: "On my bed I remember You and think of You through the watches of the night" ~ Psalm 63:6. And "My eyes stay open through the watches of the night that I may meditate on Your promises" ~ Psalm 119:148. I say these verses (whispered aloud) and I am comforted. It's pleasing to see how speaking God's Word offers everything I need.
Well......in the "dark" can sometimes refer to me going through a dark time (a trial or struggle). One good thing is that God speaks to me at all times - in the dark, in the night, in the daylight. I love that He speaks! Lastly, I am reminded that whatever God tells me in the light, I need to believe in the dark!
On the contrary, in the past when I have awaken in the night, it hasn't always been the Lord speaking. The devil enjoys scaring me with ugly, evil lies because it's in the dark. He likes lurking around in the night and literally attempt to trip me when I walk to the bathroom. I've learned to decipher truth from lies because of reading the Bible, so I do defend myself by the power of God. I've purposely memorized Bible verses just for these moments in the creepiness of the night. Nights are just that way - a little creepy to me because of the darkness, stillness, and eeriness. A couple of Bible verses that I quote are: "On my bed I remember You and think of You through the watches of the night" ~ Psalm 63:6. And "My eyes stay open through the watches of the night that I may meditate on Your promises" ~ Psalm 119:148. I say these verses (whispered aloud) and I am comforted. It's pleasing to see how speaking God's Word offers everything I need.
Well......in the "dark" can sometimes refer to me going through a dark time (a trial or struggle). One good thing is that God speaks to me at all times - in the dark, in the night, in the daylight. I love that He speaks! Lastly, I am reminded that whatever God tells me in the light, I need to believe in the dark!