January 20, 2007

rest

Today I am thinking a lot about rest and what it looks like to really rest.

You see, I haven't been getting the amounts of physical rest that I normally see as fit to function on a good level. Things have still been getting done, my brain is just a little fuzzy during much of my time lately.

What I have decided is that 6 hours sleep really is not enough. At least not for me.
Initially I was not sleeping well; up and down all night long. Now I am sleeping well enough, not long enough. How do you combat that?

At first it was to get up and pray for whomever came to my mind first. Then I would go back to sleep and rest until I was woken again.

At present, I am waking after 6 hours of resting(almost to the minute)and am wide awake. I have gotten out of my warm, comfy bed, opened my Bible and done some really great reading(which for me is good...I don't always have a great desire to read my Bible, sadly). That time is great and starts me off for the day well. Good times of resting in the Lord.

And now, hours later, I feel as though I could pass out. I am physically tired. What do I do for rest now? Where do I go? What kind of rest do I need now?

Where am I to go with this? Yeah, I don't really know. If you have any ideas, please, pass them along.

Blessings.

1 comment:

Debbie said...

NAPS! I'm a big fan.
If you are wide awake after 6 hours of sleep well then, by all means, continue to use the time in the Word and communion with God. Could be you are beginning a new sleep pattern. Not to worry - our bodies adjust over time.
Good-night!