This weekend our family has been under the weather and stuck in the house, but God hasn’t let it stop us from doing the things He had for us to do.
So even though our bodies felt crappy, yesterday our minds felt well enough that we were able to record a whole week’s worth of encouragement podcasts so that we are ahead and not feeling behind this season!
But this morning about 4 am, my husband and oldest son both woke up with fevers. And when someone in my house isn’t feeling well, I’m usually the momma who can’t sleep.
Sometimes I’ll worry and sometimes I’ll scroll.
But neither of those ever help, and so awhile back God showed me a better way to use that sleepless time instead!
He told me that whenever the enemy tries to interrupt his sleep, I should turn it right around on him and interrupt his plans.
Which means, if he tries to use worry to keep me awake, instead of giving him the pleasure of falling for that trap, and focusing on any out-of-control, insecure feelings — I can choose to use that “bonus” awake time to sing God’s praises and declare my gratitude for His goodness- that even when I don’t FEEL secure, He has me secured. And that even when I don’t have control over my situations, God has got me.
He’s got the entire world in His hands. Nothing is ever out of his control. And I don’t have to be able to handle anything alone- when I hand it to Him.
Or- if I’m not feeling well, and the enemy wants me to be whining, I can choose to worship instead. I can thank God for all the times when I have felt well, and praise Him that this moment is the exception, not the norm. I can PRE-praise him for the healing, that I can see coming, by faith. And He says that’s how we properly PRE-pare the way for Him to come into our situations and work His miracles! And it also helps us to wait better, when we worship. It’s gets our minds off of our feelings and onto Him.
James 4:7 says- “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
It’s true.
Not that every sleepless night is the enemy’s doing.
Sometimes it’s my bladder that wakes me up. 😆
Or sometimes God stirs me, to get up for some quiet time or intercession with Him.
But when it is the enemy, I know, because what he’s wanting from me is whining and worry, and for me to believe that I’m going to be drained the next day- so that I dread it.
And that trick used to work, before God let me in on His solution.
When that happens- I now resist him,
and it looks like this
worship
instead of whining,
declaring and digging into faith
instead of worrying,
and KNOWING-
that when I rely on God as my source of energy,
no matter if I had ten hours of sleep or was only able to rest for two on a particular night,
it will be enough
because HE will make it enough.
He is more than able to get me through,
AND not just get me through, but put me in a good mood!
And today I just wanted to share that warfare tactic with you. ⚔️
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