[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 04]] ## Title: Letting God Take the Night Shift ## Scripture: (Psalm 4:8) “I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, Lord, make me safe and secure.” (NET) ## Observation: There was a time in my life when I had a hard time sleeping due to fears and worries. I was paralyzed by the possibilities of things I could not control. In today’s passage, the psalmist tells us that we do not have to live this way. We can rest because we know the Lord is ultimately in control. I will be honest and say that staying up and worrying has almost never helped. Sure, once or twice those late-night sessions provided an actionable idea. However, the overwhelming majority of the time, the only thing I accomplished was the loss of sleep. Sometimes, the most spiritual thing we can do is go to bed and trust the Lord. On particularly hard nights, I have started saying, “Okay Father. I am giving the control of the universe to You for the next few hours. I’ll be back in the morning.” That’s my way of remembering how absurd it is to think that I ever really had any control. It has always belonged to Him. It reminds me that He is in control and He is working in ways I do not even realize. I can trust in Him and go to sleep. ## Application: Where do you need to trust the Lord? Do you need to borrow my prayer for a few nights and remind yourself in a fun way that the Lord is in control? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for truly being in control.