I am not normally aware of dreaming. The other night I woke up just before midnight from a nightmare. It was one of those dreams that seemed so real, and upon waking I was genuinely frightened. My heart was pounding, I was sweating, and I was terrified.
Upon waking fully, I made a choice not to give in to the fear, but instead to have faith in our Sovereign Lord, and depend on Him. I started reciting a few verses of Psalm 23 from memory. I pulled out my NIV Study Bible and started reading the psalm. I picked up my phone and went to Bible Gateway and found the KJV and read it over and over again. I prayed the psalm to God.
I repeated v4 over and over again: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.” I believe I was given a gift in the middle of the night to internalize the trust in God I had written about the day before. To seek Him – to have faith bigger than fear. And to be able to thank Him for His provision. And thanks to God, I was able to fall back asleep (and rest well) KNOWING in Him I have found peace.
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