Have you ever seen the commercial when the little boy says "I'm just too excited to sleep"? That is how I feel right now 3:30am!
I woke up at
What has charged my batteries? Asking God to forgive me, restore my Spirit, and speak to me was the best start! He spoke to me through the life of David in the book of Psalms. Wow, wow, wow! It is much better than
I am laughing, because each night I tell myself that I have written about all God has given me to say, and that I'll 'chill out' with the e-mails. As you can see, I AM WRONG! I just tried to lie back down in bed hoping to fall back to sleep, for I know that seemed logical. BUT HOW CAN I SLEEP WITH SO MUCH JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY DOWN IN MY HEART?
You may be thinking that I'm off my rocker. But take it from someone that was depressed for many years, what I have in me right now - well lets just say - IT'S NOT DEPRESSING!!! And it's NOT OF THIS EARTH.
So I'm reading King David's writings, and it's quite evident that he's going through some tough times. Enemies are growing in force all around him wanting to kill him, and David is begging God for help. It seems that one part of the day he may be faced with an overwhelming amount of fear for his life, but what is cool is that when God delivers him from his enemies each day, he's just so thankful to God that he can't contain himself from praising God through song and praise.
Wow, can I relate! When I finally turned to God for help, and begged Him for my life, God delivered me in such a way, that joy and thankfulness to God has just made me want to shout, jump, lift my hands, twirl around, stand on my head, wake up my neighbors, and express God's wonderful love!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is why I love my church! If I want to dance to God, I probably could without persecution. If I want to say 'Thank you Jesus', I'm not alone. How can someone keep to themselves what God has done???
If you need to recharge your batteries from people who steal your joy, those that suck the energy right out of you... You know who I am referring to (all you have to do is turn on the news). Not just the news, family members can be energy thieves, right? My request is that you try God and His Word. I would quote the many energizing verses I just read from Psalms, but there are so many! Just sneak away from the energy thieves, pick up a Bible, and read Psalms. I just read Psalms chapters 7 through 32 and not only did it teach me about fearing God and God alone, but also that it's o.k. to get JOYFULLY EXCITED when God overflows your cup time and time again.
It has been suggested to me that I take a muscle relaxer or sleep aid. Why would I want to sleep during this exciting time with God? There really isn't a drug, idol, or person on this earth that is able to fill my cup like God can. I know because I tried looking in all of those empty places for years!
Thank You Jesus!
In His Hands,
Love, Glen