The Upper Room Devotional 30 June 2024: Peaceful Sleep
The Upper Room Devotional 30 June 2024: Peaceful Sleep
Read and Study Today’s The Upper Room Daily Devotional for June 30th, 2024 Message. God bless you as you study today! Please share with your friends and loved ones.
Today’s Topic: Peaceful Sleep
Delores Kight (Florida, USA)
TODAY’S READING
Proverbs 3:19-26
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Tonight I will look back on my day and thank God.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. – Proverbs 3:24 (NIV)
In a small-group discussion at my church, I mentioned that I often struggled to fall asleep. Another member of the group, a retired school psychologist, said that he tells people not to look ahead to their plans for the next day when trying to sleep but rather to look back at what they did that day.
As I reflected on this, I thought of the Creation story in Genesis 1. At the end of each day during the process of creation, God looked at creation and said it was good. So I decided to combine God’s pattern in Genesis with the psychologist’s advice.
At night before sleeping, I looked back at my day. As I remembered each event, accomplishment, or interaction, I thought, It was good, and thanked God for it. When I remembered an unpleasant experience, I still thought, It was good. Then I thanked God for what was good about it, such as a valuable lesson I learned or my gratitude that God was with me through the experience.
I now use this process every night, and it continues to bless me. It helps me fall asleep and puts me in a good frame of mind daily.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, how gracious you are to teach us how to live and sleep in peace! Help us to approach each day with gratitude. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
PRAYER FOCUS
People who struggle to sleep
- Joel Osteen Sunday 30 June 2024 Live (Lakewood Service)
- Koinonia Sunday Live Service 30 June 2024 || Apostle Joshua Selman
- Streams of Joy Live Sunday 30 June 2024 || Pastor Jerry Eze
