Journey with Della

‘Arrrggghhh!’ I screamed as I realized that it was already dark outside. Scared to look at my time piece at first I wondered if I had missed work for real. Jumping down from my bed, I went closer to the window and pulled the curtains to make sure I was not imagining things. Gradually the reality settled in; it was indeed dark already and although I sensed that it was pretty late already, I tried to console myself that since the nights were now longer than the days, I could still catch the bus to work. Finally I summoned enough courage and looked at my time piece and sure enough I had missed work.
I marveled at the fact that I had slept for more than 8 hours (8hrs, 27mins) and although a part of me wished that I had not slept for that long, another part of me was grateful to have gotten those many hours of sleep. I discovered that it was already too late to even call in at work and could not help wondering what my boss was thinking at that very minute about me. Suddenly my thoughts shifted from work to God. For sometime now I had always said a little prayer to the Lord before going to sleep. Something like this ‘Dear Father, I know I am tired and need to sleep right now but what I don’t know is how much sleep I need. Please wake me up when I have had enough for today’. I remembered praying that same prayer before going to sleep on this particular day so why was I trying to process this event now rather than thanking God for giving me as much sleep as I needed? Trusting Him was the very reason why I had stopped relying on alarm clocks in the first place and I remember Him waking me up on some days barely 1hr 30mins into my sleep (and I making no fuss over it; or ok very little).
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I only trusted God when things turned out the way I wanted – when I slept for an average of four hours or later the proof being the unease I now felt after waking up 8hrs and 27mins later. I realized then that I did not quite trust God’s omnipotence and omniscience enough and quickly asked Him for forgiveness as I resolved to praise and thank Him not just for giving me those many hours of sleep but also for the fact that I felt great. My Jesus indeed knows just what I need. :))
Think your alarm clock is reliable? Well maybe but it only does what you want it to do. Is what you want for yourself even in your sleep exactly what God wants for you? I don’t think so.
So, would you join me in trusting God in your sleep today, and tomorrow and the next day and the next and the next? It is totally worth it.
And oh just so you know, my boss and I just laughed the matter away the next day at work. Hihihihihihi! God is totally trustworthy even in our sleep.