Sleep & Dreams

As I sit here and listen to Aerosmiths "Dream On" (one of my favorite all time songs) on one of the local radio stations the following thoughts come to mind:

Sleep is not just your body resting from the days activities. It is an important part of your life and the actions you make every waking day.

When we sleep our mind is open to receive and develop thoughts and ideas that you otherwise would not think of during the clutter of your working day. Our mind does not need rest to the extent our body does. It is in constant motion. Sure it may slow down at times to reenergize a bit but it is always either thinking new thoughts or remembering old ones.

Have you ever woke up with a fresh idea or solution to a problem you’re struggling with? Where do you think this came from? It certainly did not come from a dormant mind. No, on the other hand it came from your mind churning ideas thru the night.

The Lord works in mystical ways as you know. We also dream at night. Many of these dreams we do not consciously remember, but they remain a part of our subconscious memory. He works many times in your thoughts and dreams you have when you sleep. What a better time to place His Wisdom in your inner self, when you will not question it or criticize it.

Have you ever woke up in the middle of the night with an idea of creating something or the possible solution to a problem? Do not waste these moments. Sure I know you’re groggy and tired and say to yourself, “I’ll remember it in the morning.” Fat chance of that, you’ve missed the moment of opportunity God placed in your mind for your consideration. Instead of shrugging it off and going back to sleep, pull yourself up and write the main thought down briefly. When you wake up look at that note and the entire thought will replay itself for you. Often times those are the most important thoughts you may have in your life time so don’t ignore them and waste a possible golden opportunity to better yourself and those around you. Just ask Steven Spielberg who says most of the themes for his books and movies come to him in dreams that wake him in the night, or remembered when he wakes in the morning.

Also, if you fall asleep with the radio or TV on don’t think your mind is not absorbing that sound and it may be enriching you or it is cluttering your mind from receiving and developing the very thoughts our mystical God is trying to convey to you. Silence holds wisdom and useless noise drowns it out.

You may be wondering about nightmares and waking up in cold sweats. Often times when we sweat a lot at night it is our body fighting off and releasing toxins or potential illnesses we may have and not even know it. And sometimes it is the reaction of a dream we may have had.

Dreams and nightmares are the outcome of our minds ability to take us places and experience things we would never really be able to do in our normal day to day existence. I like to think of them as a science fiction movie unfolding in our sleep. If you are a believer and you seek Gods’ Ways then you will probably have pure thoughts in your sleep. If on the other hand you follow the ways of wickedness than guess what, your mind is open to that dark side of thought which will only make you a more wicked and sinful person than you already may be.

Let the wicked have dark thoughts. Their ways will soon be cut short. Do not overly concern yourself with that. Keep pure and holy in thought and the Lord will work His magic not only during your waking hours, but in the peaceful silent times we call sleep.

Sleep, it is an important part of your life. One-third of your hours of life on this planet for the average person. Gods’ plan does not include wasting a third of your life, nor should yours.

Sleep tight, sweet dreams, pure thoughts and remember to say your prayers.
Night Night termite. Your Daddy loves you, see you in the morning for coffee and juice.

(c) BAS July 28th, 2008 10:20 AM EST
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In His Service:
Matthew 20 1 thru 16
Jeremiah Chapter 29

P.S.
Deja-Vu doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve been there before,
But rather you’ve dreamt it before.