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Last week I shared a sample of my conversations with my HH and encouraged you to have a similar conversation, asking Him to remind you to submit a praise report (did you remember?). This week I’d like to share how I have a lovely habit of letting my HH remind me of endless lists I have a tendency to create in my mind, which also burdens me and robs me of peaceful sleep.

Last night, like most nights, I woke up thinking about ALL the things I needed to get done. 

Years ago I read how the sleep “experts” would suggest having a notepad and pencil next to the bed to jot these thoughts down. Once the list was transferred to paper, the mind could rest and sleep would resume naturally. 

Today I suppose the sleep “experts” would suggest doing the same thing on a smartphone. I’m not sure what the “experts” are saying because I learned that no “expert” in any field can come close to the Expert, our HH, who knows all things, who I can simply Ask. The greatest part, too, is just hearing His voice soothes, comforts and reassures me so I am able to relax. 

Remember that I mentioned last week, when we simply need to ask? Well, now try asking Him to remind you of things you need to get done. Something like this:

“Darling, can You remind me to... (fill in what you want to remember to do)?
“Yes, of course, My Love.”

There are times I don’t think of asking Him until I have a long mental list of what I want to remember to do and I begin to fret. But the moment I do ask Him to remind me, I trust He’s keeping the list for me and my burden lifts ensuring a peaceful and restful sleep. Try doing this and enjoy that blissful sleep that is just part of the abundant life He so longs for us to enjoy.

Proverbs 3:24 “When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet."

“Your mind will be clear, free from fear; when you lie down to rest, you will be refreshed by sweet sleep.” The Voice 

It doesn’t need to be fear that “your mind will be clear and free from” but from everything that is burdensome. And even if I remain awake for longer than I’d like, I snuggle into the thought that this is uninterrupted time with my Beloved. So I’m far from stressed that I can’t fall asleep because I’d love to talk all night with my Lover, wouldn’t you?!

Another part of the blessing of this Living Lesson is that not only does He remind me of things I asked Him to remind me of in the middle of the night—but He reminds me at the perfect time! I notice so often it’s the appointed time for that task to be done, which doesn’t interrupt the flow of the day that He has planned for me. 

If that were not enough, sometimes He doesn’t remind me of things I would have added to one of my many 2Do Lists. Why? It’s because, so very often, He takes care of it. So my effort would have been either useless or it would have interfered with a much better solution. His plan! 

Let me ask Him to remind me of an example to help you understand this concept a bit better that I’ll share in next week’s Living Lesson.

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