Dark of night

Dark of Night!
By Joyce Pelletier
Hosea 14:9 
“Who is wise?  He will realize these things. 
Who is discerning? He will understand them. 
The ways of the Lord are right, the righteous walk in them, 
but the rebellious, stumbled in them.”
     
In these wee hours, I often find myself at my desk, because my sleep time stopped. It happens way too often. I’ve learned that the best thing I can do is stop fighting that night of unavailable sleep. He wants your attention.


It seems, God always knows when those nights come, but I never do. I recognized when from 11pm until about 2 I start wrestling with the covers, pillows and repositioning in my bed. Finally, I surrender. I get up and get my journal out and whatever else I need and start writing. I always write the date and time. Somehow it triggers my brain and as I become more awake, I acknowledge that the Lord has called a meeting. 


I settle myself in my chair and start writing. I realized I'd eaten too much chocolate, even hours after my last piece.  You see, It doesn’t hit me until twelve hours after having that last bite. Some day I will learn. Maybe!


So, even though this time is not wasted, I soon realize the Lord has rung the door to my heart. I’m ready for his visit. This night, the words in my devotional call out (and even if it’s dark as all get out,) reads, Your Word assures me that if I walk in the light- living close to you – your blood cleanses me from all sin. So, I bring my sins to you confessing them and asking You to help make needed changes. 

My thoughts say “be thankful standing with God, not that I just confess my sins, but quickly raising my faith and trust level, not with fancy or enough words, but to seek God with sincerity of faith, courage of receiving the forgiveness freely given and entrusting all in honor of God’s way. Learning that this trust in God is another gift from God and fully a gift for the value that it is.

Another thought is the confidence, in the sincerity of the heart on both sides with the complete hope freely offered though the light of the Holy Spirit, He never abandoned me in this dark night, but through his visit shines His righteousness in my own little corner and my own little chair.  Recalling that in Matt 6 it reminds me to seek first His Kingdom and righteousness and live out this day with His Joy, Love, Pease, and embrace the warmth He wraps up with the Sun He created just for Anyone who sincerely asks for it.

Be Still and know that “I am God,” says the Lord.

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