I know a lot of women who have trouble sleeping when their husbands are away for trainings or deployment. Cliff has been home for 10 months and even a 5-day training like the one he’s been away on this week still makes it hard for me to go to bed when he’s not here (thus why I’m writing at 2:30 in the morning…)
But I just opened up my Daily Light and turned to the evening devotional for the 20th. it may be a couple of hours late but it’s exactly what I needed to read….
For those of you not familiar with Daily Light (I wasn’t until the author I’m working with right now told me about it), Daily Light is a devotional that has each devotion made up of scriptures that have been matched together based on topic. So it’s like you’re reading a great thought-provoking devotional like My Utmost for His Highest, but it’s all scripture, literally, the words of the Bible.
Here was tonight’s…
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place and
I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “how awesome is this place! This
is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.”
In peace, I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place-the Most High, who is my refuge – no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. He gives to his beloved sleep.(Psalm 139:3. Gen. 28:16,
17. 2 Chron. 16:9. Ps. 4:8. Ps. 91:9-11. Prov. 3:24. Ps. 127:2.) (emphasis is mine)
If you’re a military spouse dealing with any type of separation from your husband or wife, I hope you can take comfort in the above verses like I have. It’s important to remember that God is watching over us as well as our spouses.
Have you had difficulty sleeping when your spouse is away? How have you handled it? Comment below and let me know! I’d love to hear from you!
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I read till I fall asleep, when he’s away.
Maybe I need to try that. For some reason, I never do, but lord knows I have a million books sitting around that I need to get to! Good suggestion, Pattie! Thanks!
Pattie…you are a genius.
Just this weekend my husband was away for drill, and again like all the other times he’s been away for AT or drill I couldn’t get a wink’s sleep. ugg. This is actually something that has been on my mind A LOT considering the upcoming deployment. Last night I watched the entire season one of Army Wives. How pathetic is that! I still wasn’t asleep after that so I decided to just lay down, close my eyes and see what happens. As I laid down, my fingertips brushed the edges of the sticky notes in my Bible (I keep a Bible in the crack between my mattress and headboard). I knew I couldn’t go wrong with some fulfilling scripture to satisfy my hunger for sleep. I read a few chapters in Psalms and slept till morning. ahhh.
Glad I could help! I was sort of thinking other gals might have other ideas, but that’s what works for me. Watching TV actually wakes me up and/or causes me NOT to be able to sleep.
Two tips that work for me are going to bed early, I found if I get into bed by 9 pm (yes, early!)I can get to sleep, but once it gets past 10 pm, forget it. Also, I pray myself to sleep…just start praying and praising God with your eyes closed and drift off to a peaceful rest.
Last time my husband was go to a school for 6 weeks I went to the store and got me a nosie maker. I know it sounds funny but it worked for me. Oh and I walk through the house and grap every pillow i can find and put them into bed with me lol