Long before clocks hung on walls or phones buzzed on nightstands, God built rhythm into creation. Genesis tells us that God made the lights in the heavens “to separate the day from the night” and “to mark sacred times, and days and years” (Genesis 1:14). Psalm 104 adds that God made the moon to mark […]
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Have you ever gone to bed worried about a problem that seemed enormous—only to wake up the next morning and wonder why it bothered you so much? The problem didn’t change. Your brain did. Sleep loss doesn’t simply make us tired. It can change how we interpret what’s happening around us. When we’re fatigued, the
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We all want a good night’s sleep. But Scripture offers something even better: sweet sleep. Twice the Old Testament describes sleep as “sweet.” In Proverbs 3:24, wisdom promises that “your sleep will be sweet.” In Ecclesiastes 5:12, “the sleep of a laborer is sweet.” Although our English Bibles use the same word, the Hebrew paints two
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Most leaders assume that becoming a better leader requires learning another skill, reading another book, or attending another conference. Those things certainly help. But one of the most overlooked leadership tools is something God designed us to do every night: sleep. Scripture reminds us that we are finite. Psalm 127:2 says, “He grants sleep to
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Sometimes the body is tired, but the mind refuses to clock out. You lie down. The room is dark. The house is quiet. But inside your head, the committee is still meeting. A conversation replays. A problem grows larger. Tomorrow’s responsibilities start lining up like airplanes waiting to land. Your body wants sleep, but your
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