Ode To My Bed

There is nothing else like it, my bed. Not just “a bed.” My bed. A sweet haven after difficult hours on my feet. The place where I crash at the end of my long, LONG days.

Lately, I have been neglecting my bed’s true sweetness…collapsing asleep late into the evening and waking up in the early hours. I miss sweet summer days when I would lay beneath my big, cloud-like comforter as I watched the sun rise. The sunrays trickled their way through my window and danced on my light pink walls. The shadows of the trees stamped their imprints on my vaulted ceiling, and I melted deep into the warmth of my polka-dotted sheets. I could feel my hair sticking out in all directions, and I love that. Bed hair is good hair. There is something so sweet about it. And in it, He delights in me. Now THAT’S love. 

Anywho, I have never considered those blissful mornings “lazy.” They were refreshing, preparatory, and quite tranquil.

Now, I’m awake long before the sun has a chance to greet my pillow-smashed sleepy face. I have much on my mind as I quickly make my bed and pile the pillows onto its surface. I’m sad about that.

There is something so important about taking the time to merely rest. It’s such a Jesus-created idea. He beckons from Psalm 116:7, “Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” There should be no guilt in finding pleasure in stillness; delighting ourselves in the gift of absolute peace. Mornings of cozy calm after the sun’s arrival, making homemade breakfast, and not. scheduling. anything. There is a certain level of discipline in nothingness (funny how that works).

Find a day once a week (at least) where this is possible. For His Servants, He promises refreshment when we seek Him in stillness.

“So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.” (Hebrews 4:9-11)

Did you hear that?! We should strive to rest so that we can better obey Him! Sleep and stillness help us better serve Him and His Kingdom! Oh, the joy!!

So in short, buy those pillows, that duvet, and THE comforter. Invest in a sweet haven for your soul and body. And in those mornings of the drifting coffee scents and rising sunbeams, know that you are covered by a grace and peace beyond what you feel.

“DELIGHT yourself in the Lord….” (Psalm 37:4)

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