A Cool Truth

We were up late last night for J-Time, (Jesus Time). Basically what J-Time is, is the 7 of us sitting in the living room, talking about Jesus, our past, our present, our future, and basically just hacking out life together as a biblical community. We started around 9, and slowly a few of the guys drifted off to bed. Around midnight, myself, Seth, Don, and Ben were hungry and went to the kitchen to grab a midnight snack. Don was a personal trainer back in Chicago, so all of us usually ask him fitness and health questions. So J-time turned into a wellness session in the kitchen. I ate a little, but i mostly drank water because I had already drank about 9 cups of coffee earlier that day. No Joke. Coffee in the ministry house is a frequent necessity. It is sweet, because down High Street, there is this awesome local coffee joint called the Daily Grind, and they have the best brews and beans. Yesterday happened to be Hawaiian Kona Coffee, so I was all over that. After hanging out in the kitchen we all went to bed. Last night I had a lot on my mind. I have been feeling really good about life, and where I am right now. I feel like God has me in the right place and I am surrounded by a community of people that really wanna do this thing together... really live out the gospel of Christ. But I was praying about something last night that has been on my mind for a while, and I couldn't fall asleep. On Sunday I talked to a buddy of mine who has been going through the Psalms. He reads at least 3 a day, and he encouraged me to try it. So, I read 3 yesterday morning, and was on the 4th one. And as I was lying in bed, Psalm 4 popped into my head. I don't know if it was because that was the one that I was going to read next, or if God just wanted me to read it. But, I went downstairs around 1 o'clock and opened to Psalm 4. This is what it says.

"I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O LORD,
make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8

I read verse 8, and was like, "wow God. Wow. Okay, I will go upstairs, lie down, and sleep because I am in Your safety." It was pretty sweet, because I tend to be a insomniac and 9 cups of coffee don't help at all. It was even sweeter, because it has been a long, long time since God hit me with a verse to help me where I was at. And that is because I don't read His Word enough. I could right a lot more about that... but I will save it for another blog. So, I got up, went back to bed, and fell asleep within the next 10 minutes. God's Word is truth. I am really re-learning that right now. I hope this encourages you today!

JN