A God who never sleeps...

I was thinking tonight about the begining of my week. First of all, I am NOT a morning person, which my son happens to be! Every morning at the crack of 5:30am, Gabe wakes up and beckons my wife and I to join him in his blissful joy as he greets the morning (or at least to get him out of his crib!). I struggle to get out of bed without running into something until I get my contacts in. Most every morning my precious wife gets up with him which allows me to sleep a little longer. I have tried getting up a few times lately because the morning is often Gabe's best time of the day and usually my only time with him all day. Because of a hectic work schedule he's typically down for bed by the time I get home, so mornings are an important time for dad & son. But I must confess, more often than not I give in to the need for sleep, or if I do happen to get up, it's usually with one eye open and me still half asleep. Thus, Gabe doesn't always get the full daddy experience.

I was also reading tonight Psalm 121:

I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip — he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you — the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm — he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.


I was reminded that I serve a God who never sleeps or slumbers, He doesn't get up in the morning to kind of listen to me with one eye open and one closed, wishing he could get just 10 more minutes of good deep sleep. Instead He is always fully awake, listening and watching over His precious ones. What a joy it is to know that our God doesn't get groggy and grumpy from lack of sleep, instead He is always like my son is each morning, fully alive and ready to engage with us in relationship! Thank you Lord for being my help each day, for watching over me as I come and go both now and forever. I love you!