“But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my
head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from His holy mountain. I lie down and sleep; I wake
again, because the Lord sustains me.” Psalms 3:3-5
It was about a month after my husband had died, everyone had gone home,
back to their lives and homes. One of my concerns had been how I will ever live
alone. I had NEVER lived alone before. I
lived as a child and young adult with a mother, father and siblings; at college
with two roommates and then in marriage with my husband and son.
I remembered how hard it was when my husband had hospital stays during
his illness and the nights I had to spend alone; I would literally cry myself
to sleep as I asked the Lord to please be by my side. This was a whole new experience
for me…I worried so much on how I would make it.
But on that morning about a month after the funeral when I awoke alone,
I remember awaking with a smile. Not because my situation had changed, I was
still alone without my husband and family, but I smiled because of God’s
faithfulness.
In spite of all my worry and concern about being totally void of all
human companionship in the house, after all the tears and pleas to God …when I had finally fallen to sleep, God
gave me the sweetest dream. I dreamed of seeing my husband, his body back to
health, his face beaming with joy and contentment. I can’t tell you if we spoke words, but it
was a peaceful dream. And when I awoke
that next morning that same peace hovered over me and I knew that it would be
alright. I smiled that whole day because of the peace He had given me, a “peace
that passes understanding”.
It is God who lifts up our heads when we are burdened with the trials
of life; He lifts us up when we are lonely and hurting. When we call Him, He WILL answer! So we CAN sleep peacefully knowing that He is
in charge and will be by our side.
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