Middle-of-the-Night Nudges

Do you get those middle-of-the-night nudges? You know the ones I mean. When you wake at 3 a.m. and you toss and turn, and you can’t get that thing off your mind. Those nudges.

I’ve read a lot about those lately because they seem to come with more frequency these days. Is it my age? Possibly. Is it my achy body reminding me to turn over? Maybe.

From what I understand, and this may sound crazy to some, but it makes perfect sense to me. If something nudges you awake and the thought won’t leave you, it is likely God telling you something.

I had one of those this week.

BIG DECISION

My husband and I had made a big decision. Not a major life-altering one, but life-altering, nonetheless. We’d discussed this decision at length, and I thought I was okay with it.

But then, I began to have misgivings about our decision. I didn’t feel at peace with it. So here I was, awake from 1:30 until after 3:30 a.m. with a middle-of-the-night nudge. Hubby woke up about that time (we’re old, we do this) and I told him, I don’t want to do anything stupid.

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Now, he’s not much of one to lie awake in the middle of the night. He usually does his thing and comes right back to bed. I don’t normally speak to him, but I will give him a little pat to say, Hey, I’m awake, too, and I love you. But this time, I think my statement caused him to wonder what I meant as I didn’t give details. Just said those words.

The next morning, we talked it out, prayed, did some due diligence work of our own, and at that point knew our decision wasn’t one we could live with. Phone calls were made, a meeting was held, and we were able, without a lot of rigmarole, to make changes in our decision.

A CHECK IN MY SPIRIT

I have a friend, Joni Vance, who talks to me about checks in her spirit. She tells me when she feels these, she stops, prays and knows her decision or request doesn’t align with what God desires for her. Find Joni here: https://jonivance.com/

I had that check in my spirit. I never got comfortable with our decision, but because of my nature, I was willing to go along with it . . . until I wasn’t. When God awakened me with such a negative feeling about that, I knew I had to share my thoughts with my husband. Thankfully, I have a sweet man who listens to what God lays on my heart.

That is when we immediately went and did our own due diligence and discovered why that decision would never bring peace to either of us. Let me add, this decision also affected one of our sons. So, it wasn’t something little. It was big.

FINALLY . . . PEACE

Next time you wake up in the middle of the night and something is laying heavily on your heart, don’t hesitate to ask God what He’s trying to say to you. If you don’t have peace about a decision, my advice is to wait. Pray. Talk it out with God and others who may be affected by said decision.

This takes me to the Bible. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths (Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV).

My husband and I have learned to lean on God for all that we do. This wasn’t always the case, believe me. We made a few bad decisions in our lives, but now, we always, always go to Him. Especially when either of us doesn’t get a sense of peace about a decision.

How about you? Do you ever awaken and go to God with what’s on your mind and heart? Listen to those middle-of-the-night nudges. You won’t take a misstep when you put your faith and trust in Him.

Blessings, y’all!

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