Why Am I Feeling Like This? by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JNF053230/REL109030/REL012110
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2020-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

Write out Philippians 4:8–9. This passage is a bit longer, so if you can’t memorize it, just think about it every day for a week.

Prayer

Lord God of truth, wherever my false thoughts have come from, help me to get rid of them by replacing them with what is true. Help me to find truth about myself to challenge and change my false thoughts. Take away the negativity and make me a more positive person in my thoughts and feelings. Amen.

10

Workaholic Will

I’ve always loved being busy. I hate sitting around; I get so bored. I much prefer to be active, and I really enjoy my part-time job. I want to be like my dad, someone who’s a doer, an achiever, a success.

That’s why the past year has been such a nightmare. I would lie in bed but couldn’t get my mind to slow down. I wouldn’t fall asleep until about two or three in the morning. Then I was exhausted when I got up. I tried to push myself harder to get through my days, but that’s not working anymore. I can’t sit still and I can’t sleep. Even my dad has noticed that things have gotten out of control, but neither of us know what to do. He’s arranged for me to see the counselor at my church next week to see if he can help me.

—Will

The Key of Rest

Will might be the last person you’d think would need a counselor. He’s a Type A personality, a leader, a hard worker, and a great example to other kids. I’ve met many kids like Will. They are part of a hardworking community with a great work ethic. But sometimes a good work ethic can go too far and end up crushing kids. They know how to work hard, but they don’t know how to rest hard. When Will sat down with me, I could see he was in a deep hole. He was agitated and couldn’t sit still. His knees were bouncing up and down, he was wringing his hands, and he had dark shadows under his eyes.

When I raised the subject of rest, I could see he was cynical. So I started with the Bible’s teaching that God has provided the gifts of daily sleep (Psalms 3:5; 4:8; 127:2) and a weekly Sabbath, or rest day (Mark 2:27), to nourish our bodies, minds, and souls. Once I convinced him from the Scriptures, I shared a few articles that showed how even scientists are coming to the same conclusions about the need for daily sleep and a weekly rest day. Then I moved on to the practicalities. How do we make this work?

Sleep

Here’s what I encouraged Will to do to improve the quantity and quality of his sleep:

Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Our bodies love rhythm and regularity.

At least one hour (preferably two hours) before bedtime, stop studying and using technology. Work, study, and digital media stimulate our minds. This delays sleep, shallows sleep, and shortens sleep.

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