Losing Sleep

Read: Matthew 6:31-34

“You look tired,” Mom said when Dylan came into the kitchen for breakfast one morning.

He sighed as he sat down for a bowl of cereal. “I am tired. I couldn’t sleep.”

“Why not?” Mom carried a glass of orange juice over to him.

Dylan thanked her for the juice, then shrugged. Mom pulled out the chair beside him. “Were you thinking about Grandpa?”

“Sort of,” Dylan admitted.

“It’s hard knowing he’s in the hospital and facing some health issues,” Mom said. “But we need to keep praying that he’ll be okay.”

“I tried, but I still couldn’t sleep.” Dylan stirred his cereal around in his bowl.

Mom put a hand on his arm. “Sometimes our worries are strong and it feels almost impossible to get over them,” she said. “But God is stronger.”

Mom got up and grabbed her phone from the counter. She tapped on the screen a few times before stepping back over to Dylan.

“Matthew chapter six talks about worry. It tells us not to worry about tomorrow.” Mom showed him the phone and pointed out the verse. “It’s not always easy to let go of our worries, especially when we’re concerned about someone we love,” she said. “But God is big enough and strong enough to take care of anything. He sent His own Son to save us when we were lost in sin, and He promises to always be with us and take care of us. It doesn’t do any good to worry and lose sleep—it’s much better to trust everything to Him.”

Dylan nodded as he glanced at the verse again. “Do you think we could visit Grandpa today?”