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Realizing tension is a necessity in life
Self help is an oxymoron
We cannot help ourself
That is just called
doing what we are doing
If there is no tension
You flow that direction
To help is to have something not of the self influence the self
God is the Good helper
To provide Good tension
To stay expectant
Yet not strain
..Run yet not grow weary.. (ISA 40:31)
..Walk yet not faint.. (ISA 40:31)
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Mary looks up Hebrew word for wait or trust or hope
Live in the tension
Physical body
Sleep
Hunger
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I am willing
I confess my body desires sleep
At 0525 while brushing moisturizing
God graced me with the knowledge to not use so much jojoba in hair before bed
Otherwise it will be itchy and flaky in the middle of the night
I noticed sleep
I took it captive
Suppressed it
Matthew 26:41
Where Jesus tells His disciples to "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak"
Control the flesh
Sleep is just the flesh
Respect it as it is needed in this world
Pay to Cesar what is Cesar
But the law of sleep is under the authority of God
Matthew 28:18
"And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me'" (ESV).
Jesus did not need slept
Control the flesh
Do not allow sleep to reveal itself
Matthew 6:17
"so that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you".
Act as though you are not tired
Do not neglect it and abuse it
It still has power
Control your joy lever