Comments on: Is Sleep Spiritual? (continued…) http://briancromer.com/2008/05/19/is-sleep-spiritual-continued/ thoughts on life, faith, God, sports, culture, and whatever else pops into my brain Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: briancromer http://briancromer.com/2008/05/19/is-sleep-spiritual-continued/#comment-299 briancromer Wed, 21 May 2008 16:17:43 +0000 http://briancromer.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-299 Luke, you go to know a lot. You are a 26 year old pastor. You even beat Jesus to that position. Wes, when we lived together you never had any trouble going to sleep at around 10:15pm (that is of course with all the lights off and dead silence). What's happened over the years? Luke, you go to know a lot. You are a 26 year old pastor. You even beat Jesus to that position.

Wes, when we lived together you never had any trouble going to sleep at around 10:15pm (that is of course with all the lights off and dead silence). What’s happened over the years?

]]> By: wkohring http://briancromer.com/2008/05/19/is-sleep-spiritual-continued/#comment-296 wkohring Wed, 21 May 2008 09:01:47 +0000 http://briancromer.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-296 Hmmmm.....it's 4 am and I'm feeling very unspiritual right now Brian. Can't sleep at all. Ironic that I got out my laptop and saw this post of yours on sleep of all things.... I think there is probably something to what you and others who have commented have said about sleep being spiritual. We spend up to a quarter to a third of our lives sleeping and that's by God's design. Perhaps that's the best way for us to be still and allow ourselves to be as it was said, completely surrendered to him, listening. That said, I wish he'd speak to me and tell me to get my butt in bed where I would fall asleep with no problem. Hmmmm…..it’s 4 am and I’m feeling very unspiritual right now Brian. Can’t sleep at all. Ironic that I got out my laptop and saw this post of yours on sleep of all things….

I think there is probably something to what you and others who have commented have said about sleep being spiritual. We spend up to a quarter to a third of our lives sleeping and that’s by God’s design. Perhaps that’s the best way for us to be still and allow ourselves to be as it was said, completely surrendered to him, listening.

That said, I wish he’d speak to me and tell me to get my butt in bed where I would fall asleep with no problem.

]]> By: Luke http://briancromer.com/2008/05/19/is-sleep-spiritual-continued/#comment-293 Luke Tue, 20 May 2008 23:05:52 +0000 http://briancromer.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-293 I am a big believer in Sabbath. I think to rest is a spiritual activity because you are reminded that this isn't your world. It's your father's world and he can keep it spinning. I also think working out is a spiritual discipline and sarcasm is a spiritual gift, so what do I know. I am a big believer in Sabbath. I think to rest is a spiritual activity because you are reminded that this isn’t your world. It’s your father’s world and he can keep it spinning.
I also think working out is a spiritual discipline and sarcasm is a spiritual gift, so what do I know.

]]> By: DeAnna http://briancromer.com/2008/05/19/is-sleep-spiritual-continued/#comment-291 DeAnna Tue, 20 May 2008 17:50:46 +0000 http://briancromer.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-291 I've read a book (well, part of a book...I'm still working on it) about this subject. It is called Dream Talk, written by a Christian pastor's wife named Katrina Wilson. Mrs. Wilson examines each verse in the Bible that mentions sleep and dreaming from both a spiritual and scientific standpoint. The main idea of her book is that we sleep but our spirit does not, so God can communicate with us when we sleep. Not every dream is spiritual, she says, but we should pray for God to use the mode of communication with us and help for those significant dreams to stand out to us so that we may use the message to keep with God's plan for our lives. Interestingly, in devo one night with the my kids, the question came up, "Has God ever spoken to you?" Jack says that God spoke to him in a dream once. How awesome is that!? Jack believes that this is the main way that God talks to him, and I've never mentioned this idea or book to him. Ahh, the purity of children! I’ve read a book (well, part of a book…I’m still working on it) about this subject. It is called Dream Talk, written by a Christian pastor’s wife named Katrina Wilson. Mrs. Wilson examines each verse in the Bible that mentions sleep and dreaming from both a spiritual and scientific standpoint. The main idea of her book is that we sleep but our spirit does not, so God can communicate with us when we sleep. Not every dream is spiritual, she says, but we should pray for God to use the mode of communication with us and help for those significant dreams to stand out to us so that we may use the message to keep with God’s plan for our lives.
Interestingly, in devo one night with the my kids, the question came up, “Has God ever spoken to you?” Jack says that God spoke to him in a dream once. How awesome is that!? Jack believes that this is the main way that God talks to him, and I’ve never mentioned this idea or book to him. Ahh, the purity of children!

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