You pray for strength… but are you sleeping?
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You pray for strength… Then run your body into the ground on 5 hours of sleep. You stay up late trying to get more done. One more task. One more email. One more project. One more thing for someone else. And before you know it, sleep becomes the first thing you sacrifice when life gets full. But should it be? As Christians, we’re often quick to call exhaustion “discipline.” Or we tell ourselves we’re just being productive, responsible, or committed. But Scripture gives us a different way to think about our bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (BSB) says: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.” That means the better question isn’t: “What’s the perfect health plan?” It’s: “How can I steward my body as a temple of the Holy Spirit?” And one of the most overlooked answers is sleep. Psalm 127:2 (BSB) says: “In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.” Sleep is not laziness. It’s not weakness. It’s not something you earn after you’ve finished everything else. Sleep is one of the ways you honor God in the body He gave you. So tonight, start with a simple rhythm: Get 8 hours of sleep. Turn off screens 1 hour before bed. Stop drinking fluids 2 hours before bed. Finish eating 3 hours before bed. Small habits. Big difference. And if you want help building a simple nighttime rhythm that protects your energy, honors your body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, and helps you wake up ready to serve God well, grab the free Christian Sleep Stewardship Guide.
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Dream Root Wellness
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Hello Reader, What if something that sounds a little “New Age” actually points to a much more grounded biblical principle? I’m talking about visualization. There’s a well-known basketball study often attributed to Dr. Blasiotto at the University of Chicago. One group physically practiced free throws every day. Another group didn’t practice at all—but spent time visualizing themselves successfully shooting free throws. A third group did neither. The results? The physical-practice group...