Monday, February 09, 2009

Insomnia

I've never experienced insomnia like this before. No matter what I tried I can't seem to induce any state of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. So I've been up for more than 20 hours and I'm super tired!

As a Calvinist, I have to wonder what God's purposes are in light of this experience. Am I being punished? Does he want me to do something, or teach me something? Is this some sort of divine practical joke?

With the exception of the last question, which was me being facetious, I am left with no answers. Except for the fact that his purposes are way beyond me.

"How unsearchable are his judgements and how inscrutable his ways" (Romans 11:33)

So what am I left with in light of my 6 O'clock sleeplessness? The very nature of God as sovereign and fully trustworthy. Even in the midst of this minor suffering.

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