If You’re Not Getting Enough Rest Then This is for You

This morning I woke up feeling tired. I went to a 6am prayer meeting and during the drive back home managed to catch a few extra zzz’s. Lord knows I appreciated my husband driving today though I usually think he drives too slowly. We stopped at Starbucks that was along the way; I thought about my pastor who always seems to have tons of energy and calls coffee the” nectar of Jehovah”. I decided to order a tall coffee to get me going. The fatigue I felt was the result of sinus congestion. Whenever the season changes some of the symptoms sinus or allergy problems give me are fatigue or sleepiness. But what about when we’re tired because we are not getting enough rest each night? What happens to the body?

According to researchers at Jichi Medical University, people who sleep less and register high blood pressure overnight have an increased incident of heart disease over those who sleep for a “normal” period of time and have no overnight hypertension. On average eight hours of sleep is just what the body needs.

Many times the demands of our lifestyle afford little time for rest, but it’s key that we remain mindful that less rest affects our health. Try settling down in the evenings by mediating on scripture and also visit The Secret Place at www.LiveLiving .org to experience peace.