He is the first and last, the beginning and the end! He is the keeper of creation and the creator of all! He is the architect of the universe and the manager of all times! He always was, He always is and He always will be unmoved, unchanged, undefeated and never undone! He was bruised and brought healing! He was pierced and eased pain! He was persecuted and brought freedom! He was dead and brought life! He is risen and brings power! He reigns and brings peace! The world can’t understand him, the armies can’t defeat Him, the schools can’t explain Him and the leaders can’t ignore Him. Herod couldn’t kill Him, the Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him and the people couldn’t hold Him! Nero couldn’t crush Him, Hitler couldn’t silence Him and the New Age can’t replace Him! He is light, love, longevity and Lord! He is goodness, kindness, gentleness and God! He is holy, righteous, mighty, powerful and pure! His ways are right, His word is eternal, His will is unchanging and His mind is on me! He is my Redeemer, my Savior, my guide and my peace! He is my joy, my comfort, my Lord and He rules my life! I serve Him because His bond is love, His burden is light and His goal for me is abundant life! I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise, the power of the powerful, the ancient of days, the ruler of rulers, the leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and the sovereign Lord of all that was and is and is to come! He will never leave me, never forsake me, never mislead me, never forget me and never overlook me! When I fall, He lifts me up! When I fail, He forgives! When I am weak, He is strong! When I am lost, He is the way! When I am afraid, He is my courage! When I stumble, He steadies me! When I am hurt, He heals me! When I am broken, He mends me! When I am hungry, He feeds me! When I face trials, He is with me! When I face persecution, He shields me! When I face problems, He comforts me! When I face loss, He provides for me! When I face death, He carries me home! He is God! He is faithful. I am His and He is mine! God is in control, I am on His side and that means all is well with my soul. Unknown Author

We need sleep. I once was the fool who thought running on as little sleep as possible demonstrated toughness. Maybe so under certain circumstances but as a practice it is weakness. It's true that the slothful man sleeps too much. Proverbs 24 warns: “‘A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,’ then your poverty will come as a robber and your want like an armed man.” It's good to not want to be this man. He is pathetic. But, as with many things, there are ditches on both sides of the roads when it comes to sleep. Too much sleep is bad—but so is too little. Psalm 127 says, “It is vain for you to rise up early, to retire late, to eat the bread of painful labors.” The man that sleeps too much presumes that God or others will make up for his slack. The man that sleeps too little presumes that it is through his labors alone that his needs will be met. Both are wrong. Psalm 127:1 says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” We need to work hard and rest hard. God makes rich the hands of the diligent, but that diligence must be done trusting in the providence of God. That allows you to rest in His goodness. Hence, Psalm 127 also tell us that God “gives to His beloved sleep.” Sleep, brothers. Rest easy knowing "He who keeps you will not slumber" (Ps 121:3). From " It's good to be a man"