One of our partners described a common yet puzzling sleep disorder, "a vague, uneasy feeling that grips me, making me toss and turn for no reason. It gets worse when I try to pray. During these nights I feel very distant from God."

These "attacks of uneasiness" frequently occur right after an individual has made a breakthrough in his or her personal relationship with God! Why? Did God decide to "back off"? No. Did Satan intensify his attack? Possibly. But another reason might be lurking beneath the surface of our old nature...a hidden fear of intimacy with God, caused by guilt.

Many people express the thought that they don't feel they "deserve" to be loved...or to be prosperous...or to enjoy themselves. They actually feel guilty about the incredible, abundant love God wants to shower on them! With a breakthrough, the old nature seems to retreat. If you are one of these people, Jesus wants to set you free from this carnal, "I don't deserve it" guilt now. He is saying:

"And I will cleanse them from all the guilt and iniquity by which they have sinned against me, and I will forgive all their guilt and iniquities...And (Jerusalem) shall be to My name a joy...and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace, prosperity, security and stability I provide for it" (Jeremiah 33:8-9, AMPC).

So pray away any guilt feelings tonight...relax and sink into sweet dreams of all your Lord and Savior wants to do for you in the protection of His loving arms!

Heavenly Father, I praise You for sending Your Son, not only to deliver me from my sin, but from hidden guilt of my past and old sin nature as well. You are worthy of my love, and in You, I am worthy to receive Yours. I receive it now. No longer will I allow fear of intimacy or uneasiness to torment me. In Your love, I am free! In Jesus' Name, Amen.