Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship What I've done today is enough. I am and have enough, and now I allow myself time to rest. 4. I now enter a place of deep and restful sleep. Compassionate and Gracious God, I entrust myself to You as I seek the rest I need. I am weary and have been beaten down by the challenges of life. I am calling to You, God, asking that You give me rest. Make my sleep peaceful. I pray, God, that I would be able to lay down my head with confidence that I would wake the next morning and not a moment before. I pray that You would keep me from my own thoughts that keep me up in the night. Bless my sleep, God. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

You may find it difficult to work out what's affecting your sleep. A sleep diary involves recording information about your sleep habits to help you understand your sleep problem and what's affecting it.

When You Can't "Feel" God

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This is my favourite, it resonates with me. I’m a busy working mum so at the end of each day I can stop rushing around from work to school runs to homework to afterschool activities to dinner to housework to bedtime stories, finally I can release the heaviness of the fast paced day and breath. Its my time of the day. A little time for me 🥰 Lord, my Peace-Bringer, this place is so loud and there are so many interruptions that it has been hard for me to sleep. I am beginning to feel desperate. Help the neighbors to be quiet tonight and no other loud noises to distract me from my rest. You are the God who can do anything, nothing is impossible with You. I need peaceful sleep, Lord. Please be with me and create in my room a quietness that will let me rest. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. Great for every type of leisure activity, including hiking, camping, fishing and running as well as keeping pesky insects at bay when holidaying abroad. My journey into sleep is about releasing what I don’t need. The less I carry, the lighter I become. I don’t add to myself: I lighten my load. Every burden I drop makes it easier for sleep to carry me home. Dr. Somers: We've got bright lights all over the place, and then we switch the lights off, we lie in bed and expect to sleep. The bedroom, the bed is for sex and sleep. It's not for spreadsheets, it's not for watching TV.

Help me release the worries and anxieties of the day. I surrender them to you, knowing that you are in control and that I can trust in your wisdom and love. Fill my mind with soothing thoughts, and quiet my racing thoughts. Allow your presence to wash over me like a gentle, calming wave. Righteous Savior, I pray that You would give me the discipline I need at night to put away my phone and keep my eyes from worthless distractions and images. I need Your strength, Lord. Only by Your power can I defeat distraction and get to bed on time. Give me that strength, Lord, and grant that my sleep would be peaceful and unconcerned with the cares of this world. Lord, You are all I need. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. Lord, my Refuge, the Psalms are filled with such pleasant sleep. I long for such rest for myself. I think of David and the confidence of his rest and I too hope to be able to sleep like that. Teach me to rest in You, Lord. Teach me to take pleasure in the rest only You can provide. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. Some of us take this for granted but keeping the right temperature before bedtime is really important in achieving a night of restful sleep. Find a temperature that is perfect for your unique needs where you can rest peacefully without sweating or shivering. You’ll find that you wake up less, and feel more refreshed in the morning. 8. Turn off TV and tech Father of Compassion, I pray that I might lay down at night in confidence, knowing that You are watching over me and that You will give me the peaceful, restful sleep I need to do Your will. Jesus, when You were on the earth, You too rested and slept and entrusted Yourself to the Father for protection. I pray now for the same protection. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.