Late night thoughts

I once wrote in a song: "is it a late night or is it an early morning?"

I feel like I might be asking that very question soon.

I had such a good day today, filled with prayer, preparing for the night's message "Crucial: Community", and connecting with students. Sunago went really well last night (considering all the technical difficulties with electronics)!

But the combination of having a coffee (of which i am so much more sensitive to than before) around 9am and all the ministry events/ideas that have unfolded and that are to come, I find myself wide awake through the night...jotting down ideas on my flash cards as I lay in bed.

Some thoughts:
Students I want to contact this week
Questions for discipling meetings
Sermon ideas and notes
Ideas about plans
Ideas about how to plan ideas
...these are all general examples of the specific notes I've been staying up thinking about.

You might think: "Addison, you have a busy day tomorrow, a wife and kid to care for, a cold to recover from...should you just go to sleep? Maybe just stop thinking? That idea of drinking that coffee wasn't too bright eh?"

My reply is: "Yyyya, I should've only had a half cup of coffee or just tea. I've tried not thinking...no avail. I've tried praying about sleeping...he said no, my grace is sufficient for you. I've spent time praying for people, for strength for tomorrow, for health, for sleep...I guess I'll just see what God gives me, and I'll give him thanks. :)"


Last thought: I think I'll take a nap tomorrow.

It's 2:30am, I'll stop taking your time.
I think I'll read the bible and try round two with the Sandman.

Good night, or should I say, good morning?

Final Shout-outs: to Andy Moore, for being so Kingdom minded and partnering with us at Sunago; Mike Biddell, for having a cameo at Sunago and sharing his heart with our group; Tim Buckler, for investing time into what we're doing, by God'd grace, on the campus; Dave Gray, for joining me in my joy full-time on campus.