Watchmen in the Night

Watchmen in the Night

Below are my notes from the middle of the night. I had to write them down, so that I  would remember.



"At 11 pm my brother Irv went in hospital with chest pains and coughing. He is in er waiting for cardiologist. I prayed and started sleeping. Only after s few minutes of sleep, I hear a loud voice saying"Theresa", spoken firm and curtly. My eyes sprang open and I felt an urgency to pray for Irv.

I prayed for a few minutes more. I was awake! I then felt fear of my brothers death and that my sister might die. ( she too has heart problems. ) Oh how I hate those fears.?my mind started reeling. So, I put my mind at ease by listening to my audio Bible. I started listening to Ezra and Nehemiah.

I again dozed off. A few minutes into it, I again hear loudly, "Theresa". I again prayed.

I am almost afraid to fall asleep again!

As I was praying, the second time, I placed my hand on Don's shoulder. I did not feel his body moving up and down as eh breathed. He had briefly stopped breathing. He has issues with sleep apnea. He also has a bulging disc in his back and is being treated with nerve blockers and physical therapy. The nerve blockers are making him act weird.

Oh , more fears that have crept up.
I recognized the call to prayer. Some may say it was spiritual warfare, but for me, the urgency to pray overtook the rationality. I just gave all my loved ones to the Lord. Oh, it took hours , but I surrendered to Him all my fears and worries."

I am studying the Book of Nehemiah. I was reading in Nehemiah 4 , as the workers were to stand watch over the walls, gates, and towers that were being rebuilt and repaired. They were to watch for the enemy's attacks and to sound the alarms.  Nehemiah 4:9 says, "But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night."

I am not sure why I heard a clear voice call my name, so that I would wake and pray. But I felt the urgency to be alert.  

My brother survived the night and I woke without the fears and pending death. Don statred breathing right away. My sister is fine today.

 I have not had this happen to me before. In the night hours.  I was not sure what to think of things. Praise God that we can turn to His word for comfort and that the Holy Spirit is promised to be our comforter!