The world is shifting

I took a five hour nap today.
That was not a typo.
I laid down on my couch to let my little self rest.

And I woke up FIVE HOURS later.

I would be embarrassed about that.
But, something happened to me while I was asleep.
I'm not even sure how to explain it.

I think sometimes, after a really intense week
when there is more to do than hours in a day to do it
when you have seen the best of yourself and the worst of yourself
when you know the Lord has used you but you also sense He's left you alone
when you see how far you've come but how many steps there still are to take
Well, after a week like that, you can be left on empty.

I've been having a repeated dream for nearly a month.
The setting is always different.
The people sometimes are.
But the situation is always the same.

I explained it to some dear friends last night and asked them to interpret it.
Their thoughts were helpful and a few hit entirely too close to home.
I've been feeling overwhelmed by a combination of some events and situations in my life. This morning when I woke up, I was ready to just throw in the towel.
Translated, I was worn out.

So today during the Sacrament, I pleaded with the Lord to help me.
I knew I needed divine assistance to get me past this place.
And I needed more capacity to do all that I have before me.

He heard me. I felt it.
I took out a piece of paper and I began to write.
I made note of every impression and thought.
In some ways, it just overwhelmed me more.

When I came home, I collapsed (quite literally) on my couch.
I drifted off to sleep.
I awoke.
Five.
Hours.
Later.

And I was refreshed in a way I haven't been refreshed before.
My mind was clear.
My heart felt free.
My spirit was calm.

It's like the world shifted while I was napping (can you call five hours a nap?).
Nothing has changed, of course it hasn't.
But.
Something has.

I believe God can magnify our abilities.
I believe He can lighten our load.
I believe He can speak to us in dreams.

I also believe that He can shift the world in just a few hours.
Or He can shift us.
Either way, the world is shifting.

My alarm is set for 4:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.
And I'm ready.
With Him, I am ready.