Seize the Night

The title to a song by Meat Loaf has relevance to me right now.  As I sit here contemplating life I recognize that the night is the most dangerous time to those who struggle emotionally.  Your biorhythms are at their lowest ebb in the wee hours of the morning.   The hours before dawn are a time when the mind travels down roads best left alone.  It is all too easy to travel places that are darker even then the night sky.

We need to take control - seize the night.  We need to plan for those times.  Joseph resisted Potiphar's wife because he had a plan.  Some might say that planning for the dark times is giving in to pessimism - I respectfully disagree.  The dark times always come.  Maybe you are in the wilderness and the dark times come often. Maybe you are resting at the oasis and the dark times seem but a distant memory.  Regardless of where you are, the dark times WILL come.

By planning for them, you can mitigate the impact.  The dark times are when the enemy attacks (usually from behind).  Be having a plan we can defeat the enemy.  While we can't avoid the dark times completely we can certainly reduce the impact and, in some cases, that means the difference between surviving and...not.

Blessing on your night