Midnight Conversations

Lately, I’ve been having one too many episodes of surprise insomnia—you know, the kind where you wake up from what felt like glorious, deep sleep only to find your eyes pop open, and poof! Sleep has vanished like a magician’s best trick.

But unlike magicians, there’s no ‘ta-da’ moment. No applause. Just me, staring at the ceiling like I’m trying to decode the mysteries of the universe. Of course, I toss and turn, trying to find where sleep has gone so I can drag it back into my bed and glue it to my eyelids. Trust me, in those moments, I probably could solve world problems—I’m that awake. In one of these moments, I remembered what a wise friend once told me: “Maybe God’s just trying to get your attention?.”

I’ve since realized that between the hours of midnight and 4am, is quiet, calm, free of distractions (except for the desperate hunt for sleep), and the world is still. And in that stillness, He speaks. Sometimes, it’s a nudge to pray: for someone, something, or just to finally hash out that thing I’ve been avoiding talking to Him about.

I've even had those deep, honest, real-talk conversations with God, the kind that wouldn’t have happened in the busyness of the day. Other times, it’s to open my Bible because my mind is wide awake enough to read and actually pay attention (go figure!).

And then there are moments when He reaches me through music I know by heart —not the loud, heart-thumping kind, but the soft, soul-stirring kind that whispers truth straight to your spirit. Just the other night, after one such wake-up call, I came across this song: “Midnight Communion.” And whew—it ministered to me. One line hit me right in the heart: “Moonlight feasting, on Your blessing, healing my eyes, opening my mind.” Come on now. That's a whole sermon!

Yup, I am here to witness to full-blown worship sessions in the dead of night. Yes, complete with raised hands, teary eyes, and an unplanned playlist takeover.

Now, I’ll be honest, sometimes I don’t get it right. My favorite excuse (and I’m so wrong for this): “Lord, let me just catch a few more Zs, then I promise we’ll talk.” Yikes! I fall back asleep, and the moment passes. But thank God for grace. Still, any self-respecting child of God (me included) should learn to treat these interruptions not as inconveniences but as divine appointments.

I have since learnt that the next time I lift my hands to heaven to “Draw Me Close to You”, I should remember, sometimes that closeness comes through midnight wake-ups and knee-time in the prayer room. And maybe, just maybe, those 2 a.m. whispers to pray are the reason I’m still standing today—because someone else obeyed their wake-up call to intercede for me. (Hi Mom! You’re the real MVP!)

We may never fully know the outcomes of responding to God in the stillness of the night. But we do know that obedience, especially the sleepy, inconvenient kind, invites something sacred.

And that, friends, makes it all worth it.

Stay tuned, stay blessed!

Harmoniously yours!

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