3 things to remember when dealing with insomnia

[@timl4286]

Living with insomnia is so hard, sometimes don't feel like the point of living at all.

[@tekimekii]

This is truly God-sent. I’m going through a pretty intense bout of insomnia right now, and I told myself that there has to be more to this than what I’ve been experiencing. I tried everything under the book to try and sleep, but I felt God calling me back to Him, and this was confirmation. Thank you so much for sharing and giving me such encouragement. I was hoping to find a video on this EXACT topic and look at God!!

[@daniellemartinez216]

Randomly searched for healing testimonies on this subject after another rough night of sleep. I thank God for this channel. Thank you for being obedient and sharing! You have no idea how meaningful and helpful these are. Thank you!!

[@mariadanezis5333]

I need Jesus in my life . I need Jesus to deliver me from insomnia.

[@roxanncorston9403]

Thank you brother in CHRIST. I suffer the same... doomy ? Absolutely. Panic attacks coupled with depression... I seriously need Jesus to deliver me from these attacks and insomnia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Along with dependence upon clonazepam (31yrs ago) ugh. I'm exhausted and sooooo in need of God to fully heal me. God bless you all!

[@JenniferPost]

Praying for you, sister!

[@fatimaa7221]

I hope you are feeling better. You are not alone. I went through these, also dependence on that medicine. You will get through this little by little. Don't give up 💪

[@Sirie7206]

@@fatimaa7221 Did you get better?

[@estebanrodriguez9546]

I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.

[@user-rj6rl4ld7q]

Me too sister!

[@soniczforever5470]

Thank you for your lovely perspective me and my family have insomnia. I did sleep after.

[@grumblekin]

I come back to this video anytime I'm awake and it's late and the anxiety is high. God is good and His Word is Good and all things are for our Good. The Bible really is good medicine for the soul that thirsts for the living water of Christ our Master and Savior. Thank you for this video!

[@michaelthau1007]

Thank you for a wonderful video. I have had chronic insomnia for 3 years. Its debilitating and at 53 im exhausted daily. I do feel defeated. I literally have tried everything and nothing has worked. Im going to follow your words, as I truly believe you are so right! Im not going to live in fear or anxiety over this anymore May God bless You Michael

[@Healing_with_Joy]

Your videos have been a blessing especially when I go through sleepless phases, I just come back to your videos for Goldly encouragement. Thank you so much brother Aaron

[@jennynieves7958]

Thank you so much for posting this brother. I have been dealing with this issue on and off for the last few years. Seems to be when I am under a lot of pressure from work,home,financial stuff,health issues from time to time etc.,and it makes it so hard to fall asleep and stay asleep. I try to re-direct my thoughts about not sleeping to God,I'll put on worship music softly,remind myseld of the positive,good things God has done and is doing...it get very hard though bc you then get stuck thinking about how much sleep you got,didn't get,need to get...getting through the day exhausted...wondering when will you sleep normally again. Your points here are incredibly useful and appreciated. It feels good to know I am not the only one. God bless you and everyone else dealing with insomnia. Jehovah Rapha is our Faithful Healer.Amen

[@brilliantlyblazingbright]

This is an excellent and very helpful perspective Aaron. God uses adverse circumstances to humble us and to draw us near to Him and to depend on Him. This is just like how He dealt with Israel in the wilderness. They got enough manna everyday to sustain them but they were not allowed to store up more for the next day. They had to rely on God everyday for their sustenance and this is how God wants to train His people. Ray Vander Laan's "Walking with God in the Desert" is a real blessing for anyone going through a hard time and I really recommend it. God bless you Aaron.

[@frankhubbard8703]

Finally! I can tell that you understand. I get so many cliche, when talking to people about that I just don't talk about it anymore. Ps 127. Has helped me as well. Best I can tell insomnia came from my working with chemicals for my jobs. Your point on treating it like fasting was a huge encouragement. Thank you so much for talking about this.

[@NathanielBausas]

Amen brother! I first got my insomnia when I was 17, and it last for 6 months. Those 6 months are terrible. I've been depressed, anxious and suicidal cuz of my fear of not getting enough sleep at night. Few years later, now I'm 21. Insomnia came back to me, and all of my fears cameback as well. I'm struggling with it for almost 3 months now, and this video help me a little. I will always trust the Lord's promises. In Jesus name, Amen! Everyone who have insomnia, I'm praying for your healing! mentally, spiritually, Physically and emotionally! In the name of Jesus Christ the Lord, Amen!

[@fatimaa7221]

Thank you Aaron, you never fail to remind me to focus on God instead of the circumstances. This video has helped me deal with insomnia in a meaningful way ❤️

[@karolinea5818]

Thank you my issue is falling asleep I can be in bed til I have to get up , It’s really concerning how little I sleep during the week Please pray for me 🙏🏻

[@philiphennessey2655]

I have the same issue ill be praying for u!

[@karolinea5818]

@@philiphennessey2655 thank you, we’ll get through this!

[@noracoyle4988]

Thank you so much for this post. I started suffering from insomnia when I was getting bullied at school over 50 years ago I've suffered all my life from this affliction listening to you at lot, love your simple but profound approach.

[@overcomerthrufaith2970]

I found you some time ago when searching for Christians who deal with insomnia...I have been blessed by your videos since 🙌🏾! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾!

[@gracegotthis3704]

God bless you and all here IJN. 1;40 am here… I opened up KZbin and there you were❤️🙏 Thank you Aaron! We love you and thank you so much. I pray for all here and am grateful for my sisters and brothers in Christ.

[@Holly-tc4id]

Thank YOU for sharing brother Aaron, ( Right now I am dealing with insomnia) thank you for this message, GOD BLESS you Brother....I will direct my mind to GODS Promises 🙏🏻 not fear... ( Envisioning HIS WINGS not to fear)

[@medhasethi589]

Thank you brother, it’s really easy to slip into the lies but our God is forever faithful. He will use it all for our good 😊

[@ysabellagranada375]

Every time i looked in this video I can't help but to cry this just help me a lot, but thinking I'm too young to experience this I just want to happy but this insomnia is controlling to my way of happiness I'm 14 years old . Pray for me brother Aaron I trust God I trust in Him!

[@susannewinberg1945]

Thank you for being so open and honest. You are a blessing to listen to, It gives so much encouragement. Thank you

[@monicathrasher3561]

Most everyday I struggle with this. One night God revealed to me, “where there is struggle there is no surrender.” Because of you, your videos, emails, and John, I have made progress… going from 4 hours of sleep every two to three days to 4-5 hours sleep a night, sometimes broken, occasionally deep. I meditate on Romans 8:28 and also 2 Corinthians 12:9. When it was so bad I couldn’t work, exercise, nothing. I had so much exhaustion, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, depression and anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Now the anxiety is mostly gone, most days depression is gone. No suicidal thoughts. 🙌🏻 It has taken a toll on me physically and I have gained weight and some other issues, but God has used it to turn my heart to Him and my perception has completely shifted. I can work some now and have hope I will be restored completely. It’s been a very slow progress, but it’s progress. Thank you for helping me❤️

[@aaronkim1074]

Amen. May the Lord bless you and strengthen your soul! Isaiah 26:3-4 [3] You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. [4] Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.

[@adirafearsjesus7778]

Wow trueee

[@Bucci_Lightyear]

Hope you're doing well. I had similar issues when I battled with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 10 years, and God pulled me out of that and healed me! Ironically, I now (6-8 months after being healed from CFS) struggle with insomnia... so I went from sleeping 12-15 hours (even 20+ sometimes!!) a day to sleeping 1-6 broken hours. But through it all God is good and faithful and I know that we will be restored completely in His timing! I just wanted to say thank you for sharing these verses. Romans 8:28 has been a strong verse I've built my faith on, but 2 Corinthians 12:9 was just the verse I needed to stay strong even in my weakness. God bless!

[@monicathrasher3561]

@@Bucci_Lightyear I am better, but it’s slow. I’m learning a lot about TMS… those with it battle with insomnia, CFS, and chronic pain. All has same root… fear. We have a lot to UNLEARN.

[@JimJamJuicy]

This was so needed. Bless you brother and Praise be to God

[@bright8000]

I am soo grateful for this channel. My brother , you are truly a blessing 🙌!

[@williambabcock7824]

Thank you for the encouragement,I have struggled with this for 2years. But I will use your tips and focus on the Lord and His promise's.

[@kP-rw4nh]

Aaron thanks and love you brother - we will never give up in christ - Amen

[@msalas915]

Thank you brother Aaron your videos have helped me, you truly have been a blessing. Thankful the Lord is using you to help others. In this video the part about His grace is enough to help me to get what I need to get done for the day, is something I needed to hear. I’m stuck days on end watching videos reading scripture trying to figure this out. I can’t believe this mental & emotional brokenness exists in the family of Christ. I never thought I would experience this being in Christ. Something similar happened to me like this before I accepted the Lord so I thought I would never have to deal with something like this again. Until I got a rude awakening one morning in June thinking I had Covid because my daughter had it. Shortness of breath, confusion, mentally impaired as if I was going crazy having racing thoughts , anxiety to the max, depression suicidal thoughts. Pure torment! Went to the ER X-rays, blood work , EKG, Covid test checked me for everything & everything was ok. Made no sense I even said to the Dr, but why do I feel this way? He said it sounded like Sleep Apena because I told him the morning I woke up like this I caught myself grasping for air like 3 times in the night. Eventually I got home and searched videos on sleep apnea and there happened to be a video where a lady got deliverance from sleep apnea. Right there I said I don’t receive that diagnosis of sleep apnea. Then I found a video about hyperventilating because of the anxiety I was having shortness of breath & unusual symptoms of burping & throat pain & loss of appetite I had fear of eating. Well the video helped me immensely it explained how this throws off your CO2 and oxygen exchange. As days passed God revealed to me that I got attacked spiritually for not having my whole armor of God on. I was missing the Breast plate of Righteousness. Family issues that were happening in my husband’s side of the family I engaged in it in a negative way. As a result I was an open target for the enemy. Made sense why I couldn’t breathe I got hit in that area. I can’t believe that happened to me this spiritual warfare is real. When I got attacked my symptoms were a 10 and quickly started to claim the promise in Isaiah 26:3 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. .. and watching your videos & others And most importantly getting into the Word of God that’s part of our armor.. My symptoms now are in between 1&2. It’s still hard having to deal with it. But ever since then God has been dealing with me with my dark bitter roots in my heart. I knew those dark emotions were there, but never really dealt with them. Holy Spirit made me realized it was because of past hurt harboring bitterness & Unforgiveness. And how satan has used these emotions to keep in his dark dungeon not really feeling true joy & happiness & not really able to love with my whole heart because of a strong fear & insecurity. Now I need the Lord to fill me with the fruit of the Spirit in my heart. Also the Holy Spirit showed me when I would get over an intense anxiety attack it would be such torment! But after it was over the most insane thought would come to mind, like oh I was strong enough to get through it I could handle another one and it would happened again. The Holy Spirit said satan has had you in this dark dungeon for many years and you don’t realize that is why things go good for a while and then take a turn for the worst. It’s like satan would say ok I’m going to let her go out and play for a while things would be going good then he’d drag me back into the spiritual dark dungeon & weird things happened in my life it was a vicious cycle of REPEAT like my daughter getting into 4 car accidents not even her fault, well just the first accident was her fault. Then one night in front of our house they wrecked into our truck. And other things like the enemy interfering with my marriage & kids… Praying for my brothers & sisters in Christ and those who aren’t in the Lord we all need help. Blessing to you brother Aaron. Proverbs 3:24 24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet 1 John 1:9 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 5:18 18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 1 John 4:18 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

[@BethelGreeen]

Thank you brother!

[@guimochet]

Thank you brother, the struggle is real but we must press on with grace. God bless.

[@margrose5]

Good way to look at it and handle insomnia. I especially like the Bible verses you shared for meditating on at those times.

[@estebanrodriguez9546]

God bless you thank you brother 🙏

[@NeighborhoodWatchMann]

thank you bro!

[@mariadanezis5333]

GOD sustains me

[@grimind6571]

God bless you, brother! May God deliver us all from all our fears!

[@aaronkim1074]

Amen. God bless you too.

[@monalisakiti]

God Bless You Always 🙏💙🕊

[@smc2069]

For anyone struggling here's what helped me after years of trial and error - - Do cardio in the morning as far apart from bedtime as possible - invest in as comfortable a bed as possible I sleep on 7 duvets all high end goosefeather so feels like sleeping on a cloud - turn eye comfort shield on on phone 3-4 hrs before bedtime - only 2 sleep supplements proven to aid sleep these are magnesium threonate/bisglycinate i take every night - cut out all caffeine unless first thing in morning - use a bedside fan or white noise videos on utube to block out external noise - use relaxing sleep vids on utube for an hour before bed - breath as deeply in and out as you can whilst watching these it makes you yawn - read for an hour to distract your mind during your bedtime routine - use blackout blinds your bedroom should be pitch black - get tested for vitamin D its extremely important that you're bot deficient Hope this helps

[@starburst2245]

Thank-you very much ❤

[@monicathrasher3561]

Which brand of that mag do you use?

[@smc2069]

@@monicathrasher3561 LLS - love life supplements from Amazon

[@monicathrasher3561]

How long did it take for mag to help with your sleep?

[@smc2069]

@@monicathrasher3561 its not a night and day difference I would say its helped a little just enough to notice. I noticed the improvement very quickly as soon as the first few nights.

[@evasccl7846]

Dear Aaron, I thank God for you and thank you for sharing these gems, subconsciously I believe to have given into the false evidence appearing real, that insomnia has been for me. I love and got a wonderful light in my heart and mind, when you found purpose in the insomnia, in something we cannot control nor voluntarily go for. Looking at it as involuntary (non-flesh based) fasting, made me think about God being bigger than insomnia as you mentioned Romans 8:28. God really uses ALL for our good, insomnia included!! Never thought about it like that Aaron!! That made me realize of what kind of open question we make in such uncomfortable and undesirable situations. Do we ask "why?" and where does the answer take us? i find it like useless and more stressful. Whereas asking "what for?" it leads me to the purpose of me going through this is bigger than me! Leads us to God again, doesn't it? 😊 I found your words beautifully God's love filled. About God's grace.... how little we meditate in it, right? Yet is always present and we need to rest in His grace. Childlike mind... is how I view it and find it most tenderly calming. God's promises never fail. There is power in His words, His promises are powerful. I remind my daughter about it specially when we see the rainbow... it takes us to a promise God made and never broke. We crave faithfulness we can only find in God who is faithful... we arent that as we know, but grace comes to embrace us. I am speechless... and in awe.. The image of being under God's wings... reminded me the story i was told in my childhood, where a farm went into flames and all the animals and crops got destroyed... when the farmer returned to his farm, he was devastated as he found all destroyed... as he walked out of the place where he had his horses, his foot hit something and as he looked down, he saw the body of a hen with her wings spread... as he touched her with his foot to find if she was alive... her little chicks came out from down the mother's wings... i just share this as i was reminded of it and how it moved me then, your words moved me today. Thank you Aaron. May God bless you and keep you safe in the hollow of His loving hands.

[@sunithadsouza3601]

Thank you brother aron may god bless you always

[@estebanrodriguez9546]

I'm back to this video brother. Have been struggling a lot stopped all my medications, haven't slept tho in the past month I have slept about 4 days overall

[@elizabethneil2658]

I never looked at insomnia like that. Thank you

[@lucam2942]

God bless you Aaron

[@susanstater4695]

I get zero sleep. Have gone months without sleep. Keep ending up in hospital near death. This has been going on for 50 years. Inability to initiate or maintain sleep. It’s horrible.

[@aaronkim1074]

I prayed for you Susan. I encourage you to reach out to GFI for phone counseling as I did at 865-429-0450.

[@gwensmith3256]

Great video

[@lix2619]

Please Pray for Me, I really struggling with Insomnia

[@isla8718]

Do you still struggle with this Aaron ? Mine got much better for 3 years and then suddenly it’s back

[@aaronkim1074]

Hello, I do not currently, but I did struggle at times after my trial. I keep remembering God’s truths, and the truth sets me free.

[@witnessingh]

I struggle with chronic migraines & I am going through a divorce so I am depressed some days. Lack of sleep makes both of these problems worse & migraines are debilitating. I’m not trying to be snide, just honest. Please pray for me :(

[@aaronkim1074]

I understand. I prayed for you. Although it may cause a lot of discomfort and pain, hold onto the truth that God is using it for your good. The pain can tempt you to despair, but those emotions are lies; disregard such emotions by refusing to think of fearful/dreadful thoughts. Instead, choose to believe what God has said to be true.

[@witnessingh]

@@aaronkim1074 thank you, I’m keeping you in prayer as well.

[@daughterofgod3721]

Hi Stacy, I will pray for you! I'm so sorry to hear you're going through a divorce and also experiencing migraines and insomnia. The Lord reminded me of Psalm 27:13 yesterday, which might be helpful for you too- "I would have fainted, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." Psalm 27 is so good. Sending you lots of love in Christ! God bless you!

[@shelbydietzel7563]

Hi Stacy, I struggled with regular migraines after having my 3rd child for about a year and a half. I finally got fed up and angry and commanded the migraines to go and never return in Jesus name and they have not returned since… gone just like that. Sometimes these things are spiritual attacks. By his stripes we were healed.

[@Godschild0111]

Hello bro Aaron can you please pray for me? I tried to help a "friend" who beyrayed me.....this has led to a great deal of anxiety, panic attacks and horrible insomnia for the past 5 months......I keep playing back the moment and wished I said no.....I never experienced anything like this...it has been affecting my daily life. Thank you

[@aaronkim1074]

I prayed for you Tina. May the Lord lead you to forgive your friend and be free. Dwell on God's forgiveness and love for you instead of replaying that moment back. The devil cannot force you to think about anything, so choose to think on the things of God.

[@Godschild0111]

@@aaronkim1074 Praise God! I will meditate on God's word...God bless and thank you!

[@PhillDrakeEntertainment]

Hey my brother I have an important question. Why do we have in our apartment weird clicking noises around us, cabinets are making noise sometimes out of nowhere, circles around our windows like somebody draws when it rains or it's a fog?? I know that some spiritual things are happening but I don't know why. Please if you encountered something like this let me know what should I do to get rid of these things once and for all. I pray to God to explain to me what is going on but I don't have an answers. Our lives are in the game, my carrier, job, functioning normally again. I can't do it. We had some statues of Mary, Joseph and Jesus but I got rid of those items in the basement. Still though very bad energy is around us. I can't communicate with people cause of these cravings in my body, vibrations around my face, stomach, legs, heat is coming from time to time from my ears. We're losing it please explain to me what is going on! 🙏🙏🙏

[@aaronkim1074]

Hi Phil, I’m assuming you are a born again Christian as I write you. Those sounds and circle marks in your windows very well could have a normal, physical explanation. Houses, cabinets, and appliances make noises in most if not all all homes, especially when the outside temperature changes. Also, you could be experiencing those physical feelings because of anxiety. If this is true, the devil could try and take advantage of this and try and convince you it is supernatural when it is not, which can cause anxiety. The other possibility, which in my opinion is more unlikely, is that you are being attacked by evil spirits. Whether it is the first or second circumstance, the solution is the same: Realize this is not problem and simply ignore it all. Stop caring what happens. Then at the same time, simply believe Romans 8:28 that God is using it ALL for your good. So, you have nothing to fear. Second, lean into 2 Cor 12:9; God’s grace is enough for you to get through all circumstances in your life. And remember Galatians 2:20, it’s not your life, so it’s not your problem. Let God handle it. You just stay surrendered and trusting in Him. God bless you.

[@PhillDrakeEntertainment]

@@aaronkim1074 Thank you, hopefully this will be over soon. It's been 2 months in this state and from time to time I always feel some evil presence around me. Since I started to live moral I started to experience all of these things. Best way then is as you said to ignore all the manifestations around myself.

[@aaronkim1074]

Yes, ignore, but surrender and trust in God. I had some intense spiritual attacks and I didn’t know what to do, so I endured the pain, surrendered, and trusted in God. In time, He rescued me from the spiritual attacks in a supernatural way. God ALWAYS comes through for His children. He is working all for your good.

[@PhillDrakeEntertainment]

@@aaronkim1074 Still though I need to remove some Godly statues from our home I read in Bible that that is idolatry. Thank you for your kind message.

[@User98681]

I reccomend the book The Effortless Sleep Method by Sasha Steven’s it’s cured me and many others of insomnia. I also reccomend you checkout Better sleep coach. They both carry the same message. I agree with your message brother. God bless

[@pinkroses135]

The uncertainty makes it feel worse and vice versa. Daily bread faith. Not next weeks.

[@e11ionore79]

Arron, whats your opinion on attention psychotherapist? Have you ever? There's so controversial topic on it among Christians

[@MizMundoAdventures]

I’m a Christian but I can’t accept what you are saying that God is using insomnia for a greater good. How is it helpful when I’m developing heart disease, liver damage and early cognitive impairment due to 20 years of insomnia????? I can’t live a normal life. I can’t even stay awake at church or attend church at all on some days. Where is the good in that?

[@HannahHoneywell.]

Right? It makes me push God away cause why tf am I not sleeping

[@marshalocke4434]

I don't believe that because God gives his beloved sleep and your brain is dying when you have years and years of insomnia so how is this a blessing from God

[@marshalocke4434]

38 years of insomnia my brain is dying and I can't think I just can't see that this is a blessing especially when I can't remember anything