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NASB | Luke 8:15 "But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:15 "But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience. |
Bible Question:
Hello everyone. Everytime my husband listens to a sermon, goes to church, or we try to have a bible study, he starts falling asleep. Aside from it being the most annoying thing, I really want to help him because he's missing out on so much. What's weird is that he will do all sorts of other things and be totally fine, but as soon as we start talking about God, Boom! He's tired, he's sleeping, and dosing. What can I do? He thinks it's the devil trying to hinder his relationship with God. Should he even go to church if he's going to fall asleep? I'm praying for some help, thanks guys! |
Bible Answer: Hello Samantha, Yes he should go to church. He certainly can't get anything if he's not there. Try this along with Doc's advise. Ask your husband if he would fall asleep if his boss was standing in front of him talking to him. Or, if President bush walked in the room and spoke directly to him would he fall asleep. If the answer is yes, get a doctor, he needs a sleep study and possible treatment (seriously). If the answer is no to these questions, it may be that he has little or no reverence for God in spite of what he might say. challenge him to consider this on his own without expecting him to answer to you on it. Please don't think I'm judging him. Of course we are all human, and as Doc points out, the flesh is always contending. Gets the best of all of us sometimes, most of us have at least drifted off in church at one time or another. But, if it is habitual (like it sounds) something serious is wrong. Pray for him. Jeff P.S. In Army Basic Training we spent long hours sitting in class rooms and the lessons were sometimes monotonous and boring. punishment was severe if your eyes closed for longer than a blink. (50 pushups for an already tired body). When our eyes got heavy, we would stand and move to the back of the room and stand along the wall to keep awake. This can be helpful where practical. |