Truth to Cling to: Hearing Him while Laying Down

This week I had a few really "good" days.  For me that means I was able to do normal things like meet a friend at a park for a playdate, celebrate one of my best friend's birthdays, shop at the dollar store.  But with fibromyalgia, a few good days usually means I will have a few bad days afterward.  There is a balance of doing too much when I feel good, and pacing myself so I don't totally crash the next day.  I'm not very good at finding said balance.  So, today, I spent a lot of time on the couch or in my bed.  The kids played around me or watched Netflix until my husband got home.  And then I took a ridiculously long nap (almost 3 hours!!).  I was able to see my dad and be up for a bit and now I am back in my bed.  My legs hurt.  My feet hurt. My back, oh it hurts too.  I feel so tired...
So in this moment, I need truth to cling to.  I want to start writing these down as the LORD shows them to me because I know I will forget.  And He is so good to remind me.  

Right now the truth I need is that I can still hear Him, follow Him, serve Him, while lying down.  

I don't have to be upright to do this.  And my chosen text?  1 Sam. 3.  Here are a few excerpts:

Now the young man Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli....The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.  Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, "Here I am!" and ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again."  So he went and lay down. (vs. 1a, 3-5)

This scene replays itself two more times.  

...Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the young man....
"And the LORD came and stood, calling as at other times, 'Samuel!  Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant hears." (vs. 8b, 10)

And then the text goes on to explain what the LORD told Samuel and how Samuel responded to Him.

In many ways since becoming chronically ill, I have felt "cast off" from serving the LORD.  I LOVE teaching little ones.  I used to teach the preschoolers at our church...before getting sick that is.  And Vacation Bible School - my FAVORITE week of the year!  This year I cried as my family went off and I stayed home in bed.  Talk about feeling useless!  But those thoughts are not true and I need to replace lies with truth.  Just as Samuel heard from the LORD while lying down, I can hear from Him in my bed.  I can choose to believe in His love for me and that He has a good purpose behind this.  When I'm crying over not being able to help at VBS or not being able to commit to holding babies in our church nursery, I can cry to HIM.  He understands.  I am NOT cast off from serving Him. When I forget this, I want to remember Samuel, who heard from God while lying down.