What Does the Bible Say About Sleep? | Dr. Benjamin Long
The Valiant Forge
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Dr. Benjamin Long joins Mark Osborne on The Valiant Forge to explore the connection between sleep, faith, and becoming the man God has called you to be. Ben is a physician with dual board certification in sleep medicine and pediatrics and the author of Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights.
We talk about waking up in the middle of the night, the difference between rest and avoiding responsibility, overcoming the snooze button, and the habits that keep us awake. Ben also addresses a difficult question: does struggling to sleep mean you aren't trusting God enough?
At the heart of this conversation is a different way to think about rest: accepting our limitations, trusting God, and preparing to show up for our families and the people He puts in front of us.
What keeps you from resting—worry, scrolling, or feeling like there's always more to do? Share in the comments.
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Website: https://thewholeheartedmd.com/
Book website, shared by Ben in this episode: https://www.sleephabitsjournal.com/
Sleep Habits Journal — publisher and purchase options: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open: Can you get by on little sleep?
01:08 Meet Dr. Benjamin Long
02:14 How Ben became a sleep doctor
04:28 What is a theology of sleep?
07:23 Can you function on five or six hours of sleep?
10:20 Why you wake up during the night
12:21 Prayer and faith in sleepless nights
19:01 Sleeplessness versus insomnia
20:06 Being busy, feeling tired, and sleep deprivation
25:12 Sleep, laziness, and the book of Proverbs
26:43 How to overcome the snooze button
33:08 Overthinking, clock watching, and doomscrolling
36:10 Productivity, control, and Psalm 127
37:45 Does poor sleep mean you lack faith?
40:07 The journey behind Sleep Habits Journal
43:53 A sleep doctor's own struggle with sleeplessness
46:42 Our limitations and comfort in Christ
49:14 Sleep, sacrifice, and serving your family
51:34 Ben's book and where to connect
52:13 Rest that helps us show up for others
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What Does the Bible Say About Sleep? | Dr. Benjamin Long
The Valiant Forge
17 views
Dr. Benjamin Long joins Mark Osborne on The Valiant Forge to explore the connection between sleep, faith, and becoming the man God has called you to be. Ben is a physician with dual board certification in sleep medicine and pediatrics and the author of Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights.
We talk about waking up in the middle of the night, the difference between rest and avoiding responsibility, overcoming the snooze button, and the habits that keep us awake. Ben also addresses a difficult question: does struggling to sleep mean you aren't trusting God enough?
At the heart of this conversation is a different way to think about rest: accepting our limitations, trusting God, and preparing to show up for our families and the people He puts in front of us.
What keeps you from resting—worry, scrolling, or feeling like there's always more to do? Share in the comments.
CONNECT WITH DR. BENJAMIN LONG
Website: https://thewholeheartedmd.com/
Book website, shared by Ben in this episode: https://www.sleephabitsjournal.com/
Sleep Habits Journal — publisher and purchase options: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open: Can you get by on little sleep?
01:08 Meet Dr. Benjamin Long
02:14 How Ben became a sleep doctor
04:28 What is a theology of sleep?
07:23 Can you function on five or six hours of sleep?
10:20 Why you wake up during the night
12:21 Prayer and faith in sleepless nights
19:01 Sleeplessness versus insomnia
20:06 Being busy, feeling tired, and sleep deprivation
25:12 Sleep, laziness, and the book of Proverbs
26:43 How to overcome the snooze button
33:08 Overthinking, clock watching, and doomscrolling
36:10 Productivity, control, and Psalm 127
37:45 Does poor sleep mean you lack faith?
40:07 The journey behind Sleep Habits Journal
43:53 A sleep doctor's own struggle with sleeplessness
46:42 Our limitations and comfort in Christ
49:14 Sleep, sacrifice, and serving your family
51:34 Ben's book and where to connect
52:13 Rest that helps us show up for others
Subscribe to The Valiant Forge for honest testimony, biblical conversations, and encouragement for men who want to follow God faithfully.
The Valiant Forge — Where God shapes ordinary men into faithful men.
#ChristianMen #BibleAndSleep #TheValiantForge