By John McKenzie January 6, 2006
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As we discuss the many forms spiritual attack can manifest itself in the physical word, as detailed in the book Mark (bible), one may ask themselves how do I identify these manifestations. Sleep deprivation, which may also be called Insomnia. Or what may appear as insomnia may actually be sleep derivations, which could come from any number of sources. Use your Journey to Health Journal and pre-order to donate to SHIFT, the Lord's Healing (book) for more details. As for this article let us focus on the matter of sleep deprivation as a spiritual attack. Consider the following scripture as you seek deliverance from the impacts of sleep deprivation on your health:
In Psalm 127 (KJV)
127 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
As the Ukrainian war goes on consider the following article:
Lack of Sleep Catching Up With Soldiers
April 9, 2003 -- American troops have been on the move day and night, across hundreds of miles of desert. When they do stop, they're often repairing equipment or under enemy fire.
The result: Many soldiers and marines are getting only two or fours hours of sleep a night. And it's taking its toll. "Sometimes you might be cleaning your weapon, or talking to a friend and you just slowly doze off," said Pfc. Favio Mendez. "It just happens."
When troops do get a break, it can be in the midst of rain or sandstorms. "It's pretty tough," said another U.S. soldier. "You know, there's not any tents, there's nothing out there to sleep on. So there's just sand everywhere, in our nose, in our face."
Col. Gregory Belenky, a physician and sleep expert at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Springs, Md., says sleep — not simple rest — is critically important for battlefield troops.
"The brain needs sleep," Belenky told ABCNEWS. "The rest of the body, the muscles, the other organs, can do with simple rest. The heart muscle never rests. But the brain needs sleep in an active state to recuperate."
Dangerous Effects Most soldiers, like most everyone else, need about eight hours of sleep a night. Give them less, said Belenky, even an hour less each night, and you start to see an effect. "The real issue is chronic sleep restriction: days, weeks, months, with little sleep, with less than optimum amounts of sleep," he said.
To demonstrate the effect of sleep deprivation, the Army took images of the brain with PET, or positron emission tomography. After 24 hours without sleep, they found brain activity decreased significantly in two distinct areas: the prefrontal cortex and the thalamus, the areas of the brain responsible for attention, planning and anticipation.
The research suggests sleep deprivation may cause some soldiers on the battlefield to become confused about where they are, and what they're doing; and about whether a target is friend or foe.
In the first Gulf War, Belenky found that a lack of sleep was a factor in a case of friendly fire. "The people we were debriefing," he said, "recounted having been sleeping three, four, five hours a night for several nights prior to the incident."
Three weeks into this war, many troops are tired. And the fiercest fighting may be yet to come.
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