The enemy uses the night. It's time to take it back.

My mother woke up afraid every morning. Not startled - afraid. The kind of fear that had been building all night while she slept, while she had no defenses, while something used the dark against her. By the time the sun came up, she was already behind. Already under something heavy. Already fighting a battle that had been fought against her while she was unconscious.

And then it would try to follow her into the day.

I watched her fight that. And when it started happening to me, I understood her from the inside.

The enemy is not creative. He uses the same tactics on different generations. But God has authority over the night - and He is waiting at the threshold of your sleep, ready to stand guard if you will only ask.

Lay Me Down: 40 Nights of Prayer to Rest in God's Peace is a 40-day bedtime prayer book for anyone who has ever dreaded closing their eyes. Each night includes:

• A anchor scripture drawn from multiple translations - KJV, Amplified, NKJV, NIV - because different versions of God's Word land differently depending on the night you're having
• A word of truth to quiet your heart and settle your mind before you pray
• A full prayer written to be prayed aloud or whispered in the dark - honest, direct, and ready to meet you exactly where you are

The 40 nights walk you through releasing the weight of the day, confronting the spirit of fear, trusting God with what you cannot control, praying over your home and the people you love, and learning to receive the rest - and the dreams - that God actually has for you.

This book also addresses something most devotionals won't say out loud:Certain medications - antidepressants, blood pressure treatments, steroids, sleep aids, and others - are known to cause vivid and disturbing dreams. If this is happening to you, it is not spiritual failure. It is biology. But God has authority over biology too, and you can pray over your dream life regardless of the cause. He gives good dreams to His people. He can give them to you.

Lay Me Down is for the person who wakes up at 2am with their heart pounding. For the one who dreads sleep because of what comes in the night. For the one carrying so much into bed that rest feels impossible. For anyone who has watched fear follow them from the dark into the day and wondered if it would ever stop.

It stops here. Forty nights of standing at the door of your sleep and saying: not tonight.

He is already there. He has been waiting for you to ask.