Things happen during any given day that cause stress and distress, for the enemies never take a day off. Physical and emotional stresses place us in a constricted mood so that at the end of the day we need to call on the Lord to give us space in order that we may find comfortable rest and refreshing peace. It may be the same nagging worries or it may be different anxieties every day.
The particular issue on this day is false accusations that have come from the Accuser, either directly to the mind or through the words and looks of other people. Either way, because of Jesus, the Spirit prompts me to affirm, “l know I have a God who loves me, he hears and he cares, he does me good, he puts gladness in my heart, and (I remember the Aaronic Benediction) he is smiling upon me. So shut up.” Then I lay me down in peace and sleep