A couple of years ago I was wrestling with the direction God wanted me to go in my life. A good friend and accountability partner asked me when the last time I had taken a day and just spent it with God."Uh...never," was my response.
He challenged me to schedule this day within two weeks of our time together.
This was not something I was excited about. Truth be told, the thought of it intimidated me. What would I do during this time? Won't I be bored out of my mind? But...I was challenged. So I scheduled it...and brought along my Bible and a concordance and actually spent that time with Him.
It was incredible to say the least. God really spoke to me about a couple of things.
I have since tried to make this a regular part of my schedule. I have tried to do this at least quarterly. This morning is one of those mornings. I am taking a "mini-retreat," about four hours or so to just seek His presence.
I have gone from dreading this time to looking forward to it and expecting to hear from Him--cool stuff! I highly recommend it--in fact I challenge you to try it!
"Be still, and know that I am God."
Psalm 46:10a
3 comments:
well, that is really inspiring, I love that verse in psalm.
I will have to try this sometime soon.
God Bless
an excellent idea! i have taken a "weekend personal retreat" about once every year or two... i go away from my home area and take a couple of days for just me and God--no other books and only worship music when it's time for a bit of that, a journal, and an open heart. i usually spend much of the time outdoors, and a remote beach or woods is usually a part of it. God is good, and He loves to speak to us when we're listening... and like 1 Kings 19--He usually comes in a gentle whisper.
Scott, thanks for checking in! My time this morning was great. He gave me some insight into something I had been wrestling with--it is not solved but I have a new perspective now which is helpful. I do recommend you give this a shot, it helps me to become much more peaceful. This is really good for me when I am extra stressed and feel out of control.
Sharilyn, has some good pointers on some ways to do this in her comment above (thanks Sharilyn!).
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