This is me on my spiritual retreat day... It was my very first day in 14 weeks that I ventured out in a car alone (other than to dorm). I had meetings till almost 11 with my dorm team and then I borrowed Aunt Nellies car and went out to the Farthest Coffee Bean I had been to and thought I could navigate alone and spent the day there. I got a fun drink and if you look out the window you can see I am just a stones throw from the water. It was a nice view - airconditioned - had a great drink - only 2 people actually came in the whole day and both bought and left - I pretty much had the place to myself! The wireless was down which was good - no possibility of distraction!
As I prayed about what to 'do' on my spiritual retreat day - i felt God just asking me to spend time with Him. To rest and to just enjoy a day away from my life and in His presence.What a joy
The Creator of all things, the King of Kings and LORD of Lords,
He wanted to just spend time with me.
Overwhelmed
I was intentional in inviting Him into that time. I prayed, journalled, read the first 6 chapters in "THE Shack" - a book I have wanted to read but just have't found the time and I even dozed a bit here and there. It was entirely peaceful and I loved getting away with Jesus.
When was the last time You set aside a day to commune with your Saviour?
I am blessed that our bosses see such value in this and put our spiritual health as a priority in meeting with us each week and also in making time for us to have 2 spiritual retreat days a semester. What a good investment...
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How the book? I'm curious but cautious about it. I've heard so much contriversy over it ...but it seems as if the themes are good..even if the theology isn't. But its a fiction anyway.
Sounds like a relaxing day! I'm curious what passer by you wrangled into taking a picture of you reading :)
What a great way to spend a day. So glad you are given such opportunities now and then. What was your drink? :-)
The Shack is a novel - I am reading it as such. The author was here for Missions Emphasis week last year. He'd be the first to tell you it is not a book to base your theology on :)
OH and it was one of the very 'unbusy' workers who took my picture :) She was cute - felt really special that I had asked her actually :)
It was a Caramel Coffee Iceblend. topped with Whipped cream and caramel sauce... Mmmmmm - its basically a caramel macchiato slushy - you'd love it, friend.
I am privileged to have a personal retreat day once a month as part of my ministry job description. I always look forward to them.
Thanks Paul.
I am going to look at that being part of my investment on those months that it isn't worked into my work schedule - to make it part of my personal commitment - I am so blessed when I do set aside that time - like God honours my sacrafice of time - which blows me away - but I also know if I am not intentional in not letting my time be sucked up by other things - it will be lost to things much less significant...
It's like the Sabbath rhythm. Work 6, rest 1. That means what "really" needs to get done should be done in 6 which means we need to decide what can be done in 6 since we don't get 7. It's that great, God-designed rhythm of working well for 6 and letting it go on 7. The same is true of a PRD. You work well and intentionally so that you can take the the PRD, confident that it will not sink your schedule because you are "getting the big rocks in" first. Everything else is optional. Which is often where God makes some of the biggest impact, by the way.
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