i took a few days off of work this week, leading up to the trip...just taking time to rest, refocus.
so i drove up to menomonie, wi to both take some time to see a friend and also to get away and take some time with God.
so i went to the lake, found this great spot on a dock on the water and just laid down for awhile...the breeze was great, the sun was out, and i just loved the sound of the water.
i spent about 2 hours with God and it was desperately needed!
loved it...its been way too long since ive just sat and listened.
but today i had the chance to do just that.
and God was there...:) just giving me the peace and rest i so desperately needed. i cannot even describe how much i LOVE just sitting in His presence...love.
i also love to journal...well write down what i pray - mostly because my mind wanders WAY too much if i dont. so i wrote and i talked with Him and just rested for the first time in i dont even know how long.
life just got to the point where i was so focused on just getting things done - that i didnt even think about what i was doing when it was happening...as long as it got done.
and that is never good...to just have a to-do list for God - but thats totally how i get when i dont take time with Him every day.
He wants us to enjoy our ministry, to just love His work.
and i do! so i hate when i lose focus on that, when i dont take time to just let Him fill me up with Him and lead me. He was just telling me to slow down, to stop and realize what is happening, what He is doing right now in my life. to take time to get excited. He told me not to do anything more, think anything more until i was ready to be excited for what is coming.
how great is it to have God? to remind us to just stop and breathe and take time...? to make sure that we are experiencing what He has??? its like we just go, and He's like whoa - wait a minute...i want you to see this, i want you to feel this...this is me. I did this for you and I dont want you to miss it. how cool is that? it makes me just want to drink it all in, to just look for Him in everything, to learn more about the heart and character of a God who cares that much for every one of His children. amazing. i pray that we can ALL just remember to see Him in everything we do, to see through His eyes...not just rush through.
anyways - so i ended my time on the lake with a chapter from Nehemiah that the wind had blown open while i was sitting there and i was just LOVING it.
so i encourage you - go to Nehemiah 6, and just be in awe of what happens when God's children listen to His voice and ONLY His voice...powerful.
ok, hope your day is going well!
keep us in your prayers!
and come join us tomorrow night for a time of battling our enemy through worship!!!
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