More from my retreat:
I woke up Tuesday with one thought. “Be still and know that I am God.” [Psalm 46:10]
I vowed to take that literally, and after checking in with Bob, I decided Tuesday would be my “silent” retreat day. No asking, no fussing, not a jumble of mindless words. Just quietness.
God reminded me of Isaiah 30:15: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”
Is that, LORD, for just today, or is that for all of ministry, really, all of life? I need Your strength!
How hard it is to get quiet and still. I found my mind racing. It seems like I have completely cut myself off from the world. No newspaper. No radio. No television. No internet. No Facebook. No phone. No music. No videos. I didn’t know what was happening out there. And suddenly I didn’t really care.
I began to hear my heart and what is inside. I constantly called my mind to rest as it interrupted. I began by striving to rest, now I just was.
God calls, “be still and know ….” I ask myself, “do I even understand what He is asking?”
