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Newsletter of Hope - In the quiet place

 



In the quiet place          


I was sharing last month how busy I was with my work and life in general.  How I was hungering for more time with the Lord.  The month of September brought me to the place of finding that quiet place with the Lord once again.  I had been in that place of busyness for a number of months and found it difficult to quiet my mind.  


This was due to the work load at work, and because of this other things had to wait to be done, so my list was continually growing.  Any time I had off work I used to catch up on the things at home and shopping for the things needed.    


My husband and I had been inspired to buy a touring caravan and decided to go away to a quiet place for a weeks holiday.  We went to a beautiful forest park, with beautiful scenery and walks.  I could not have asked for anything better.  I loved the peace and quiet, with not too many people, with no demands.  


I still found my mind unsettled, I was still making lists of things to do, but I was slowly slowing down, I was decompressing which would be the word I would describe what was happening.  I had big plans to do some reading, to do some writing, but all I could manage was a little writing. What I did manage to do was go for a good walk every day and take in the beauty of what God had created, talking to the Lord and enjoying His splendour. 


God wants us to be in that place of rest at all times, even in those times of busyness, those times of trials.  I am still growing in that area, and will overcome and be able to stay in that stillness, even in the storms of life.


Jesus withdrew to the mountain to pray, so if He needed to do this how much more do we need to do this, to withdraw from life's busyness and spend that time with the Father, how much more do we need to separate ourselves from the busyness of life and be still with the Lord.  How much more!


Luke 6:12  One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.


Matthew 14:23  After he had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray.  When it was evening, He was there alone.


On the last day of our holiday at the forest park, I went to take a shower in the building provided, and in that shower cubical there was a wee white stone left by someone with the scripture ‘Be still and know that I am God’.  Psalm 46:10.  I had been reading this scripture that week and knew the Lord was speaking to me.


How do we come out of that quiet place, by choice, by choices we make, it’s a mind set.  For me it has been when I have all whats on my list accomplished then I can relax and spend that quiet time with the Lord. This is wrong, you see I did this many years ago, and at that time I was not saved, but, because of this mind set of trying to do everything on my list, working from early morning to late evening I ended up having a break down because my body could not sustain that abuse, without rest.


When I push through that desire to accomplish that list before spending time with the Lord in that quiet place, I find that the list becomes less important, yet I still accomplish what’s on that list, probably faster than I would had done it if I had done it before my quiet time with the Lord.  So this is what I want to overcome, that mindset to work through my list first before being still with the Lord. I want to turn that around and rest in the Lord first and then do the things that need done. Renewing my mind.


Exodus 14:14  The Lord will fight for you while you (only need to) keep silent and remain calm.


Psalm 62:5  Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.


Psalm 62:8  O my people, trust in him at all times, Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.


Love Denise


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  1. Timothy ManoahMarch 25, 2022 at 4:31 PM

    Beloved In Christ,

    May the love of God and Father, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you and your family,

    How are you? I pray that you are good

    I am writing a letter from India.

    I am a servant of God and an evangelist, preaching the gospel among the Gentiles as well as preaching the word of God in a place where the gospel is not preached and continuing my life helping the children of God who are in a helpless state.

    Website: https://www.timothyservantofgod.com/

    I am sending you the website of our Ministry, I hope by God that you will respond as God has guided you by looking at the website and getting a full understanding

    We hope that you will join us in doing God's work as well as take the initiative to help our ministry

    We look forward to hearing your positive reply with God's love, faith and hope.

    Closing with God’s love and prayers,

    Yours in Christ,

    IN HIS SERVICE,

    Timothy & Swapna.

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