Tag: rest
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A Spiritual Retreat Day
“To know God’s will is to actively claim an intimate relationship with God” – Henri Nouwen in Invitation to Retreat I am blessed to work at a Christian university where we can take a spiritual retreat day once a semester. My boss was out of town recently for a conference, so it was a good…
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Abide in Me
“By relinquishing normal patterns of human striving and hard work, we can become aware of the vacuum we keep trying to fill by doing stuff and achieving things.” – Dallas Willard Have you ever found yourself striving to get things done no matter the cost? I have. I was raised with a strong work ethic.…
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Presence over Production
“Come near to God and he will come near to you.” James 4:8 The year 2020 has been interesting for all. COVID-19 found its way into our daily lives this past March. Whether you have lost your job, had to pivot your business or found yourself having to homeschool your children, I think everyone would…
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Sabbath | Isaiah 58:13-14
This is from my Facebook Live from Wednesday, July 22, 2020. I hope everyone is doing well!! We are so thankful here in our area that we have had some much needed rain today! I know the farmers are praising Father God today!! A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I would share spiritual disciplines…
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Matthew 11:28-29 | Come to Me
This is from my April 22, 2020 Facebook Live Post The passage I will be reading is from Matthew 11:28-29. If you have your Bibles, read along with me. I’m reading from the New Living Translation. “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give…
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Reset—COVID-19
“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and…
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Catch A Breath
As I started 2020, I knew I was starting Something New – A Whole New Beginning. I told my husband I wanted to “catch a breath” as I started this new year, so I purposely scheduled a silent retreat in the second week of January. I would spend 3 days and 2 nights away in…
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Be Still
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalm 46:10 In this busy, chaotic world, our tendency is to put off everything that remotely to do with stillness. We don’t have time to “be still” or to rest. We are working…