Overall a wonderful weekend, a beautiful location and stretching at times. The speaker presented information that is not new to me as a long time walker in the faith of Jesus Christ, however some of the pointed questions did stir my heart and mind.
I spent my free time of the day sitting and relaxing. Hubby often asks me if I know how to sit to which I have said, “Well if there wasn’t so much to do I could sit.” Well, with a few hours to sit with no chores to be done or boys to chase I have discovered sitting and being still with my own thoughts is really not my thing! On the flip side I do not enjoy large crowds either. Two friends came to the rescue from me, myself, and my thoughts. We headed to the beautiful outdoors and sat enjoying each other’s company. Sitting in quiet at times and chatting at others.
One statement loosely brought up from the speaker was the need to sit quietly with your thoughts. Slowly allowing the mind to release therefore allowing the Holy Spirit to work on these heart issues that get pushed to the side by the tasks of life. Ouch! Being along with my thoughts at times can be a frightening thing. My heart has some pits that I allow myself to fall into all too often… “You are not good enough… You do not measure up… Nice try but sakes you are still miles away… Why can’t you be more like…” These are things that I have either heard over the years from outside sources or my own perception. Either way they have become so engrained in my mind that when left to my own thoughts there are the phrases that resounds.
How do I go about breaking the power of those phrases that have help me motionless in my life? I know the answer logically – through replacing those negative notes with the biblical truths that are found through the blood spilled by my Savior on the cross. So, how to practically apply my logical knowledge is where I always seem to fall short. The work is never fun; it can be messy. I am very simply in the process. I have no answers; however, I do have Hope!
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