Had two quiet times today and the first one produced one major application/take away point from reading Love and Respect...
My second quiet time tonight was really cool, not that they all aren't, but this one was at a different level. I got the opportunity, thanks to my loving husband, to go up to the gym tonight and relax in the hot tub and sauna. I read my book in the hot tub and read over and over the statement that said "respect does something to the soul of the a man. God made him that way." I thought this was really deep and I took it to heart. Also, men should never have to earn our unconditional respect.
So I sat down my book and headed to the sauna where I wanted to end my Quiet Time in prayer with my Lord. I experienced something awesome that I will never forget. As I sat in the sauna and prayed, I began to sweat (as you do in a sauna) but it was as if I was literally purging out the sinful nature of my self with each drop of sweat and I began confessing that sin out loud to God. I felt like I was being purified as I continued to pray and thank God for giving me the opportunity to be in His presence and become a new creation in Him and for literally saving my life through the death and resurrection of His Son. It was an amazing closeness I felt and I was so renewed and refreshed and most importantly made aware of my position compared to God as I left. I was given a new sense of confidence and joy and a recognition of what my attitude should be like every day.
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