During my morning walk,
God spoke to me
He invited me to be intentionally gentle
With my heart and soul
During COVID-19,
Into our 58th day of quarantine,
I rose from my sleep feeling a bit heavy
I make it a point to learn about our world, country, and city
I learn
Beautiful things
Hopeful things, and
Good things
I also learn things that
Break my heart
Anger my soul, and
Frustrate my mind with all that is wrong
My heart and soul require daily divine tending
What God has invited me to do
During this season of COVID
Is not something new and earth-shattering
Well, it is new, but
Something I think we have all heard before
What is His invitation?
He has invited me to
Be gentle with my heart and soul
Sit still and let Him refresh my heart and soul
As only He can
Be still and know Him as my God (Psalm 46:10)
This is not escape
This is acknowledging that I cannot do life without God
That I don’t want to do life without Him
That I believe His promise to be all present all the time
That I can trust Him with my heart and soul
In need of tending
I invite you to do the same…
How we live out this accepted invitation
Will differ from person to person
In sharing my plan,
I am hopeful it helps
You with your plan
First,
A quiet place alone
(I know finding alone space
can be really hard at this time,
but don’t give up…you can find it…
your bedroom, kid’s room, bathroom…)
Second,
An hour protected on my daily calendar
(choose whatever time works for you
in your season…even 5 minutes
can be truly fruitful with God)
Third,
Time invested in by
Lighting a candle,
Brewing a fresh cup of tea, and
Playing music that brings me to
God’s presence
Fourth,
Bible,
Journal, and
Any other resource
God places on my heart
(I have several fabulous devotionals and
may choose different books for certain days
of the week so I can
really sit and marinate in it’s truth)
Fifth,
A prayer asking God to
Enable me to be fully present
With Him for the hour
(or whatever time you allot) and
To let Him lead this time of
Intentional Gentleness with
His Presence
His Word
His Promises
His Provision
His Renewal
His Timing
May we all be gentle with our hearts
May we be gentle with our souls
May we all be still and know God
May we let God tend to our hearts and souls as He sees fit
© 2020 by Brooke F Sulahian
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