The Difference Journals: Retreat

This week I am looking forward to taking a solitude retreat. I am going to a place that has no electronics, a beautiful path near a river, and a warm spring in the woods. I am taking old photos, some passages of scripture I want to memorize and a journal. My hope for this retreat is to remember what God has done in my life, and to move closer to understanding what it means to walk with him in full submission of my will to His.

Solitude is difficult for me

I get wrestles and bored.

 In order to hear Gods voice I need to practice working through the uncomfortable anxiety of doing nothing. I will work through staying in moments with God and allow Him to renew my thinking. I don't expect to come back a new person. I do want to get past the habits that continue to catch me off guard and sabotage me. I won't resort to quick fixes, I will continue down the long road of a transformed life.  I hope to come back with a better recognition of His voice in my life, and to more constantly trust Him with my emotions; to live like the new person He has freed me to be.

Hope