Weekend Renewal

What an amazing and powerful weekend of the best rejuvenation I have ever had.... 

To start it off let's start with what the scriptures are for today as listed in "Jesus is Calling" for April 1st... 

I AM CALLING YOU to a life of constant communication with Me. Basic training includes learning to live about your circumstances, even while interacting on that cluttered plane of life. You yearn for a simplified lifestyle, so that your communication with Me can be uninterrupted.  But I challenge you to relinquish the fantasy of an uncluttered world.  Accept each day just as it comes, and find Me in the midst of it all. 

Talk with Me about every aspect of your day, including your feelings. Remember that your ultimate goal is not to control or fix everything around you; it is a to keep communication with Me. A successful day is one in which you have stayed in touch with Me, even if many things remain undone at the end of the day.  Do not let your to-do list (written or mental) become an idol directing your life.  Instead, ask My Spirit to guide you moment by moment.  He will keep you close to Me. 

I Thessalonians 5:17; Proverbs 3:6

WOW... After the weekend I have had at the women's retreat this hits the nail right on the head and goes along with the whole message I was able to receive this weekend.

  

I attended my very first Promise Helpers Women's Retreat this weekend.  It was just what I needed. A weekend of fellowship with some really amazing women and it was by far the best worship I have ever been around in my life. Truly an awesome and powerful group of women. I was able to meet some really great people who I will remember always. Along with spending the weekend with my mom to top it off.  I have found myself the past couple of months looking for something but not knowing exactly what, just knowing I was unhappy with my life, where I was at.  I could not decided if it was personal, work related or what it was. After this weekend I now know that it was a combination of all of these areas. Because my relationship with God has not been any where it needs to be and I have well been lost for quit some time that it was causing my whole life and those areas around me to be out of "wack" per say.  So of course it all felt wrong and I was missing the biggest thing of all, my relationship and love for God.  I have known in my mind for sometime that I need to find my way back to the Lord but didn't really know how.  I wasn't sure if I was or would do something wrong or honestly how it would look to those around me.. How foolish of me that was. The biggest word I received this weekend for me personally was WORTHY.  I did not believe I was worthy, but I am.  I AM. I now know where I need to start to strengthen my walk with God, and as long as I can manage my best at this point in time and worship, serve, love and thank him with my whole heart and to the best of my ability then I can't be doing it wrong.  It's a learning process the more I soak in the more I will receive.  Granted I know most of the time I might not understand or comprehend what I will receive but here's to hoping I can find the strength at each point in time to just say "Yes God" and do what he is asking of me.  Those who know me know I love to argue and question things, so this will be a battle. But with the "tools" I received this weekend and the amazing friends I have meet I can do this!  Good days and bad days, I CAN DO THIS. I know life happens, and it will continue to happen ( it has already happened today) but I was able to realize... to step back from the situation I was in, pray for the strength to get through it and Guess what I did!  Granted today it was just small steps and small life miss haps I guess you call them and I know there will be more and bigger one's coming at me.  Yes, right now I know I am on a "spiritual high", but I'm enjoying it and going to ride it out as long as I can.  So looking forward to the next retreat and I left at noon today.