Having
a Secret Place is important for that is where God's dwelling is. I do struggle
a lot to spend time in my secret place, probably more than most of you. And yet
I realized how important it is as it was where I found my healing, rest, and
shelter. In {Psalm 23:2-3} tells
us: He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. A secret place is allowing ourselves time to commune with God and to
hear His voice, to refresh and recharge our spiritual lives, and it is often
also a place to safety. Without constantly spending time in the secret place,
our lives will be full of chaos, and we will eventually suffer a burn-out. God wants is for us to have an alert mind, a sensitive spirit, and a
well-replenished soul.
There is also much security in
that secret place. Just a sense of knowing that God is there, just to know that
His presence is around can bring a lot of peace to our troubled souls. So often
when troubles come we rush to the phone first instead of the throne. We seek
help from others first before going to God. When in actual fact, God is the one
who is always ready for us, with open arms. We all need to realize that there
is a secret place that we need to constantly go to. It is a place of shelter, a
place of strength, a place to be filled again with His spirit, and a place to
rejuvenate. The effectiveness of our ministry for God is very much dependent on
how much time we spend in the secret place.
When we
experience a relationship breakup, a sudden loss of a loved one or someone came
to threaten or intimidate you, or a good friend has turned their back on you
without warning. When things like these happen, what do we do? Often we are
caught by surprise. And surprises like these are often not easy to be dealt
with. In fact, we often make reckless decisions which we will regret later.
Things may seem to be going so well in one minute, and the next minute
everything just explodes. Things like this will shake our faith and rob the
peace from us. When we face these
sudden, unexpected changes in life, we need
to run to our secret place and call out to our Protector, God always pictures
Himself as our Protector, He provides us
with a place where no evil can harm us. It is total security. He gives the
assurance that no matter what the enemy tries to do, we shall not be harmed. At
the same time, it is in that secret place where He binds up our wounds. It is
where all the hurts inflicted during the battles of life are being taken care
off. It is a place of absolute trust in God, knowing that He will take care of
our needs. We must realize that we need the strength that comes from
God. We need to learn to rest in His dwelling, and to allow joy to fill our
hearts again. Coming into his presence, it’s no longer our will, our thoughts,
or our desires. We need to get our spirit connected with His, so that we can
hear clearly from God.
~~Conclusion~~
We will always have reasons why we do not have the time to
go into the secret place. As long as we will continue to give excuses, the
world’s voices will always be louder than God’s call into His presence. We all
need to make a commitment to get away from the busyness of life and go into His
presence.
Whatever that you are going through, no matter how fierce
the storms are, there is always a place where you can find security, rest and
healing. He is waiting, will you meet Him there?
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