This weekend my husband ran away to the mountains with several men from our church to attend the Annual Men's Retreat. He left with a positive attitude knowing that he'd be rejuvenated, but also worried if he'd get enough work done on time or if he should be doing this or that instead. The enemy never fails to make you second guess yourself when he knows you are headed towards something good and right and lovely.We have made every effort to attend a retreat of some kind at least once a year because focusing your full and undivided attention on the Lord refreshes our spirit and relationship with Him. We have attended a weekend marriage retreat, a single day marriage reatreat, weekend retreats where we go alone with groups (such as this last weekend) or simply take a road trip. Every single time we come back with a renewed mind and you can never spend too much alone time with God (the picture above is how I feel about my alone time with the Lord~isn't it beautiful and breathtaking). That's how I feel every time I spend real precious time with God and know that I did. Romans 12:2 tells us how important it is to renew our minds. Keep an eye out for what your church or local area has to offer and don't ignore God's nudging for you to attend. Friends and family would love to take care of your children if they know the time away will benefit your walk with the Lord!
Some retreats we have enjoyed have been through Family Life, Hume Lake, Gary Chapman and there is usually always something planned for the year through our church. Hope this helps for those of you who were looking for a more specific guide on finding a retreat! Be ready for God's love to rain on you:)
1 comment:
I totally agree. We need to renew our minds which renews our spirit. It gives us strength to fight against the spiritual warfare that is upon marriages. Renewness gives us a fresh perspective of our spouse and great reason why we got married.
I leave this tip:
View your spouse how God views your spouse...THE FINISHED PRODUCT!
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