The Secret Place
~ Gail Rodgers

It was a beautiful spot.  Nestled along the edge of the river it was a little haven of quiet from her busy days.  She would wander down after supper and sit in the shadow of the trees, listening to the lapping of the water.  Her secret place.  Her spot to sort out the day’s happenings.

God has a secret place too.  It also is in the ‘shadow’.  A place to sort out the day’s happenings with His perspective and with His wisdom.  It is the secret place of His presence. 

Psalm 91:1 says … 
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”

God’s secret place is not hard to find.  His promise is for rest there right under the shadow of God Himself.  It is a place to cry your heart out, or sing your praises out; a place to ask the things you do not understand, or to pray with weeping for needs He puts on your heart.  It is a safe place.  A place to release your spirit from the tight hold of controlled emotions; a place to let His calm envelope you and His strength fortify you.  It is truly a place of rest.  A place where, once you have found it, you want to return over and over.  It is the well of spiritual refreshment for a thirsty heart.

How do you get there?  How do you find this place of rest for your soul? 

Psalm 91:2  … “I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

You can only arrive at this place of refuge when you have put your trust in God.  Oh, not only trust in His grace to save you, but trust in Him completely and absolutely.  Trust in Him for the details of your life even when the pieces of the puzzle don’t seem to match up.  “My God in whom I trust!”  Personal, confident trust.

If you doubt God’s goodness toward you and believe He is somehow out to default you or simply doesn’t care about you … you will never find the secret place.  The secret place can only be accessed through trust in a very personal God who shelters you under His wing and is your refuge from the storm.

When you’re in the midst of the storm and you are hanging on for dear life … run to God with full trust in His loving ability to be your refuge.  Find a quiet corner and get on your knees or go for a walk, sit in the tub … it matters not where you are physically … just find a place to release your spirit and allow God into not only the cares of your world, but into the emotions of it as well.  Sit in His presence, be sheltered, and fortified, and leave with a peace that the world does not understand {John 14:27}.  Leave with a rested soul.

Dear Lord, I pray that You help each one of us find the ‘secret place’ of Your presence this day, where we can abide in You and find rest.  Help us to come to You with all the day’s cares, and fully trust in your ability to be our strong high tower, our place of refuge.  Help us to come to your spiritual well for our thirsty hearts, knowing that only You can satisfy!  Thank you, Lord, for it is only in You that we can truly trust!  In Jesus Name I pray ~ Amen 

Hope you all had a great weekend, and are enjoying your week so far. 
I’ll be around soon to visit … I’ve been busy preparing for a 3 day show we have coming up.
I’ll also have a bit more to share from this past weekend, as well.
Enjoy your Wednesday … we will be near 60*, and I think I’m ready for Spring now!
Still hope to have more snow, but at this point I think I’m going to just have to
wait for next winter!  We had a cardinal sharing in with the squirrel at the bird feeder yesterday.
My cat was in his spot, enjoying them as well!



Have a blessed day, abiding in Him!
~ Deborah <><