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"Sacred Rhythms" by Ruth H Burton 
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 Solitude: Creating Space for God : 

Scripture
“Do not be afraid, stand firm and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today.   The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.”

-Exodus 14:13,14

Message

One of the fundamental purposes of solitude is to give us a concrete way of entering into stillness so that God can come in and do what only God can do.  We become so tired because we are always working hard to figure things out rather than learning how to cease striving, how to be with “what is” in God’s presence and let God be God in the most intimate places of our life.  It is difficult for us being still and letting God fight for us without a discipline to help us do it.

This is a very deep kind of rest.

Going Deeper

Settle into a comfortable position and sit quietly for a few moments, breathing deeply, becoming aware of God’s Presence with you and your desire to be present with God.  

Sit quietly at the base of the tree that is your life and begin to notice what is true about you these days.  Don’t rush or try to make anything happen.  Let your soul venture out and say something to you that perhaps you have a hard time acknowledging.

Is there a particular joy you are celebrating?
Is there a loss you are grieving?
Are there tears that have been waiting to be shed?
A question that is stirring?
An emotion that needs expression?

Sit with what comes into your awareness, becoming conscious of God’s presence with you in that awareness.  Don’t try to do anything with what you are knowing except be with it.  (In other words, don’t scare it away.)

Feel the difference between trying to fix it and just being with it.
Feel the difference between doing something with it and resting with it.
Feel the difference between trying to fight it and letting God fight for you.
What does it mean for you to be still and let God fight for you in this particular area?

Desire is the beginning of the spiritual journey. 

Prayer

In silence my soul waits for You and You alone, O God