Hi Brenda,
In a message to All you wrote:



 BGK> God is everywhere....

 BGK> My church is the blue sky and the forests...the light of love in a
 BGK> new mothers eyes and the gentle caress of a father.

 BGK> One does not need to go to a building to "find" God. 

Well spoken.  I would like to share an article I wrote that speaks in that 
vein.

"Alone with God"
by David Ragland


Today's Christian leads a life filled with taxing activities and troubling 
social interactions.  It seems as if there is no end in sight to the `things' 
that life throws at us and we can't simply hit the pause button to get a break 
from it all. And yet, we often overlook our most potent tool in combating 
life's deadly distractions.  What is this tool?  Our time alone with God!   It 
is in our quite time with our Lord that we hear His voice the clearest.  Every 
single day, we owe it to our God and to ourselves to simply heed the 
instruction of Psalm 46:10 which reads, "Be still, and know that I am God: I 
will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."  Every 
single day, we are well advised to escape to the secret place of the Most High.

In this place, God heals and restores our souls (Psalm 23:3).  When we spend 
time alone with God, He gives us joy.  Psalm 40:16 - Let all those that seek 
thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say 
continually, the Lord be magnified.  Moreover, God gives us great strength to 
face the troubles and cares of this life.  In Isaiah 40:29 we read, "He giveth 
power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

We dream of expensive vacations, thinking they will provide the refreshment we 
need.  Yet, the spiritual rest that God generously provides is free for all.  
In Matthew 11:28 Jesus promises, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are 
heavy laden, and I will give you rest."  When we rest in God, we sojourn with 
the One who loves us most.  "I love them that love me; and those that seek me 
early shall find me" (Proverbs 8:17).  Friends, we all reach the end of our 
tethers from time to time. When this happens, the carnal mind will never seek 
God's power to restore that which the enemy has stolen.  We must be 
spirit-minded and make it our daily custom to be alone with our God.  He is our
Refuge and our Fortress and in Him alone are we encouraged to place all our 
trust and hope.  So, run swiftly beloved to the One who knows your every need 
and has the answer to your every problem.  

Laterness . . . 
David Ragland

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