A secret place for a time of solitude with God is an "OFF" valve to my worldly fear, thought, desire... Think from His perspective; think about eternity!
C.
S. Lewis – Joy
It is a 5-day devotional plan.
Day 1
What is JOY?
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This is not a worldly JOY that is an
unsatisfied desire – a deep longing for God, a hungry pursuit of God’s
heart. Only through being plugged to
HIM, will I want no more.
HOW?
To Lewis, True Joy is the ache for
something beyond this world. Please
let the Holy Spirit use this restlessness to awaken spiritual hunger.
Surprised
by Joy : The Shape of My Early Life
Now you’ve got my feet on the life path,
all radiant from the shining of your face.
Ever since you took my hand, I’m on the right way.
Psalm 16:11
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Day 2
When Joy Moves Us
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How to get closer to God?
Jesus told us to go and pray!
One simple principle : the prayer that
happens in the secret place – where there is a heart-to-heart encounter
between you and God.
This secret place is where you bare your
heart before Him and pour everything-good or bad, happy or sad, thanks,
intercession and all mixed up to Him at His feet. In turn, He draws near and shelters you
with His presence in the secret place.
Be still and quiet in the secrecy of this
place, close my eyes, bend all my thoughts to Him wholeheartedly…
“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet,
secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there
as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to
God, and you will begin to sense his grace.
Matthew 6:6
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Day 3
The Secret Place
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A paradox:-
The more time I spend in the cramped
secret place, the greater spaciousness and peace I feel in my spirit!
Make room with God for simply fellowship in
my prayers!
Solitude with God!
帶個心去跟祂一起，不用用腦分析。
Think about the things of heaven, not the
things of earth. For you died to this
life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians
3:2-3
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Day 4
Long for Him
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This secret place, in other words,
provides an eternal perspective that sets the tone for everything else in my
life. The time I spend in it has begun
to cure my heart of fear – especially the paralysing fear of losing people or
things precious to me. The secret
place makes us fearless.
Take refuge in His presence and ask Him
to reveal the endless goodness of Heaven.
Remember this is not MY HOME!
Then fear will lose its strangling grip on me!
You saw me before I was born. Every day
of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a
single day had passed.
Psalm 139:16
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Day 5
The Weight of Life
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我雖然行過死蔭幽谷，也不怕遭害。因為祢與我同在。
It is Him who promises to be with me all
the time. He won’t leave me alone and never puts me to work alone. He wants
me to be strong, and mature. He wants me to become like Him and willingly
venture down that road of transformation.
I should not judge myself or my success on how I feel at the end of my
time in the secret place. Instead I
walk with faith (yes Love to Him is FAITH) that God is using all of my
efforts to draw near to Him for good, even when I can’t see evidence of it!
Success is simply showing up. The moment I’ve spent time with Him is
already the first step to stay alone with Him. My time in the secret place is
already a success!
Dress yourself in Christ, and be up and
about! Romans 13:14
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