The secret place - a spot to sort out the day's happenings. God has a secret place too.
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,
sing your praises out;
ask the things you do not
understand to pray for needs
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.
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. Sit in His presence, be sheltered, and fortified and leave with a peace that the world does not understand (John 14:27).
(0167) 20 May 2007