This is my new favorite picture. First off, I just LOVE lilacs. The smell is intoxicating to me. Chuck took me to a tree farm before mother's day and you would of thought I had died and gone to heaven! All the trees were blossoming and the fragrance of the all these blossoming trees just filled the air. I felt like I had been clothed in the perfume. Chuck kept laughing at me as we walked row upon row of so many different trees (I was the official tree sniffer). I can see why God created the garden of Eden for man. Gardens are a place of healing. They restore your soul ever so gently and peacefully. It can't help but soothe what ever is troubling you on the inside. Sitting in a place where life and growth abound can't help but stimulate your mind, senses, and soul.
We planted a rose garden the Saturday before Mother's day, I am saddened by my lack of gardening skills. All the roses fell off and the leaves are yellow! I think we have been watering them too much. I will let you know if they survive! But when the roses were still there, the scent was so sweet. I designated my porch as a place to praise and worship God in the morning. In the cool of the day; sipping coffee, inhaling the scent of sweet roses, and praising my God. For a moment, I felt like Heaven came to me.
The solitude of God isn't something we as a church seek out. We are so busy serving Him, that we forget that the time spent with Him is just as or even more important than what we are doing. Jesus many times went off by Himself to pray and spend time alone with God. It is recorded that He did this on a mountain or in a garden. God desires us to commune with Him without the distractions of phones, lists, appointments, and such. Being a type-A personality, this has been so hard for me to do. I would much rather be on the go or doing something, but in the last few years as my life has changed so radically. This has been my lifeline. Just to be in his Presence, sometimes nothing more.
Then Jesus went with them to a garden called Gethsemane and told his disciples,"Stay here while I go over there and pray." Matthew 26:36
What draws you closer to Him?
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I take trips to Benet Pines Retreat Center in Monument and spend hours alone with Jesus, praying, meditating, reading and laughing. He fills me up. And I try to have time each day at home just to sit in His presence. It makes all the difference not just in a day, but in my LIFE! I love your pictures Tonya. And your words!
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