I arrived at my prayer cabin at 3:45pm on Monday afternoon. The Wilderness Fellowship Ministries (WFM) has 4 prayer cabins, I stayed in the Timothy. I was a bit bummed that my cabin was 88 degree, and the A/C hadn’t been put in yet for the season. However the amazing staff had the A/C in my cabin with 30 minutes of my arrival. There is a couple that lives on property that prays for the guest before they even arrive. As they pray, the Lord speaks to them, and gives them bible verses to share with the guests upon their arrival. My verse was Proverbs 18:8&23. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherished understanding prospers. The fear of the Lord leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble. I am excited to spend the next few days finding out what this means.
On Tuesday I woke up realizing just how beautiful it was out at WFM. I found that I was constantly being distracted from my bible study because every time that I looked up, I saw the beauty out the window. I would see the woods and all of Gods creations.
As I was sitting reading our of Ezekiel, I was reminded that God doesn’t want us to be perfect, He just wants to have a relationship with us, and be a part of our everyday lives. I am also realizing just how easily distracted I am really am. I had a really hard time clearing my mind, even at WFM. I found it very difficult to take advantage of the quiet and solitude. But I was determined to stay faithful to an already faithful Father in Heaven. Later that afternoon while I was looking out the window I remembered Matthew 7:7. Seek and you shall find. How can I ever find God, if I am not looking for Him? So I got down on my hands and knees and began to pray.
After about 15 minutes, God spoke four words to me very clearly, “It’s not about you!” Wow. Our pastor reminds us of this almost weekly at church, her favorite quote is, “It’s not about you, it’s never been about you, and it’s never gonna be bout you.” It sure is different what it is coming straight from God Almighty. John 3:30 says, Jesus mush increase, and I must decrease. It’s not a metaphor. I know what I have to do. It won’t be easy, it will take lots of hard work, and it certainly won’t happen over night, but I will remain a faithful servant to the Almighty.
By Wednesday morning I was getting lonely, and starting to miss Jane and the kids very much. I toyed with the idea with leaving a day early, but decided that I wasn’t going to let the devil with that argument. I don’t want to say that I was getting bored, that just wouldn’t be true, but being ADHD, I can only sit, read, and study for so long. I went out for a nice long walk, which was very peaceful. I was able to clear my mind enough to come back and spend the entire afternoon in the word, which I’m glad I did, because I wrote my next blog.
It was great to finally be home. Jane and the kids were not home yet, but arrived within a few hours. It was great to spend time with them. I also took Faith out on a date which was really fun.
I definitely recommend the WFM to anyone who is looking to spend some time along with God. You can visit them online at http://www.wildernessfellowship.com.
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