“my soul rests quietly…only when i am alone with you.” ps62:1
{a morning prayer comes to me gentle like the dawn by fog and first light.}
carmel valley, ca
I’m not entirely sure of what to say.
So, I just want to be quiet right now.
So, I can be alone with you.
I need to be alone with you, Jesus.
I long to be alone with you.
But, I don’t know how.
Help me, Lord.
Bring the calm into my heart.
Like the fog that slowly rises to touch the lips of dawn, may the quiet of this moment lift my heart close to where I can feel your heartbeat.
Or maybe the heartbeat I need to feel first is mine…
This is the place I start my Soul Rest Sunday.
A place of honesty.
A place of rest.
As is.
A Soul Conversation
Step into this moment now to be with Jesus.
Imagine Him standing close to you, as you look out into this in-between day.
As the dawn of a new week faintly warms it’s first faint glow into your heart…
In this in-between day where hopes born or dashed last week may still be clinging to you, like a leaf traveling down a creek sticking to pebbles and rocks…
In this in-between day where your heart is searching for new words and new hope, to unlock you from within, like a gentle push of a light autumn rain falling that nudges that leaf forward downstream…
Soften your shoulders, close your eyes and lean into this quiet with Jesus.
Let your breath be the sound that reminds you how much you love the quiet.
Just be alone with Him right now. And see if you can remember what it feels like.
When it’s just you and Him.
Come. Draw near.
Listen as Jesus whispers His words to you. Right now. Tenderly.
Look into his gaze because He wants you to see — how much He wants to just be with you.
Confide in this moment He’s longing to bring you into. Surrender what you’ve longed to say.
Hear your voice whispering to Him — in the soulful whitespace in Psalm 61:
my soul waits
in silence
for you only;for you are my salvation.
you are my rock
and my salvation,my stronghold;
i shall not be greatly shaken…my soul,
wait
in silence
for God only.for my hope is from Him.
On you,
my salvation
and my glory
rest;the rock of my strength,
my refuge is in you.Let me trust
in you
in all times.Let me pour out
my heart
to you.You are a refuge
for me.
my soul rests quietly…
only when i’m alone
with you.
Words
What are the words that touch your heart?
What is the one word, like a smooth pebble that catches your eye in the bed of a river, that capture your attention in this conversation in Psalm?
Let it be yours.
Just yours. Only yours.
His Words
I know you find this hard. Being here with me. Staying here with me.
It’s been a long week.
It’s okay.
I understand.
I won’t leave you.
These words are just for you.
I’ve been saving them, keeping them safe.
To share with you.
Whenever I’m alone with you.
They are yours.
I am yours.
In this world, that only has words that make your heart feel crowded.
That make you feel small.
Listen for me. With me.
Rest.
Really rest. Even if it feels you can’t.
Listen.
It’s true.
I love you.
Truly. Deeply.
I love you.
Your Words
Confide in Jesus, as friend to friend.
~ Jesus is listening. He longs for the words you long share with Him only. Alone.
~ Let His complete understanding of everything you can’t begin to express touch you and comfort you today.
Let’s quietly make space for each other, offering our words as incense. As prayer. For they are.
You are among friends. In this quiet space.
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{ Remember… Soul rest is soul beautiful. You are are #soulbeautiful.}
19 Comments
thank you for this! God works and flows so strong through you and your words!!! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your obedience and willingness to share your life!
I know I am supposed to write; of God’s great goodness, of the 4-5 times He stepped in and healed and brought me back to life. It is always unfolding before me, in my heart and mind the depth and breadth of His great goodness; of all the layers of Him throughout my life and circumstances! His presence woven in and throughout each and everything; forming an amazing tapestry of a life lived. I know it shall be beautiful when I see Him, but now all I see are the threads on the backside, going every which way; no seeming pattern. I am failing; my fingers are silent, my mind overwhelmed with ‘the stuff of life” and my heart rending, knowing where and what I should be doing! I ask for prayer in “how to”! it seems so easy of a task, to write for Him, I love Him and writing so much! But it overwhelms my being, my soul; and I realize I must write through the Spirit, or not at all.. and then it’s time for laundry…. Prayers please!! Blessings abound to you!
soul beautiful, allison. thank you…
I long to be able to be quiet enough to hear Him. I feel like I am always talking or asking or reading what someone else has said about Him that resonates with my soul. I want to hear Him speak to me.
He has words just for you, linda…. confide in him… perhaps… in a letter journaled by your hand today…?
I can relate to Linda about longing to be able to be quiet enough to hear HIM…not what everyone else has said about Him. To believe, TRUST and allow HIM to really & truly love, comfort, encourage, guide me…to take me on the journey He planned.
Thank you for leading me to quiet.
thank you for sharing the quiet together, kay. #kindreds
This is beautiful Bonnie. What a soothing Psalm…I love these words “my soul rests quietly…only when I’m alone with you.” With such evil and trials and challenges in the world today, I need to get alone with my Saviour daily. This is when I have true peace, peace for my soul. I smiled when I read ” a smooth pebble that catches your eye in the bed of a river”. This is one of my greatest joys in life, finding beautiful rockes He has made just for me to find. 😉 I started collecting rocks when I was about 10, and I still have them…and I am now 62. 😉 God gives us His peace and joy, but we do have to be intentional to receive them.
May your Sabbath be blessed today!
“God gives us His peace and joy, but we do have to be intentional to receive them”.
Hi Susan, I know this to be so true. Please pray for me. I feel like my intentional will got ‘broken’ – and anxiety makes things almost impossible to process. Bless you.
soul good you’re here… even in your anxiety, know in that deep place, His arms encircle you. may you feel those arms today, wendy.
susan, how beautiful, the little girl in you. i hope you’ll find some pebbles to turn over in the hand of your soul today.
Thanks for your response to my earlier comment Bonnie. I am praying for you!
Much love my ‘sister’!
Thank you, yet again, Bonnie, for so eloquently putting into writing some of the comfort of our God in Christ Jesus.
may this day be soothed with moments of rest, lisa.
Yes. Just Yes. To all of this. To the silence. To the intimacy. To the words He saves for our moments alone. This is Sabbath. This is grace.
I absolutely love your “Soul Rest Sunday”. Sabbath is a gift given to us to have quiet meditation with God. We are mind, body and spirit and Sunday gives us a time of rest, a time to align ourselves completely and to prepare for the week ahead. A time we pray for the graces we will need to face whatever comes our way. thank you Bonnie for sharing your gift with us. I am so happy to be a part of this wonderful encouraging blog. peace to all.
God is my stronghold, my refuge. I can come to him and close the door against fear, inadequacy, or hurt. Within the shelter of his presence, there is peace, restoration, and rejuvenation. The storms of life may continue, and each day may present one challenge after another. But he offers grace, strength, and perseverance to continue on. “We ARE more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Praise God!
In quietness and rest there is contentment. This is what I long for. Every week brings more and more stress. But God!! In my white space with Jesus. I whisper how much I love Him. Miracle of miracle, He whispers back, “you are my beloved”. Oh how I love Jesus.
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