Places of Spaciousness

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Psalm 119:44-45 ~

I will always obey Your instruction, forever and ever. I will walk freely in an open place (spacious place) because I seek Your precepts.

Calmness and clarity. Freedom. Room to breathe. Room to hear. Peace.

These words all describe how I feel when I slow down and make space for the Lord to speak to me. I have a tendency to cram every moment of my life with activity and I'm recognizing the need to develop a slow-down pace so that I can actually have room to listen to what the Lord is trying to say. 

One of those ways I do that is by regularly getting out in nature and walking. Many times my walk starts out with anxious thoughts buzzing in my head. I feel tense and my mind crowded with anxiousness.

Yet, as I walk and pray I begin to hear the Lord speak. I feel a spaciousness open up in my thoughts as the anxiety clears out. I gain clarity over situations. I feel the tenseness leave my body as I allow the Lord to put His healing words in my spirit. 

I always come away from these times of allowing space with feeling an inner spaciousness develop in my heart. That inner peace is a good place to linger and as I listen to the Lord, I am able to take the crowded jumbled worries and place them into His hands.

He seems to be leading me to spacious places this year and as we are coming to the end of 2024 and moving into a new year I want to continue to slow down, make room and listen so I can follow where He is bringing me.

Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 21, 2024 at 8:53 AM

    Oh, Terri, my husband and I walk every day. We live in the country and walk down our country roads. Also we go to other places that are walking areas. Some are along the Mississippi River and others around parks. It does sooth your soul. I pray as I walk too. The peacefulness of walking helps us think out our problems and give thanks to God for all our blessings. Wishing you and your lovely family a Happy Thanksgiving.
    God bless, Kathy in Illinois

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  2. ElizabethdNovember 21, 2024 at 9:46 AM

    I walk on my own now, but can still feel my husband's spirit with me as I stroll our favourite walks. How that peace fulfils me.

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