Counsels on Mental Health

Counsel #8 — Retreat

Picture: Counsel #8 — Retreat CMH 90.1

Although each of us would gain much from an hour of alone time with God every day, we may additionally choose to retreat with God for an entire day, or several days. Some people hike alone to a mountaintop and spend the day in reflection and prayer. Others rent a hotel room (don’t turn on the TV!) for a day of meditation and communion with God, or a cabin at a quiet beach or some other solitary place.^[92]   CMH 90.2

“The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters, He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” Psalms 23:1-3 NKJV   CMH 90.3

“The majesty of heaven, while engaged in His earthly ministry, was often in earnest prayer. Frequently He spent the entire night thus. His spirit was sorrowful as He felt the power of the darkness of this world, and He left the busy city and the noisy throng to seek a retired place for intercession with His Father.” Ellen White in That I May Know Him, p. 258.2 CMH 90.4

Reflect: Have you ever sought a personal retreat to spend time with God? If so, what benefits came from your experience? CMH 90.5