From: Called In Righteousness
Last week we went on a four day hiking/camping trip. The first two days were hiking ten or so miles along the Chattooga River in South Carolina. We were split into small teams of five or six of us. Then with our leaders we began to hike with our packs full of everything we would need for the whole trip. however, we were tasked with a mission to hike in silence. We were to focus on hearing and experiencing God thru the hike. Here is what I experienced on those two days of hiking.
The majority of the time was an internal struggle between my physical self and my spiritual self. It was an extremely difficult time. My body wanted to give up at many times. I didn’t want to be doing this. I kept having to tell myself to just enjoy the surroundings and forget the pain and fatigue. So I began focusing on God’s creation around me, and that was when I heard from Him.
I saw so many beautiful landscapes. A field full of bright gorgeous ferns carpeting the ground, walking by and then over a thirty foot waterfall into crystal clear mountain water, and countless other wonders of the forest. I would loved for you to have seen them. I found myself thinking each time, ‘I wish I had my camera’ or ‘that would make an awesome picture’. After thinking this several times, the Lord spoke to me and asked a question that stopped me in my tracks.
Why does it have to be a beautiful picture? Why can’t it just be beautiful on its own?
He told me to just take the moment in and enjoy it as a time of fellowship with Him. He wants there to be times where Him and I share a moment and He wants me to keep it between us. He doesn’t want me to share it with everyone on Facebook or Instagram. So for the rest of the trip I began sharing amazing moments with my Father in heaven that I will always remember and share only with Him.
So consider putting your camera or phone away if a moment really speaks to you and connects you to the Father. Don’t automatically try to capture it and try to share it with all your friends online. Wait, and enjoy that time with just you and the Creator. It will connect you to Him in ways you never thought.
