Things that Refresh my Soul

"When everything is shaking, God is up to something"

Have you ever caught yourself getting bored of the same things or of the same daily routine? Well, I know I have. I do not care how good something may have been in the moment or how you admire the routine you’ve been doing for years- you need a refresher. Think about it, when you purchase new furniture, you admire how it looks at that moment and you go home and decorate, and you are pleased for the most part. However, as years pass, and you begin to see more admirable furniture you began to grow tired of that current furniture and you want a refresher. What I am saying to you is, just as our relationships, house, jobs, clothes all need refreshers, SO DOES OUR SOUL!

About five years ago I realized that I was not completely happy and that I needed a change. There was nothing going extremely wrong in my life, I just began to grow weary of some of the results I was getting from certain situations and how it left me feeling. Therefore, I knew I had to restore my connection with God and make sure that we had a strong bond. From this I began to pray and ask God to lead me and remove people and things that are not of him. Now keep in mind, when you surrender to God and ask him to do something, he will do just that if it is in his will. God began to “shake the room up” and he cleared my pathway for me. In addition, I found me two new hobbies that involved JUST ME and MY PEACE. This helped me to strengthen my bond even more with God.

My soul felt so REFRESHED after about two weeks because I could feel God working up somethings on the inside of me. I felt like a totally different person- thank you Jesus! Things that would disturb my soul no longer disturbed me. Things that I used to listen to from others I no longer cared to listen to unless it was POSITIVE. I was able to turn away from people and did not feel any remorse about it because they were not meant for me in the beginning. I found peace in God; talking to him; listening to gospel music and worshipping; and doing my hobbies.

Things you can do to refresh your soul:

1. Find a new hobby that gives you peace (ex. Facials, massages, reading in the park, dinner date with yourself, finding a spot in your house to meditate and write down your thoughts, worshipping)

2. Meet with someone who you trust to discuss the changes you want to see (counselor, church member, friend)

3. Detox from social media

4. Fast and pray

5. Go to church/ Bible study regularly