Ideas for how to spend your time during a soul care day

Restoration River Ranch

Some suggestions to help you with your soul care day

1. A time of preparation….start with a time of quieting yourself, slowing your breathing and inviting God to speak to you today.

2. Ask Him what He is inviting you to release, to put on the shelf and not think about today.  Write down these things and tuck them away and release them.  Do not rush through steps 1 & 2… take the time you need and to allow God to speak to you.

3. Go for a short walk and ask Jesus to show you His love for you…. Think about the things He loves about you and if you’re not sure what they are… ask Him.  Take time to listen.  Take time to bask in His love for you.  HE WANTS TO SPEND THE DAY WITH YOU!!!!

4. Find a favorite Psalm or any Psalm in the Bible and read through it slowly, reading it as a praise or prayer to God. Repeat this a couple times. Put the Psalm into your own words, make it personal.  Spend time in praise and worship.  

5. Take time to journal how God might be stirring in your heart through your time thus far.

6. Find a short passage in the gospels that you might feel led to read. 

A story about Jesus is always a good thing. Do a solo Lectio Divina by following these steps:

a.  Read the passage - this first time, just listen for a word or phrase that might be highlighted to you. Don’t overthink this… just jot down the word or phrase.

b.. Read the passage a second time - Place yourself in the scene, perhaps as one of the characters, or an observer. Use your senses… what are you seeing? Hearing? Any smells you sense?  Are you standing close to others? What do you sense?  Jot down some of these things?

c. Read the passage again… this time listening to see if God is giving you an invitation, or is He speaking something to you as you’ve read this passage through a few times.  Write down His invitation or what He is speaking to you. Take time to sit with this…to listen. Be patient.

D  Read through the passage one last time & let it gently soak in. Delight in God’s word for you.

7. Share what you heard during the Lectio with someone else.

8. Be creative and find a place to try a watercolor painting…. This is just for you and with God.

9. Write a poem or a letter to God.

10.  Go rest in a hammock and think of as little as possible. Enjoy the warmth, the sounds, the sights.  Make this a time of thanksgiving.

11.  Go on a nature hike and look for things you wouldn’t normally see.  

12.  Walk the prayer trail with the guide and see what God has in store for you.

13.  Sit on a rock near the creek and sing, or pray, or rest. Listen to the sounds. Bask in the sun.

14.  Sit on the deck with coffee, tea or a cold drink and just be.

15.  Invite someone to pray with you.

Remember…. This day is for you!! Care for your soul however you feel led and let go of the pressures & stresses of life…. just to be with Jesus.  Enjoy.