The Necessity of Inner Inspection: Finding Peace in the Pause
The word Selah is a sacred invitation: an opportunity to pause, reflect, and allow the truth to settle deep within the soul. Our modern lives, however, are rarely conducive to this pause.
We are constantly moving, performing, and chasing—always focused on the surface of what needs to be done next.
A spiritual retreat is an intentional act of stepping away to perform a different kind of inspection: an inner inspection. It is a moment to look past the surface-level demands and anxieties to truly examine the condition of our heart.
This pause is not about striving for perfection or compiling a list of self-correcting tasks. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It’s a surrender. We are invited to simply be with the Lord, to allow His presence to quiet the noise, and to lift the burdens we carry.
The world is obsessed with precision and detecting flaws. Consider the specialized industries that…
Yes! And amen! “For the LORD your God is living among you! He is a mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zeph 3:17 How frequently do we miss His Presence, scurrying right past Hum with our ridiculously frantic activities?!?! And wonder why we don’t feel love, joy and peace…