Shownotes
How do you connect with God in nature? Today we will talk about three ideas on how you can do this and incorporate a little more peace into your life. This is the second in our series of connecting to God.
Episode Discussion Points
- Story of my husband kayaking out on a lake in the early morning and feeling a peace and such a release of stress.
3 Ideas for Connecting with God Through Nature
1. Stand Barefoot
- An article in the Washington Post a few years ago showed research on how standing barefoot in the grass can “improve sleep, reduce pain, decrease muscle tension and lower stress.”
- How I have felt such peace when I have stood on the beach.
- A college health professor has encouraged his students to go and stand barefoot when they are feeling stressed (and it actually works).
2. Slow Down & Commune
- Examples in the scriptures: Jesus going out into the wilderness to pray and commune with His Father, Moses going up into a mountain to talk to God
- “Consider the lilies of the field.” Luke 12:27—take time to slow down and look at the details of the world around you.
- See and notice God in the world around you.
3. Use All Your Senses & Give Thanks
- Disconnect from the busyness of the world and think about what you are seeing, feeling, hearing and experiencing in nature around you.
- Give thanks to God for what you see, touch, smell, hear
- Story of me enjoying a peaceful moment giving thanks to God as I sat under a tree at Bryce Canyon.
- “There is beauty to be found in every part of God’s creations.”
Call to Action
Say a prayer in nature sometime this week, be thankful and feel of God’s love and peace.
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Transcription
You can find the transcription of today's episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/3-ways-to-connect-with-god-in-nature
