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I have been to retreats all over the US because I have lived all over the US. Women's retreats, couples' retreats, Pastors' wives retreats and there are moments that are gifts to me in all of them. One such moment shows up around 5-5:30 when everyone has stayed up til 2 am and they aren't quite ready to wake up yet. That is when I sneak out onto the grounds to be alone with God. It all began on a little retreat in Colorado after reading Hind's feet in High Places for the ba-zillionth time. There I was in the High places,patches of snow on the ground and I found a cement bench. That bench became my altar and there I lay dying to self.

Did you know SELF grows back like mint? It doesn't matter that you pull it out by its roots, it still finds and unguarded spot and returns!  Before you know it, it takes over again and you have to deal with it again.

At 5:30 Saturday morning I was laying my body down once again on the altar. Surrender is such a beautiful word when you are surrendering to God. And once again, I am raised from the dead, still dead in Christ because He lives in me.