It is nice to be retired, retired to God! Turning all over to Him, trusting Him with great faith, hope and His peace that Jesus brings me!

July 13, 2026

It is nice to be retired, retired to God! Turning all over to Him, trusting Him with great faith, hope and His peace that Jesus brings me!

Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.

— Romans 12:2

Father, let our faithful mind

Rest, on Thee alone inclined;
Every anxious thought repress,
Keep our souls in perfect peace.

—C. Wesley

Retirement from anxieties of every kind; entering into no disputes; avoiding all frivolous talk; and simplifying everything we engage in, whether in a way of doing or suffering; denying the, imagination its false activities, and the intellect its false searchings after what it cannot obtain,—these seem to be some of the steps that lead to obedience to the holy precept in our text.

—J. P. Greaves

Retire inwardly; wait to feel somewhat of God’s Spirit, discovering and drawing away from that which is contrary to His holy nature, and leading into that which is acceptable to Him. As the mind is joined to this, some true light and life is received.

—I. Penington

Act up faithfully to your convictions; and when you have been unfaithful, bear with yourself, and resume always with calm simplicity your little task. Suppress, as much as you possibly can, all recurrence to yourself, and you will suppress much vanity. Accustom yourself to much calmness and an indifference to events.

—Madame Guyon

It is nice to be retired, and retired to God! Turning all over to Him, trusting Him with great faith, hope, and His peace that Jesus brings me! I so agree from above, yes, retire inwardly; wait to feel somewhat of God’s Spirit, discovering and drawing away from that which is contrary to His holy nature, and leading into that which is acceptable to Him. As the mind is joined to this, some true light and life is received! Turn it all over to God. Accept His will be done! I feel so blessed to write this blog. To be a disciple for God. To write for Him, to bring the good word to others. To talk about sin, hate, and repentance and how we need to love like Jesus, we need to imitate Him, we all can live with His peace when we follow Him! What a blessing! We can have perfect peace, when we retire in Him! Just love all!