Sweet Selah Days

Choose what day of the month you will meet with God and write it on your calendar. If you work from home, or work part-time, choose a consistent day like the first Friday of every month as your Sweet Selah Day. If you work full-time, choose a half-day on the weekend. Commit to this day like you would to a day with a best friend. Only cancel in emergencies and immediately find another date if you have to cancel—and write it down again. This is a real commitment with a real Person.

Create a bag that is always at the ready for your Sweet Selah Day. Put the following items in the bag and leave them there. Then, all you have to do on your day is pick up the bag and go.

• Bible. Do you have more than one Bible in your home? If so, choose one (or two) you seldom use for your everyday reading or your church reading. Put this one in the bag and make it your permanent Sweet Selah Day Bible. I chose a study Bible for my Sweet Selah Days. It’s packed with study notes and word definitions that are perfect for longer periods of study. If you have just one Bible, thank God. Many Christians around the world long to own a Bible. You will simply need to add this Bible to your bag before you leave for your monthly Sweet Selah Day.
• Journal. Select a notebook or journal that will be exclusively used on this once-a-month Sweet Selah Day.
• Pens. Yes, pens plural. Place 2-3 pens in your bag to make sure you will have one that works!
• Books. Choose a couple of good Christian books to read, knowing you may be reading just a chapter or so a month. These should be nonfiction and written to help you know God better or help you better understand a topic like prayer or fasting.
• Worship Music. Take along some music on your favorite streaming channel that you can listen to on your day away. Do you love old hymns? Bring a hymnal.
• Snacks. Water bottle, granola bar, fruit … little snacks for the day that are easily replaced.
• Reading glasses. Don’t forget them if you need them.

Do you have small children? Arrange in advance for childcare. Perhaps you can exchange childcare with a friend who would also like a once-a-month Sweet Selah Day? Perhaps this can be a “grandma day” if you are blessed to have one of those lovely ladies close by. Do you have a pet? Arrange for their care in advance if you plan to leave the house. If you choose an at-home time, make sure no one will be around during your sweet day or choose a room in your home where your family knows not to disturb you. See our Easter Challenge page for additional ideas in this time of crisis when we can’t go out in public like we normally do.

Ask God to prepare your heart for your special day alone with Him!