Oh Dee! Here we are. Years later. Still growing. I’ve seen and know your name through the years. Yes. Please. Obey. Take the break. Clear your mind of all the noise. You won’t forget it. Even take a break from listening to me if needed. I’m not the point. He is. He wants more of you and when you give Him more you will NEVER regret it. My mind is so clear and my heart is on fire. I’m jealous for Him.
Thank you Alisa! God used you today to speak into my life in answer to prayers this morning! Your message has confirmed what I have been sensing the Spirit leading me to do, recently sensing God firmly telling me to get off Facebook during a writers prayer meeting recently asking for one thing God wanted us to do. I know it was God speaking through you since I also have been pulling away & unsubscribing from most email communications but this morning opened yours without even seeing who it came from, a way I have discovered God brings His messengers into my life. I too have been grieving losses I never stopped to acknowledge, running my entire life from unbearable pain until COVID19 forced me into isolation without all the many activities I used to distance myself from me. Even after Trauma recovery training recently taken at high financial investment, coming out of the ‘cloud’ of my unknowing into conscious awareness and processing these griefs with God at my side, I did not accept the level of exhaustion recently pulling me away from most activities in order to keep spending the time I learned for the first time to take care of me while also spending quality time with my partner, the triune Almighty God, Father, brother & counselor. Thank you for taking this bold step (for God) as an example to others who follow you and convict and confirm what God is calling many to do as I sense we will need to be closer to God in the coming days & years in order to find any peace, stability & joy and help others who are struggling to stay whole in God. God brought you into my life 20 years ago on Periscope in a similar way, not looking for you but hearing you talk about wholeness in an entire new way that spoke to my heart, just before you left to go to Facebook, or I never would have found you. Thank you again for your honesty and authenticity and for your dedication to following Jesus Christ as your Lord.
Alisa so glad you are back refreshed. I loved so much what you shared. I’m so bad at resting and yes social media can consume us.
I served in Israel as a missionary for over 10 years. We came back because my husband was diagnosed with leukemia and passed in 2020 right before the lockdowns. It was an extremely difficult time for me. Leaving the people we ministered to and then losing my best friend. Im thankful I found you and graduated with platoon 25.
Since returning I have struggled with knowing exactly what God wants me to be doing. Maybe it really is that God just wants me to rest a little and have joy in the season I’m in. Blessings to you
I felt that weariness about a month ago. Things were crashing down in my marriage, with my kids, with my work. I didn't get a position that I so clearly heard God say was for me and so with all of the turmoil my heart was most broken by the lie that I couldn't hear God's voice. I knew I would go anywhere He told me to go, but I was lost if I couldn't hear is voice. That lie made me so tired I couldn't see straight. But in the pressing in instead of running away, He was so tender and kind and soft, and through rim to him training He brought me from the lowest lows to the highest highs. In the Canyon He helped me see so clearly. I guess you could say my hiking was like Sabbatting. He filtered out all the dust so I could breathe fresh air again and re-prioritize. From the big things to the small. I can't tell you the silly amount of joy it brought me when idecided to break my carefully curated instagram posting pattern, and throw up a picture "just because." It's just not that serious. I miss you. Like, a lot.
Thank you Alisa! I can’t tell you how much this fits in my testimony! I needed to here this. Ooh how our good good Father speaks and I’m so glad you listened. Hope that your sabbatical was heavenly. And May you have a blessed day
Hi Alisa! So glad to have you back, and especially in this forum! I too have taken bits off of IG, and think, I wish that I could just stay off for good. I’ve only been on social media for one year, which began as I was going to begin Institute for Integrative Nutrition for health coaching, and my children said “mom, you have to do social media if you’re going to be a health coach”. I said nahhh, I don’t. I resisted initially, and then began. I have thought many times, that I would love the Christian women and companies that I follow to do everything through email. I love hearing about your experience of taking time away, and pressing into Jesus. I love this!! Yes, on a daily basis think, I’m so tired…could something be wrong? At times, on Saturdays, or weeknights, after working all day, I feel guilty when just resting. Even on Sunday, the Sabbath day, it’s hard not to feel that way. I know that it’s the enemy, but it still challenges me. I am truly looking forward to hearing from you here. Thank you so much for being obedient to the Lord. 🙏🏻♥️
It is so good to hear your voice! I’m taking what you said to heart. You had eight weeks, and I’m looking at what I have. I have a retreat coming up this weekend. Before listening to your message, I didn’t think about some special ways I want to spend that time. One of the things I’m going to do is stay off of social media during that retreat. It’s just a weekend. Maybe it will lead to more. But I sure appreciate your encouragement. ❤️
Dear sister… I love this so much, Alisa! I have missed your face on IG and FB but was so excited for you to get to take a break, find rest and much peace.
My husband and I finished RevWILD recently and are also settling in at our new homestead in northern Idaho. God is showing us how He would like us to lead people into the wilderness, to live more minimalistically from the land He has given us, and how to find Him in it all. We are looking forward to the snow flying so we can get hygge and rest, draw closer to Him and just be for a moment as we do get into closer relationship with Him and listen to His next steps. We too are looking for ways to move away from “the social” more and pour what God is sharing with us into our private community speaking to those that are drawn to the message God is sharing with us and asking us to share it forward. Jesus “just” had 12, so we know it is not about the numbers that social media would like us to think, but about the relationship with those He chooses to bring into our lives.
Thank you for continuing to share your journey! Much love + peace to you. Praying for you as you continue to be the light to so many dear sister.
Thanks for this! I have been struggling with social media myself and feeling like it’s sucking my life down the drain! I have been so tired, to that point of thinking something is medically wrong! I get it!! I am so glad you enjoyed your sabbating 😉
Do it. Be violent. Take the hard break. Your brain will feel brand new. Yes, there will be moments you feel lonely but those are the moments you press into Jesus, the friend who is closer than a brother and then real people and real friends.
It’s what we were made for. Real connection, small and simple. It’s our original design. Fight against it and somebody pays and the enemy wins some of our worship.
Thank you for sharing, I am so exhausted and it feels like I am overwhelmed with cynicism. It’s such a deep hole to get out of. I keep praying for God to restore the joy of my salvation.
Hi my name is Beth. I was exhausted like this couple of years ago. To be honest I'm still recovering from that time period. I have to give a little background here. I was a single mom of three beautiful children until I remarried in two thousand seventeen and became the stepmother to 3 more children, two of which lived with us. My oldest, Melissa, graduated from high school that year and continued to live with us while she attended college locally. Her twin siblings, Emily & Bryan, were 16, my husband's oldest, Taylor(also 16), lived either her mom, and his twins, Tiffany and Tigan(14), ping ponged between the two households(not and ideal situation as their mom lived 45 minutes away in a different school district and did not have a stable home environment for them). We, also, ended up with two unofficial foster daughters, Tarryn(14) & Lacey(16).
The next few years for filled with love and joy and chaos and frustration
and did I say chaos? Now, Melissa and Bryan are sharing a small house, Emily & Lacey are renting rooms from Lacey's mom, Taylor still lives with her mom, Tiffany lives with her boyfriend 2 hours away, Tigan lives with us and is getting married in June, and Tarryn lives in Missouri and is very involved with her church. All but two graduated from high school and one of those now has her GED. COVID did a number on these kids for sure.
So winter before last I had almost a month that I just couldn't get out of bed and all I wanted to do was sleep. We finally did some DNA testing and discovered that my anti depression t was a big part of the problem. We changed the medication and within three days it was like a light bulb turned on and I was awake. Who knew that mental medications reacted differently with DNA and that some work better than others for people based on genetic markers.
I am still rebuilding muscle strength and my stamina is just not where it was before all of this. I used to walk at least 5 miles every day for exercise, in addition to regular activity and now
I might get a mile a day, and that's just cumulative around the house.
I work full-time for the VA which I now do from home. The month that I was off from work really hurt us financially as I'm the breadwinner in our family.
I found you through the YouVersion App and your Wellness Revelation devotional is changing the way I think about my health and my body.
God bless you and thank you for heeding His call to ministry.
Thank you for leading into this space--it’s so good and so needed. You have a gift of being prophetic and leading in a way that people don’t even know they need until they get here, and I’m glad to be here for the journey!
Oh Dee! Here we are. Years later. Still growing. I’ve seen and know your name through the years. Yes. Please. Obey. Take the break. Clear your mind of all the noise. You won’t forget it. Even take a break from listening to me if needed. I’m not the point. He is. He wants more of you and when you give Him more you will NEVER regret it. My mind is so clear and my heart is on fire. I’m jealous for Him.
Go get jealous for Him. ❤️
Thank you Alisa! God used you today to speak into my life in answer to prayers this morning! Your message has confirmed what I have been sensing the Spirit leading me to do, recently sensing God firmly telling me to get off Facebook during a writers prayer meeting recently asking for one thing God wanted us to do. I know it was God speaking through you since I also have been pulling away & unsubscribing from most email communications but this morning opened yours without even seeing who it came from, a way I have discovered God brings His messengers into my life. I too have been grieving losses I never stopped to acknowledge, running my entire life from unbearable pain until COVID19 forced me into isolation without all the many activities I used to distance myself from me. Even after Trauma recovery training recently taken at high financial investment, coming out of the ‘cloud’ of my unknowing into conscious awareness and processing these griefs with God at my side, I did not accept the level of exhaustion recently pulling me away from most activities in order to keep spending the time I learned for the first time to take care of me while also spending quality time with my partner, the triune Almighty God, Father, brother & counselor. Thank you for taking this bold step (for God) as an example to others who follow you and convict and confirm what God is calling many to do as I sense we will need to be closer to God in the coming days & years in order to find any peace, stability & joy and help others who are struggling to stay whole in God. God brought you into my life 20 years ago on Periscope in a similar way, not looking for you but hearing you talk about wholeness in an entire new way that spoke to my heart, just before you left to go to Facebook, or I never would have found you. Thank you again for your honesty and authenticity and for your dedication to following Jesus Christ as your Lord.
Alisa so glad you are back refreshed. I loved so much what you shared. I’m so bad at resting and yes social media can consume us.
I served in Israel as a missionary for over 10 years. We came back because my husband was diagnosed with leukemia and passed in 2020 right before the lockdowns. It was an extremely difficult time for me. Leaving the people we ministered to and then losing my best friend. Im thankful I found you and graduated with platoon 25.
Since returning I have struggled with knowing exactly what God wants me to be doing. Maybe it really is that God just wants me to rest a little and have joy in the season I’m in. Blessings to you
I felt that weariness about a month ago. Things were crashing down in my marriage, with my kids, with my work. I didn't get a position that I so clearly heard God say was for me and so with all of the turmoil my heart was most broken by the lie that I couldn't hear God's voice. I knew I would go anywhere He told me to go, but I was lost if I couldn't hear is voice. That lie made me so tired I couldn't see straight. But in the pressing in instead of running away, He was so tender and kind and soft, and through rim to him training He brought me from the lowest lows to the highest highs. In the Canyon He helped me see so clearly. I guess you could say my hiking was like Sabbatting. He filtered out all the dust so I could breathe fresh air again and re-prioritize. From the big things to the small. I can't tell you the silly amount of joy it brought me when idecided to break my carefully curated instagram posting pattern, and throw up a picture "just because." It's just not that serious. I miss you. Like, a lot.
Thank you Alisa! I can’t tell you how much this fits in my testimony! I needed to here this. Ooh how our good good Father speaks and I’m so glad you listened. Hope that your sabbatical was heavenly. And May you have a blessed day
Hi Alisa! So glad to have you back, and especially in this forum! I too have taken bits off of IG, and think, I wish that I could just stay off for good. I’ve only been on social media for one year, which began as I was going to begin Institute for Integrative Nutrition for health coaching, and my children said “mom, you have to do social media if you’re going to be a health coach”. I said nahhh, I don’t. I resisted initially, and then began. I have thought many times, that I would love the Christian women and companies that I follow to do everything through email. I love hearing about your experience of taking time away, and pressing into Jesus. I love this!! Yes, on a daily basis think, I’m so tired…could something be wrong? At times, on Saturdays, or weeknights, after working all day, I feel guilty when just resting. Even on Sunday, the Sabbath day, it’s hard not to feel that way. I know that it’s the enemy, but it still challenges me. I am truly looking forward to hearing from you here. Thank you so much for being obedient to the Lord. 🙏🏻♥️
It is so good to hear your voice! I’m taking what you said to heart. You had eight weeks, and I’m looking at what I have. I have a retreat coming up this weekend. Before listening to your message, I didn’t think about some special ways I want to spend that time. One of the things I’m going to do is stay off of social media during that retreat. It’s just a weekend. Maybe it will lead to more. But I sure appreciate your encouragement. ❤️
God bless you!
Dear sister… I love this so much, Alisa! I have missed your face on IG and FB but was so excited for you to get to take a break, find rest and much peace.
My husband and I finished RevWILD recently and are also settling in at our new homestead in northern Idaho. God is showing us how He would like us to lead people into the wilderness, to live more minimalistically from the land He has given us, and how to find Him in it all. We are looking forward to the snow flying so we can get hygge and rest, draw closer to Him and just be for a moment as we do get into closer relationship with Him and listen to His next steps. We too are looking for ways to move away from “the social” more and pour what God is sharing with us into our private community speaking to those that are drawn to the message God is sharing with us and asking us to share it forward. Jesus “just” had 12, so we know it is not about the numbers that social media would like us to think, but about the relationship with those He chooses to bring into our lives.
Thank you for continuing to share your journey! Much love + peace to you. Praying for you as you continue to be the light to so many dear sister.
xo,
Kristine Ingraham
The Viking & The Lioness
Thanks for this! I have been struggling with social media myself and feeling like it’s sucking my life down the drain! I have been so tired, to that point of thinking something is medically wrong! I get it!! I am so glad you enjoyed your sabbating 😉
Do it. Be violent. Take the hard break. Your brain will feel brand new. Yes, there will be moments you feel lonely but those are the moments you press into Jesus, the friend who is closer than a brother and then real people and real friends.
It’s what we were made for. Real connection, small and simple. It’s our original design. Fight against it and somebody pays and the enemy wins some of our worship.
Thank you for sharing, I am so exhausted and it feels like I am overwhelmed with cynicism. It’s such a deep hole to get out of. I keep praying for God to restore the joy of my salvation.
So much goodness here! I’m choosing to drive in silence so I can notice creation and talk to my beautiful FRIEND.
Hi my name is Beth. I was exhausted like this couple of years ago. To be honest I'm still recovering from that time period. I have to give a little background here. I was a single mom of three beautiful children until I remarried in two thousand seventeen and became the stepmother to 3 more children, two of which lived with us. My oldest, Melissa, graduated from high school that year and continued to live with us while she attended college locally. Her twin siblings, Emily & Bryan, were 16, my husband's oldest, Taylor(also 16), lived either her mom, and his twins, Tiffany and Tigan(14), ping ponged between the two households(not and ideal situation as their mom lived 45 minutes away in a different school district and did not have a stable home environment for them). We, also, ended up with two unofficial foster daughters, Tarryn(14) & Lacey(16).
The next few years for filled with love and joy and chaos and frustration
and did I say chaos? Now, Melissa and Bryan are sharing a small house, Emily & Lacey are renting rooms from Lacey's mom, Taylor still lives with her mom, Tiffany lives with her boyfriend 2 hours away, Tigan lives with us and is getting married in June, and Tarryn lives in Missouri and is very involved with her church. All but two graduated from high school and one of those now has her GED. COVID did a number on these kids for sure.
So winter before last I had almost a month that I just couldn't get out of bed and all I wanted to do was sleep. We finally did some DNA testing and discovered that my anti depression t was a big part of the problem. We changed the medication and within three days it was like a light bulb turned on and I was awake. Who knew that mental medications reacted differently with DNA and that some work better than others for people based on genetic markers.
I am still rebuilding muscle strength and my stamina is just not where it was before all of this. I used to walk at least 5 miles every day for exercise, in addition to regular activity and now
I might get a mile a day, and that's just cumulative around the house.
I work full-time for the VA which I now do from home. The month that I was off from work really hurt us financially as I'm the breadwinner in our family.
I found you through the YouVersion App and your Wellness Revelation devotional is changing the way I think about my health and my body.
God bless you and thank you for heeding His call to ministry.
Thank you! God bless!
Yes Ma'am! So good to hear this confirmation!💜 Small is BIG!💜
Thank you for leading into this space--it’s so good and so needed. You have a gift of being prophetic and leading in a way that people don’t even know they need until they get here, and I’m glad to be here for the journey!