The Power of Sacred Space: Making Room for God and Growth

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Well, hello, my valued listeners, and welcome to the final episode in our October
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series, The Power of Presence, Reclaiming Stillness, Strength, and Sacred Space.
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I'm your host, Dr. Marlene Greenleaf, and over the past few weeks,
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we've explored how to slow down, find strength in stillness,
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and trusting the timing of your journey.
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But today, we're focusing on something that ties it all together.
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It's your sacred space.
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Because here's the truth. You can't sustain your peace, your power,
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or your purpose if you don't make room for it.
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We often think of sacred space as a place we go, like our prayer room,
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the quiet morning hour, or a retreat.
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But really, your sacred space is also a posture.
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It's a mindset that says
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I honor what God is doing in me I protect the peace he's giving me And I don't
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let chaos sit where clarity belongs You don't need a mountaintop or monastery
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To experience sacred space,
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my dear listeners You just need intentionality.
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In Exodus 33, 14, God tells Moses, My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.
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Now Moses had been leading people through the wilderness, through rebellion,
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and through exhaustion.
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But when he asked, what he asked for wasn't strategy. It wasn't strength.
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It was presence.
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So your secret space is where you meet God, not because everything is perfect,
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but because you are available.
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It's where rest is found, not because life stops, but because God enters and
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you allow Him to enter in.
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So let's pause here and ask a hard question.
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What in your life is currently crowding out your sacred space?
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Is it a constant noise of social media perhaps?
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Is it over-commitment? That's me. Is it a fear of silence?
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Or is it people who don't respect your boundaries?
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Let me go over this one more time. What's taking up too much room?
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What in your life is currently crowding out your sacred space?
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Is it the constant noise of social media?
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Is it over-commitment?
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Is it a fear of silence?
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Is it people who don't respect your boundaries?
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So your sacred space doesn't have to be big, but it must be protected.
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My dear listeners, if you don't protect your space, you'll always feel like
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you're managing your peace instead of living in it.
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So how do you create and protect your sacred space, you may ask?
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Well, I have a few suggestions for you. Real simple.
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First and foremost, designate time daily.
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Even 10 to 15 minutes just to breathe, reflect, and listen to God can change everything.
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Declutter what drains you Now this might be your calendar Your inbox Or even
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your thoughts Make room And declutter what drains you,
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And finally Honor the pause
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Don't rush back into chaos After your quiet time Let the stillness linger And
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carry it with you give yourself that time to breathe and exhale don't rush back into it honor the pause,
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so here's your empowerment prompt for this week what would it look like to reclaim
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your sacred space this week I mean what's one thing you can remove and one thing
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you can recommit to to make room for God's presence.
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For me it's that over commitment bug.
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I'm gonna work on decluttering my inbox with all these requests that I keep saying yes to.
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It's time for me to say graceful no.
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See, that's my empowerment problem. That's how I'm responding to it this week.
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So I'm going to repeat it for you again.
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What would it look like to reclaim your sacred space this week?
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What's one thing you can remove and one thing you can recommit to,
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to make room for God's presence? I want you to write it down.
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Make the space and protect it like the treasure it is.
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So in closing my dear listeners i
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want you to remember this you were never meant to live in burnout you were meant
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to live in presence so whether you're in a season of building or waiting, like I am,
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make room for the sacred.
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Let peace be your practice.
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Let presence be your power.
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And let your sacred space become your sanctuary.
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I want to thank you for journeying through October with me.
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And I'll see you next month for a brand new series That I know will speak life into your spirit,
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So until then I want you to continue to live boldly in your power today And
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if it gets tough Just breathe,
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You still got the strength to rise So until next time dear listeners I want
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you to live in your power.