Jesus says, “Ask and you will receive”. We’re very good at the asking part…but how about the ‘receiving’? If we are the ones who are doing all the talking, it’s really a one-way conversation. Soaking is the listening part of our conversation with Him. It’s setting aside time to lie down and receive from Him.
Just Relax
One of the main barriers to encountering God is that we are simply trying too hard. God’s top tip to us is ‘just relax’’ In Psalm 46:10, He put it this way, “Be still and know that I am God”. Literally translated this means, “Cease striving and know that I am God”. The way to know God is through peace and stillness.
Quiet Times
A peaceful environment on the outside helps us to come to peace on the inside. When we soak we simply put on some quiet instrumental or worship music and lie down. At first our minds will be whirring with thoughts, but we don’t try and wrestle them. We just wait for them to settle, submitting our mind to the Holy Spirit. Meditating on the fact that the Lord is in our spirits, we believe He is right there with us. If we get distracted we don’t become frustrated, we just simply turn our attention back to the Lord.
