{"id":4890,"date":"2015-10-01T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2020-08-26T09:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T13:52:25","slug":"is-god-calling-your-women-to-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/is-god-calling-your-women-to-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 &#8211; Is God calling your women to retreat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Is-God-calling-your-women-to-retreat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Is-God-calling-your-women-to-retreat.png\" alt=\"Is God calling your women to retreat\" width=\"600\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Is-God-calling-your-women-to-retreat.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Is-God-calling-your-women-to-retreat-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Is-God-calling-your-women-to-retreat-300x350.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Are you sensing that the Lord may be asking you or your team to plan a women&#8217;s ministry retreat?<\/p>\n<p>How do you figure out if that&#8217;s really the direction God is taking your team?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Maybe one of the women in your church has come to you offering up her lake house for a fall retreat.<\/p>\n<p>What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>How do you respond?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-decision-of-whether-or-not-to-plan-a-womens-ministry-retreat-should-always-be-a-matter-of-prayer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4891 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-decision-of-whether-or-not-to-plan-a-womens-ministry-retreat-should-always-be-a-matter-of-prayer.png\" alt=\"The decision of whether or not to plan a women's ministry retreat should always be a matter of prayer\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-decision-of-whether-or-not-to-plan-a-womens-ministry-retreat-should-always-be-a-matter-of-prayer.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-decision-of-whether-or-not-to-plan-a-womens-ministry-retreat-should-always-be-a-matter-of-prayer-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The decision of whether or not to plan a women\u2019s ministry retreat should always be a matter of prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re not called to go on retreat just because:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It\u2019s expected (for whatever reason).<\/li>\n<li>Your women take a retreat every year.<\/li>\n<li>It would be a good thing for your women.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>So how do you know if God is calling your women to retreat?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>God reveals through prayer that it is His will for your women.<\/li>\n<li>You have the support of your Pastor.<\/li>\n<li>God has given you (and most, if not all, of your team members) peace to move forward and plan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>If you don\u2019t have all 3, I urge you not to move forward until you do!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you and your team pray and seek God\u2019s will, be careful to <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/prayer-direct-vs-bles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ask the Lord to direct, not just bless, your plans<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is a huge difference in asking God to bless your plans and asking God if a retreat should even be in your plans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Were-not-asking-God-WHERE-we-should-go.-Were-asking-God-IF-we-should-go.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Were-not-asking-God-WHERE-we-should-go.-Were-asking-God-IF-we-should-go.png\" alt=\"We're not asking God WHERE we should go. We're asking God IF we should go\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Were-not-asking-God-WHERE-we-should-go.-Were-asking-God-IF-we-should-go.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Were-not-asking-God-WHERE-we-should-go.-Were-asking-God-IF-we-should-go-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re not asking God WHERE we should go. We\u2019re asking God IF we should go.<\/strong><em> (We\u2019ll get to the where soon!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering <strong>how far in advance should you pray and start planning<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>I learned this year not to limit God. He can pull all the details together quickly, if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Would I love a year to fully plan and pray thru every detail? Absolutely!<\/p>\n<p>If decisions were based on a calendar, I wouldn\u2019t just be returning from one of the deepest and sweetest retreats I\u2019ve ever attended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/everything-need-know-planning-retreat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ad-bar-everything-you-need-to-know.png\" alt=\"ad-bar-everything-you-need-to-know\" width=\"600\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ad-bar-everything-you-need-to-know.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ad-bar-everything-you-need-to-know-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ladies, the retreat I just returned from wasn\u2019t supposed to happen.<\/strong> Seriously. God had moved out all but 2 of the team members and our church was going through a God and Pastor-led time of simplifying.<\/p>\n<p>There was not going to be a retreat this year.<\/p>\n<p>God spoke to both of our leaders separately. They each wrestled with God, reminding Him there wasn\u2019t supposed to be a retreat this year. The Holy Spirit dropped the topic and the outline for the weekend into their laps. He even provided a location at the price they needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They went from start to retreat in less than 4 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All 31 of us benefited from their obedience.<\/p>\n<p><em>So if God is pricking your heart about a women\u2019s ministry retreat, please pray about it and step forward in faith if He says \u201cyes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may also want to read:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/stuck-on-repeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is your ministry button stuck on repeat?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/prayer-direct-vs-bles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prayer:\u00a0Direct vs. Bless<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/calendar-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Critical Calendar Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/view.flodesk.com\/pages\/5f243fdad78ced0026f8345d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Subscribe-button.png\" alt=\"Subscribe button\" width=\"600\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Subscribe-button.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Subscribe-button-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you sensing that the Lord may be asking you or your team to plan a women&#8217;s ministry retreat? 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