When is it okay to rest? I mean to really do nothing but chill out, read, mess around the house putting photos up, and just be not driven. Is it okay to let your body, mind, and soul lay back and catch up with all the world has been throwing your way? Does God ever rest? Well, Jesus did, I think. Seems like he did if you read the New Testament without an American work, work, work bent. I seem to remember him snoozing once in a boat as the disciples put out to sea on the lake. I wonder how many times he did that and it was not recorded. Other times he just went away from the crowd, just left them to be alone or with just 2 or 3 disciples. Sometimes he got up early to go off alone to pray. Maybe you don't think getting up early to pray is like rest, but it can be.
So, is it okay to rest and do nothing so you can get renewed and focused again on what's important and what's just sideline stuff? Or do we have to go, go, go all the time?
Great post Tony! It seems that we can get so wrapped up in the busyness of working to further the kingdom that we often block intimacy with the one we are following. God has really been challenging me lately to take the idea of a sabbath seriously. The truth is that I get so busy that I often neglect, not only intimacy with my King, but with my family as well. However, I believe that to neglect these things actually prevents me from being all that He has created me to be. Since I am busy on Sundays, I have taken on the challenge of making Saturdays my sabbath...time that I put away technology (turn off the phone, computer, etc.) and spend time resting and focusing on those I love most. It has been one the best things I could ever do. "Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy."
ReplyDeleteTake if from a workaholic, remember the Sabbath and rest. Thanks for the comment Tommy!
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