May 15
Life in the margins ... part 2
Another thing that I've been really convicted about is really honoring a day off. Scripture calls it a Sabbath. God set up and modeled for us that after working a few days ... one must have a day of rest. Rest? Do we in America, make it happen, connected to "life" people even know what that means any more? I understand rest is a vague and subjective term. Defined ... it's to cease from work or movement to relax, refresh, and recover strength.
I do know it's one of the biggest violations of people who are in ministry. It's easy to justify working since we are working for God!
I have made a commitment to honor my Sabbath. Usually it's Fridays. This week it's Saturday. It's no longer my day off ... it's my Sabbath. I recently heard someone say, "It's easy to cheat on our day off. A little harder when it's our Sabbath." No phone calls, no emails, meetings, etc. It's a paradigm shift that we've gotten way from. And it's vital to our physical, mental, emotional, family and spiritual health.
How important is a Sabbath to you? How do you keep your boundaries?
**By the way, anyone have a hammock their getting rid of?
