Find Your Rest

"Sabbath is a way of being in time where we remember who we are, remember what we know, and taste the gifts of spirit and eternity." Wayne Muller

Rest is such a wonderful thing.

I love when I wake up in the morning and I'm happy to be up. I feel rested and I just feel good about my day.

I'm having one of those mornings today. I woke up excited to get my day started. It wasn't even a struggle getting out of bed. It may have been the heater that was on and it wasn't too cold to get out from underneath the covers, but it was easy getting up this morning!

God mentions rest in the Bible so many times. It is a different rest - a peaceful rest. He reminds us that we can find that rest in Him and it is much needed in our lives.

After my hubby and I moved down south when we got married it was hard finding a church that felt like "home". My idea of church is a community and somewhere to connect with other believers and worship - together. I have always loved my home church. The community, the worship, everything about it was "church" to me. When we moved, I lost that sense of community and togetherness worship. It was hard on me because I had never felt unmotivated to go to church before.

Now, weeks, sadly maybe months, have gone by and we still have not found a church that we love. I know church isn't for us and isn't about finding where "we" fit in, but in order for me to be fulfilled and rested I need that. I'm praying to God that He shows me where we belong. I'm praying that I found my church where I can rejuvenate and rest from the busy week. I know how important it is and I need it in my life.

Will Do

1. Acknowledge God's design for a regular rhythm of rest and work
2. Feel free to take time off to relax
3. Enjoy a departure from work and routine
4. Seek God in a quiet moment of rest
5. Let God run the universe 
6. Laugh more
7. Lighten up and have fun

To Do

1. Enjoy the Sabbath Day this week
2. Go for a long walk in a restful place
3. Spend a quiet afternoon reading a book or doing something relaxing
4. Dress up for church
5. Buy tickets and go to a concert (do something out of your routine)
6. Create a Sabbath ritual - family dinner, Sabbath walk, etc.
7. Spend some time playing with children

Bible Verses to Remember

1. Matthew 6:6
2. Mark 6:31
3. Colossians 2:2
4. Psalm 23:2
5. Exodus 20:8
6. Psalm 4:8

"Sabbath is like a stile between the fields of toil, where we can kneel and pray, sit and meditate."

            Henry Wadsworth Longfellow