I think part of my problem that I’ve been exploring in some recent blogs is that every modern person and I live in a twenty-four hour a day seven days a week world. 24/7 is good for a pancake house, but not so good for a person.
We are ignoring the biblical concept of the Sabbath when we do not stop and take time to rest and restore ourselves. We think that the Sabbath is for God, but the worship of God is not the only purpose. The need for restoration is a fundamental part of our nature. We have to realize and accept this about ourselves.
It seems counterintuitive but I believe if we break one day a week we can do eight days of work in the six we have. The same goes for the day. Work nine hours with a one hour break and most likely you will do what you could in 10 hours straight.
This is not something I’ve proven experientially so I’ve been testing the concept out lately to limited success. Not limited in its results so much as limited in my success at implementing a Sabbath. The results are always very good when I can actually implement it. So I will keep trying to stop my mad mad life and rest (in the Lord).
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