Our God knows what we need. I've always thought it a bit strange that one of the commandments the Lord gave to His covenant people was a command to rest. Shouldn't that just come easy? After all isn't one of the "seven deadly sins" sloth? It can and does come very easy to be lazy, but the kind of rest God commands us to take is something of a perfect balance. He tells us to remember the Sabbath day. We are to work hard in our lives; we are to do everything to the glory of God in service to our neighbor, but we for the same reasons are to take time to rest.
One of the great problems where I live is constant busyness. Many people do not know how to sit still and enjoy the moment. As a result you have a culture of workaholics that don't know their spouses, don't know their kids and find themselves thinking about one thing all the time: work.
This week I'm going to enjoy the freedom that God has given me in Christ (He is our Sabbath rest) and take a vacation with my family. We're going to San Diego to play at Sea World, hang out at the beach and for a couple days, do absolutely nothing. So I won't be posting anything on here for the rest of the week. He is a good Father and He knows what we need.
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