PARADOX THE UPSIDE DOWN TRUTH OF FAITH
Week 6 Valuing Rest in a Fast-Paced World
Busy, busy, busy
Why are we so busy? Security Identity/Self-Worth Badge of Honor
Overworking can have consequences Tech Has a Depression Problem Start-up founders might seem like they've got it made, but long hours, isolation, and stress put them at risk of mental illness. -Roni Jacobson, The Atlantic , Sept 2014
Rest in Scripture Creation in Genesis 1:31-2:3 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good . And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work . And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
WE REST TO ENJOY GOD’S CREATION… IT’S GOODNESS AND IT’S BEAUTY REFLECTING ON THE BLESSINGS IN OUR LIVES. AN ACT OF WORSHIP TO GOD.
Rest in Scripture One of the 10 commandments Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work , you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
WE REST BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN MADE FREE AND ARE NO LONGER SLAVES. If you can’t rest you’re a slave. Always too busy you’re a slave. Don’t be a slave to work or anything else. -Tim Keller
Rest in scripture Words of Jesus Mark 2:27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Matt. 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
WE REST BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT GOD WILL PROVIDE FOR US.
What does sabbath rest look like? "In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him...that we spend a while thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in silence, occupying ourselves with Him - totally and thoroughly lost in the hiding place of His presence." - Chuck Swindoll
What does sabbath rest look like? From Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero Stop Delight Rest Contemplate
Sabbath rest is transformative Overcoming biases in our lives requires times of quiet reflection. -Kahneman and Tversky Ephesians 4:22-24 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in True righteousness and holiness.
SABBATH REST WE REST TO ENJOY GOD’S CREATION..IT’S GOODNESS AND IT’S BEAUTY WE REST BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN MADE FREE AND ARE NO LONGER SLAVES. WE REST BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT GOD WILL PROVIDE FOR US. SABBATH REST IS TRANSFORMATIVE.
Resources Tim Keller, Work and Rest, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux0_5zctrsI Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Priscilla Shirer, Breathe: Making Room for Sabbath Brigid Schulte , Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time Michael Lewis , The Undoing Project
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