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In order to feel a genuine sense of belonging, we must first believe ...
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Sabbath reminds us that we are loved deeply and we belong to him.
Shame is the fear of being unlovable,
Choosing rest is the practice of loving yourself.
You must become compassionate toward yourself first in order to become compassionate toward those around you.
God gave us Sabbath as a commandment, not so we could achieve his love, but to show us how ...
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Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
God invites you to rest because he loves who you are.
When you abide with him in Sabbath, an unshakable confidence shines from the inside out, enticing others toward the gift of rest as well.
Waiting for God to answer prayers isn’t a spiritual game of chance. It’s in the spiritual wilderness where we find God...
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Sabbath is waiting for Christ to come into our everyday, messy, uncomfortable life and making sense o...
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Light dispels the myths.
Sabbath is a time to transition from human doings to human beings. Matthew Sleeth, 24/6
“Sabbath is possible because of setting an intention about it—not just having an intention about it,”
When I am not incorporating Sabbath, it is oh-so-easy to fall into people-pleasing and doing things for prideful or selfish motives rather than using spiritual discernment and seeking the Holy Spirit.
Sabbath is an essential tool for “centering” in my life.
In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield writes, “The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the more resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.”
resistance as “that destructive force inside human nature that rises whenever we consider a tough, long-term course of action that might do for us or others something that’s actually good.”
Resistance is an outcome of self-reliance. And self-reliance almost always leads to self-doubt. And most all self-doubt is rooted in comparison, that fear of insignificance that petrifies.
Here’s the thing: Sometimes we learn humility through the school of adversity, and that makes us distrust our qualifications.
What Moses thought about himself or what others thought about Moses really didn’t matter in God’s grand perspective. He spoke, and that was all Moses needed for assurance; he was able, the right man for the job.
know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy’” (Exodus 31:13).
“I’m rested.”
What if you began seeing resistance not as a fault, ailment, or negative intruder, but a sure sign that what you are about to do is filled with purpose that leads to transformation?
“It’s going to be scary, but fear not, I am with you. I am the beginning, middle, and end of your purpose.”
Pressfield writes, “Resistance has no strength of its own. Every ounce of juice it possesses comes from us. We feed it with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer resistance.”
Will you let fear of the unknown and the need for certainty keep you from rest? Or will you push past “self” vying for first place and trust him with your time, regardless of the outcome?
In this I find solace, knowing perfection is never the goal of God’s friendship with us.
When I’m resting regularly, I see God’s hand in my life as a sign of grace.
We get burnt out when we are trying to control things that are too big for us rather than keeping obedient in the daily and weekly “small things.”
you must be compassionate to yourself first before you can be compassionate to others.
I am championing rhythm, fighting for it despite daily interruptions and changes swirling all around us.
Rhythms enhanced by self-compassion keep us steady and paddling forward when we feel off-balance,
Sabbath is a time with heightened awareness of God’s nearness, his presence with you.
Sabbath is about celebrating the goodness of our Creator. Stand back like an artist looking at his masterpiece from a distance, and you’ll notice the gradations of color and vibrancy in life formerly missed in your busyness.
give yourself permission for feasting.
When suffering through loneliness of heart or the pain of disappointment, rhythm becomes a saving grace in the wilderness.
Rhythms look different for all of us and yet harmonize beautifully in community.
The epistle reading was about Jesus feeding the five thousand, and John chose to highlight the point of Jesus’ need to withdraw, to be alone with the Father to process the things that were happening.
realize how I have tried to run fast to accomplish what I thought was important.
I anxiously await the outcome!
Sabbath Revival? Let’s take back what the devil has stolen from us.
Choosing to leave work undone for rest isn’t a sign of weakness and failure. On the contrary, choosing rest over work is the ultimate act of brave trust in God’s sovereign hand upon creation. He is in charge of our minutes.
Ministry springing forth from a place of peace fuels a heightened awareness of God’s presence with us.
Without Sabbath, it is easier to fall into people-pleasing and making decisions based on selfish motives, not only in volunteerism and ministry vocation but also in core relationships.
Ultimately, an acute awareness of God’s voice resounds through busyness and transforms what we do in work into an everyday state of being, roote...
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Sabbath is a weekly reminder that God cares more about who you are than what you do.
like to think it’s a love letter sliding through a crack in my busyness.
I’m creating windows of time for the overflow of your life to spill out and become a love offering. Trust me.”
Sabbath is preventive medicine; an intentional relinquishment before your body forces a complete stop.
