7th day – Deeperlook

Preamble

Welcome to Day 7

If you have been following this series then you deserve a warm hug.

If you haven’t, you still deserve a warm hug because it is cold 😊.

Let’s dive in….

Rest

And it was the seventh day and God rested..

That was from Genesis 2:3

Rest is essential to life.

It is important to rest.

Rest is a blessing.

2020 taught me to appreciate rest and to be intentional with rest.

I subtly prided in having little sleep.

That meant I was working hard…

But I have come to learn that treating my body that way was only going to hurt me in the long run.

Me hurting myself

So I decided to rest and rest well when needed. Ignoring sleep or sleeping too small was not healthy.

Doing this also involved that I was going to stop a habit I was used to for years and I can say that I have been trying.

2020 was like a sabbatical year. We were locked up in our homes and had to rest by force except for medics and paramedics.

God bless you all

We had enough time to eat, sleep, exercise and do indoor activities.

As one who loves being indoors, I enjoyed it to the full but I still had to struggle with sleeping well.

Can you imagine?

I had enough time to do many things I couldn’t do pre-quarantine, so I wanted to maximise the time well.

However, at some point I had to remind myself that only the living enjoys hardwork.

Why kill yourself due to stress and not enjoy your hardwork?

Resting is not laziness. It is taking time out of your busy schedule to give your body ample time to be free from tension.

This passage clearly explains what I am trying to say:

Psalms 127:2  It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so He giveth His beloved sleep.

It is simply saying that at the end of the day, it is still God’s blessings that prospers our hardwork and good rest is from God.

As you work, take rest.

God wants us to rest in Him.

God desires that we find our satisfaction from Him because He is the only one who can fill up our empty spaces.

Nothing and no-one can

Matthew 11:28-30  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (KJV)

Rest is relief.

Isaiah 55:1-2  Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (KJV)

As you rest, rest in God.

God is constant