Day 8

Day 8

Day 8 Lesson:

This was my day of rest actually. Today, I finished the bus ride to Fredericksburg, TX and proceeded to (personally) drive my youth in another bus to Uvalde, TX (another 2.5 hours after a 20 hour ride). When I got home at 8am, I fell on the bed next to my equally sleepy wife and slept! Praise God for rest!

I hope we all know what rest is. The Sabbath is a gift from God to rest, to recuperate, and to be renewed by the One who gives us life. Take it when you can!

Day 8 Spiritual Health: Scriptures read: Matthew 12:1-14

Day 8 Physical Health: (This is the last day I will have this structure/format since it seems as though I’m not really adhering to the Spiritual and Physical Health division anyway.) There is so much information about sleep that is so important to our physical and spiritual health. I’m going to try to avoid the too much of the obvious. Although, some things may be obvious to one person but may be a revolutionary thought to another. Sleep is where our body takes the nutrients from the previous day and uses them to build our muscles and replace used energy. Rest is when our body is in a period of time without work, yes obvious, but rest doesn’t require snoozing, just relaxing the body. When you rest, avoid tension. Those tight shoulders could use some rest. Even when typing on the computer, like I am now, I find myself tensing my shoulders and neck. Spiritual rest is less about not doing work and more about taking time to “soak in the Son” (as 1 of my friend Tim Day’s shirts would say). If rest is about nutrients and fueling the body, soak in the grace, love, and peace of God, and put it to the replenishment of your soul. Breathe in the Holy Spirit, and breathe out the stress and desires of your flesh. Be intentional about finding authentic rest time, not sloth or procrastination, which is filled with anxiety, stress, and/or a severe lack of pursuit to achieve anything. Find time to pursue renewal. Find time to rest and soak up the Son.