OK everyone, time to hear from you. How has your sabbath experience been? What has been challenging? What has been encouraging? Has God taught you anything? Please share your experiences in the comment section. I look forward to hearing from you on the blog!
I'll answer first. I started sabbathing (if that's a word) a few years ago, but the form has changed over time. At first it started simply as ceasing work and observing God's pattern of rest (6 on/1 off). I found that very rewarding, but I've since started to try to rest in God during sabbath meaning I'm trying to fit in more prayer/worship/etc. This past month my whole family has been observing sabbath together and I have found that to be a real blessing as the time off together helps us have quality recreation/re-creation.
ReplyDeleteI would say that I still struggle to actually rest at times. I think of the to-dos and really struggle to keep from getting things done. But, having put off the to-do-list a few times, I also know the blessing and feeling of rest I've gotten from submitting all I have to do to God.