Today I am practicing the sabbath. God has been laying this on my heart for literally months now. So, thought it was time I gave it a try! ha Of course I didn't just do it--I had to listen to some sermons and do a little research. The sabbath is all about trusting God. It is about letting go of fears and anxiety and letting God know that he is totally in control of your life. This doesn't mean working harder the other 6 days--because God is our loving father (who like an earthly father) wants to provide and love us by giving gifts. Heard a sermon that mentioned the sabbath as a time to pray and play. We spend time with the Lord thanking Him for what he has done in the past week and by giving Him control of the week to come. We also enjoy the Lord. We don't need to have this day planned out, and it doesn't mean that we just sleep all day. There is a difference between laziness and resting in the Lord. It sounds so exciting! But in the sermon he mentioned that it would be hard...Today has been nice so far! Woke up at a decent hour, ate breakfast, and went to the beach. The beach had a wonderful breeze-and the ocean was completely calm! The way I like it :) I'm a little saddened because it would be easier to spend this whole day alone with God, but my sister is coming into town. So I am praying for a evening of bonding and doing things we usually don't (like make dinner?). The hardest part for me is not planning my entire day...I am to-do list girl--how can I manage/live without a plan? haha Oh and no facebook for me! I KNOW that I dedicate way too much time to that. Anyway, reading on the beach today and came across these verses, "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." I thought it was beautiful how it says that you may love the Lord--and this includes listening and seeking Him. It is also a realization that the Lord is a God of relationships, He doesn't want to force us to love Him--because it says that even death has been set before us if we choose that path. I love how he says choose life...so happy that I have life through the Lord.
Blessings this past week:
hanging out with mom
coworker getting me through a stressful night at work
seeing an international student learn the cash register!
sg (bible study) on loving enemies--eye opening experience
asking God for forgiveness (knowing I can't do this alone)
talking to a brother in Christ about loving a coworker
meeting with Victoria to study 1 peter (praying together!!)
enjoying the beautiful beach twice :)
Giving God my stress of being night manager, loving my coworkers to show them Jesus, working 2 jobs, and trying to find time to work out.
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