Rest Easy

Do you ever find yourself in "go" mode? Lately, it seems like I have been going and going. Now that November is here, I know that it will only increase. Human beings weren't made to be on the go constantly. We need rest. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your productivity is take a break.

We tend to think that business is a mark of productivity, but it isn't always. Consistent, quality output is a mark of productivity. Hard work is a beautiful thing, and it is needful. However, continual relentless labor makes us less productive. Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion are real dangers.

Start looking for simple ways to recharge your batteries. It might be an afternoon of leisurely reading or taking a nap or a day at the races. What you want it to find the reset button. Rest is an essential component to a healthy life.

Leisure Day

Sometimes it is good to take a day off. It can be quite refreshing spending the day with no agenda, doing silly stuff, and hanging with your family. Today was a leisure day for me. I spent the day shooting a bow and chasing my daughter. I even managed to get my yard mowed, thanks to my Dad charging the mower's battery. My mind feels lighter. I hope you all have the opportunity to take a day off soon (but not Sunday). Spend sometime in the sun (don't forget the sunscreen, a lesson I remembered too late), enjoy the warm breeze, and find people you can laugh with. Your mind will feel lighter, too. God bless.

Sermon Preview

I am struggling with two themes for Sunday Morning. I haven't decided which one to preach. Right now it is between the necessity to rest (Sabbath was made for man, not man for Sabbath) or the Adoption of the saints. My mind has been on adoption all week (actually for years now), but I have also had a long week. For the last two days all I can think about is the need for rest.

Fortunately, both of these realities are used as analogies for the faith. We have been adopted into the family of God and one day we will enter into his rest, if we continue on in the faith. Both themes have the ability to enrich our understanding of God's love, both offer the potential to encourage.

Please pray that God would give me the wisdom to make the right choice and that he would help me to be prepared.

Sunday Night (6:00) will be business meeting.
Wednesday Night (6:00) we will have a special potluck meal together followed by a One Voice Prayer meeting at (7:00). We will be joining with our Baptist brothers and sisters around the state in praying for awakening and revival. I encourage you all to come and eat and stay to pray.

Soon we will begin looking at the book of Hebrews on Sunday mornings, so I urge you to begin prayerfully reading through Hebrews. In a couple of week we will begin an exciting study on Wednesday night that will hopefully help us give biblical answers to the questions: What is healthy church? What is a healthy church member? and How do I live a gospel centered life?. A list of books is available for the Wednesday night class so if you need one let me know.

My prayer is that God would reveal his love to you as you ponder your own adoption. Yes, you have been adopted by God, if you are in Christ. And that you would continually remember that a day of rest is coming for all those who have faithfully labored in the Lord.