(A random splattering of thoughts and questions)
As I’m working on the revision process for my paper on Sabbath-rest, I can’t help but recognize how much I don’t practice Sabbath rest. I’m too busy… I don’t have time to set aside time to just stop and think. I have too many other projects to be working on, appointments to make, people to talk with, homework to finish, sports games to play in, books to read, responsibilities to fill... I'm so busy, I don't even know anymore where my time should be going. The tragic thing is that is that this isn't just a problem for me; this is something the whole culture struggles with... some people are just too busy to recognize it.
Our culture doesn't lend itself to rest, relaxation, or set aside time for thinking. In fact, that kind of stuff is considered laziness. Our culture hates laziness; we want to be productive. But we end up not being productive at all because we don’t have time to figure out where our energies should be going.
If I don’t have time to stop doing and to start thinking, I can’t know what my passion is and I certainly can’t pursue it diligently. How can I be who God has created me to be if my schedule doesn’t allow me the time to hear His voice about it or consider what He has made clear to me? How can I have a “thought-project” if I don’t have time to think? How can I figure out what I believe about the kinds of movies I should watch, the types of music I should listen to, the standards I should set in relationships, or even things like what I believe about post millennialism vs. pre-millennialism if I can’t stop and actually think about it all? How can I grow as a person in God's image if I can’t think and learn to act on how I think?
I can’t.
That’s why Sabbath-rest isn’t just a good idea; it’s a commandment.
1 comment:
Thanks Lyzzie -
For helping me to realize that it's not only ok to rest on the Sabbath, but why it's a good thing!
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