Rest: A Lifestyle

What kind of lifestyle do you live?  Lifestyle is composed of many different elements or components that generally and eventually encompass most of the different aspects of our life. If your work is in some way seasonal like if you were a professional football player, then your lifestyle would reflect that. Farmers or commercial fishermen might also be someone whose lifestyle is seasonally impacted by their job. Others work 5 days a week with2 weeks vacation and that is it. Employment is merely one of a verity of components that can have a big impact on your lifestyle.

The nature of your relationships, married, single have a role to play in lifestyle. Your relationship to your where you live is another. Do you put deep roots down or move around a lot? Your hobbies and your recreation must surely be considered as well. But of all the components one should stand out; lifestyle of worship.

“Whatever you do in word or deed……”   and “offer your bodies as living sacrifices” are phrases that are easily recognizable to those in Christ. We realize that our worship is not ever 2 hours on a weekend but that every hour of every day, in everything we are building a lifestyle of worship. Sometimes our worship is good, and other times it could be a growth area but the fact remains, we live for Him. That is why Rest is so important. Not just any rest but the Sabbath rest that comes from knowing Jesus is our Sabbath. The rest we get when we take a day off, and the deep soul satisfying rest that comes from knowing the Kingdom of God is on its way. If you were to step back and examine your life or for that matter, if anyone else would, is it a life of rest? Are you taking a Sabbath every week getting the physical and spiritual rest you need? Is your family and relationships at rest because they are not starving for time? Would it be accurate to consider your lifestyle a lifestyle of rest?

This week we will look at the practical ways we can make Rest a significant part of our lifestyle. 

Sleep in, be with your family, and finish the day in worship and fellowship, in short, enjoy the Sabbath.

See you at church,

 Pastor Chris