1 Corinthians 10:31:
So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Today, a Tuesday, my usual day off, I will glorify God by redirecting my trust in him from work to rest. I work by faith in him, I rest by faith in him.
On this day of rest, by his grace, I will slow down, trusting in his all-sufficiency. I will pay more attention to my awesome wife, mow the lawn, ignore my mobile phone, and (even maybe!) my e-mail, try (at least) not to fuss in my mind, cook dinner for Hannah, wear jeans, enjoy West Wing series 6, linger over the Bible for an great quiet time, think carefree thoughts all day long – in general, just let the world go by with a Sabbath-faith in God while knowing that tomorrow morning my work will be cheerfully waiting for me, demanding my full attention again, as it should, but none the worse for having had to wait.
It’s Tuesday. I will glorify God.
Beautiful Chris – thanks. You have no idea how much I needed to read that – and I aspire to live it too.
:: knowing that tomorrow morning my work will be cheerfully
:: waiting for me, demanding my full attention again, as it
:: should, but none the worse for having had to wait.
Sadly tomorrow is my Fieldwork deadline for my degree and will fail if I don’t take care of it today. The only thing getting me through the stress and high blood pressure is the thought of the three months of relative ‘sabbath’ which will follow.
Right that’s enough procrastination – onward!
good for you Chris. And if you’re reading this on Tuesday……..WHY????????
Thanks for the comments guys – I encourage you to try and find that sabbath time – even if it feels impossible.