Rest and Work

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On our staff retreat, Derek spent some time talking about rest and work. I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

My Idea: Work as long and as hard as possible to the best of your ability, then rest to make up for it (a.k.a. crash).

God’s Idea: Rest THEN be productive in your work. Times of rest should feed your ability to be productive.

Derek talked about creation and how man was made on the 6th day. What happened on the 7th? Rest. The act of resting shouldn’t be the result of work. Rest should prepare us for work. This might all sound very elementary, but it seriously changed my whole outlook on the subject. I’ve always been a “run myself into the ground” type of person. I usually try to have a day off, but it’s never to prepare for working. It’s always to make up for time I’ve already worked. Total mind shift.

I guess I don’t know how to break the cycle. I almost feel like I need a vacation in order to get on the right track. I’m going away next Sunday-Tuesday, so that might be a good time to start.

What do you do on your day(s) off? What constitutes “rest” for you? I need a new regimen.