sabbath

I just turned off the DVD player. My head is spinning. I love Rob Bell's NOOMA's. So I thought I'd love hearing what he had to say in his tour, "Everything is Spiritual." I was not let down. It will make you think! Be prepared for full usage of every brain particle you own.

Here's something convicting, actually, that Rob talked about. Rest. Do you rest? What does it look like, this rest you do. God rested. He created for six whole days then He took a rest - to kick back and enjoy His creation.

Sure, I rest, but it's not good rest. Weekends, for instance, should be filled with fun, doing things you like, or in our case = demoing a bathroom. Not much rest there (yesterday). Today, Sunday - I'm lazy as all get out. Yup, I've "rested." More like "wasted." I wasted the rest.

Sabbath, that day of rest, is a time to recharge and give yourself a little break for an entire day and to prepare for the week ahead. Heck, I can do that laying on the sofa clicking through hundreds of TV channels. Then I get mad at myself because I wasted the day, doing nothing. Something about my "Sabbath" doesn't feel right. Then Mr. Bell said a few words about Sabbath that really caught my attention: it's about doing something that feeds your soul. Laying on the sofa watching the TV does NOT feed my soul - it's ticks me off.

I'm going to readjust my time of rest, and attempt to live into a real Sabbath - enjoying God's creation - maybe with my camera in hand while on a hike. Getting crazy with color on a huge canvas. Choosing a childhood memory and dive right into that day then record it on paper. Read my favorite book and write about how I heard God speak to me through it. Or a period of solitude. Whatever it is, it MUST be soul feeding not soul sucking. For me, soul feeding means I'm aware of God's presence in and around me and marveling in His goodness and beauty and creativity, or even experiencing those traits in others.

The hour and 17 minutes I sat in front of the TV watching Rob Bell scribble a ton of mind stretching thoughts on a white board the size of a train car ~ yes, that, for me, was soul feeding. Ah...sweet rest.... ~ but my Sabbath is not yet over.

My plan from this day forward: to be intentional about picking one day each week and designate it as my Sabbath, doing what feeds my soul.

grace & peace on finding your day of rest...deAnn

If you want, check out: Everything is Spiritual