Rest.

Too busy. Usually, I am only become aware of this in retrospect. Thinking back, it seemed unavoidable because most of the day’s activities were unplanned. Stuff just came up and required my immediate attention. Busy-ness makes me irritable, impatient, and illogical. It is survival mode.

What is the remedy? Can I just ignore when my son needs to go to the doctor? Can I just say no to an opportunity that suddenly has an opening today? What about the phone call that I’ve been waiting on? Can I ignore that? Sure there are lots of things I deem ignorable, but not everything falls into that category? Perhaps we can’t avoid these interruptions when life gets busy.

Exodus 20:8-11 was part of my research on the theology of creation today. 8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Rest. Sometimes it takes a busy day to realize just how much we need rest. God knows we need it, and he commands us to do the very thing we need. Weird how we resist the things that God tells us are important for our flourishing, for our well being.

Feeling busy? Try a Sabbath. Plan it and spend some quality time resting in the presence of your Father.