We seem to live in a hurried and harried kind of world. If we are not doing something constructive, we are absorbing inanities from the media world. But we never seem to give ourselves, or anyone else, time simply to sit and think.
God worked for six days on creation and sat down to rest on the seventh. I don't believe it was because he needed to rest, for God is untiring. I think he did it more as an example to us. We need time to think, to ruminate, simply to be, and to be in his presence.
Without time for contemplation and meditation, we lose sight of God and our position with him and our purpose in his plans.
It is a management principle that you can expect 85% efficiency from your staff about 85% of the time. The other 15% is just "wasted?" No, the other 15% is that sabbatical that God ordained at the time of creation.
If you expect 100% effectiveness 100% of the time, you are setting yourself up for disappointment and failure. You need that sabbatical that God set aside for you.
Take your sabbath rest. Revel in God's presence. Let him speak to you. Listen for him. Simply be. You will be amazed at how much more productive your 85% will become.
Father, God,
Remind us that you are the be all and end all of our existence. Help us to focus on you as the source of our lives. Then our work and our responsibilities will not be burdensome, but easy to handle in light of your provision.
In Jesus' most precious name.
Amen.
Amen.
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