Take Time To Rest

The good book says, “And on the 7^th day, God rested from ALL His work.”  Even God, the greatest of all understood the concept of rest, yet so many of His children neglect it and fill their time with things that wear them down.  Rest and recreation are not a sin.  Think about it, rest time is really repair time.  It is not a loss of productivity.  It is actually a time for renewing.  It is receiving time.  It helps release your potential.  Work time is giving.  Rest time is receiving and you must have both or else you will absolutely burn yourself out physically and psychologically because life can be so demanding.  People are demanding and it seems that the more you succeed, the more people will demand of you.  So, you have to work hard, but play just as enthusiastically as you do with your work.  Schedule the play time.  Take one day a week off completely.  Totally and completely relax.  Focus on something different than your job because if you do, your mind will think clearer.  You will make better decisions.  You will see life through different eyes and you will accomplish far more in less time.  Just like I had to learn myself, you must stop your frantic push for success.  Take time to taste the present because the fires of desire will always rage within you and you must dominate that rage and focus it so learn to rest today and ask yourself, “How often do I actually schedule rest and relaxation time?  If I had one full day to myself, what would I do?”  So learn to rest because even Jesus did.