"So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
On this day, my usual Monday day off, I will glorify God by redirecting my trust in him from work to rest. I work by faith in him, I rest by faith in him. On this day of rest, by his grace, I will ease back on the throttle, trusting in his all-sufficiency. I will pay more attention to my wonderful wife, mow the lawn, ignore my cell phone, try (at least) not to fuss in my mind, take a drive with Jani at dusk along the Natchez Trace Parkway to see if the deer are out, not shave, wear jeans, enjoy Camaros on youtube, linger over the Bible for an especially long quiet time, think carefree thoughts all day long -- in general, just let the world go by with a Sabbath-faith in God while knowing that tomorrow morning my work will be cheerfully waiting for me, demanding my full attention again, as it should, but none the worse for having had to wait.
It's Monday. I will glorify God.
Monday, May 12, 2008
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4 comments:
sounds awesome - might I recommend an evening viewing of "what about Bob?"
Gavin--How could you? Maybe "You've Got Mail" or some other chick flick, but have some mercy, son! This is my day off, too! You know how many times Krista and I have watched "What about Bob?" with you guys? Oh, the trials of raising 3 sons with only one sister among them!
Thanks for the reminder...rest is to be done by faith also. As I roll into my summer assignment I think it'll be very important for me to internalize that.
Thanks, Mike. I hope you have a great summer.
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