REST! :)

As my Christmas holidays are coming up I thought it was really cool how Natalie (Binder) did a presentation today on God's desire for us to rest and what that means... So real quick I'm just going to share some quick notes with you - for myself also so I have them in a place that I can look back at...

But yeah two golden rules to resting...
1. Stop doing what you NEED to do; what is WORK to you
2. Do things you enjoy and that fill you up!
I found these really cool because like, on that day that we set aside in the week to rest - Sunday or other day - we need to just do things we enjoy not things we have to do.. Work assignments and projects can wait. These things are draining, boring... On days of rest we need to do things that fill us up and recharge us - for some that may be baking for the fun of it, connecting with friends, watching movies...

And I found this verse really cool...
“When we lose concern for people, both the lost and the found, for the bride of Christ, for friendship, for truth and beauty and goodness; when we cease to laugh when our children laugh (and instead yell at them to quiet down) or weep when our spouses weep (instead of wish they wouldn’t get so emotional); when we hear news of trouble among our neighbors and our first thought is that we hope it isn’t going to involve us – when we stop caring about the things we care about – that’s a signal we’re too busy. We have let ourselves be consumed by the things that feed the ego but starve the soul.”

So that's how we know we need rest. When we reach that point where we stop caring about the things we care about! :)

And exciting!!... When we rest... "the future, good or ill, was not forgotten but ceased to have power over the present." -Lord of the Rings Book

So enjoy this holiday season, take the time to stop, rest, refuel and enjoy!