Until the Lord builds a home, the work of the builders is wasted. Until the Lord protects a metropolis, guarding it with sentries will do no good. It’s ineffective so that you can work so onerous from early morning till late at evening, anxiously working for meals to eat; for God provides relaxation to His family members. 📖 Psalm 127.1-2
I lately took a “upkeep week” from my weight-lifting routine the place I merely did per week of no weight-lifting or intense coaching, and as a substitute centered on mobility, stretching, and a few further hours of relaxation. This is usually a huge deal for weight-lifting health addicts as a result of we benefit from the depth and don’t wanna let off the gasoline; typically, out of a worry of shedding our positive aspects or progress. However the reverse occurred for me right here. I got here again refreshed, stronger, and with extra vitality! 💪🏽
I believe one of many causes we regularly don’t relaxation is as a result of we don’t virtually belief God to deal with the issues we’re attempting to do ourselves [and on our own].
And I say “virtually” as a result of theoretically, as Christians, in fact, we belief God. With sure issues, that’s. We instinctively wish to be in management, doing all of the issues. And we regularly see relaxation as one thing holding us again from progress or undertaking one thing.
Scripture tells us that God loves to present us relaxation (Psalm 127.2). In actual fact, we see God Himself modeling relaxation (Genesis 2.3) as a part of His design for all of creation and particularly for us (Exodus 16.21-30).
In well being and health, relaxation is actually a superpower. It’s when muscle mass get well and develop, wounds heal, cells regenerate, the mind removes toxins, and a lot extra. Although it would really feel like we’re giving the least quantity of effort once we relaxation (ex. getting a full evening’s sleep), we’re actually trusting God to handle what we are able to’t as a result of we are able to’t run endlessly, bodily or mentally. It’s permitting ourselves to be depending on Him. And never only for the massive asks, however the smaller day-to-day issues too.
What Does Relaxation Look Like?
Relaxation seems like getting a full evening’s sleep. Relaxation is slowing down with a number of the issues we’re committing to as a substitute of working ourselves endlessly. Relaxation is taking time in our day and week to present our thoughts or physique a break and creating house to breathe. Relaxation isn’t abdicating duty or giving low effort to all the things. In actual fact, we relaxation to be able to work.
God may’ve designed our our bodies to run for weeks on finish earlier than we sleep or relaxation. However He didn’t. God’s establishment of relaxation is for us, to permit Him to assist us, not work towards us. And past simply relaxation for our bodily our bodies, God desires us to work from a spot of relaxation (Hebrews 4.10-11) rooted in a belief, confidence, and assurance in Him. An assurance in Him for our life proper now and the life to come back (it’s each).
There’s no relaxation just like the Father’s relaxation, and He desires us to work from that place. For our bodily physique and thoughts, however for our soul too (Jeremiah 6.16).
Relaxation isn’t a cop-out or being lazy. It’s staging for the following step. Relaxation is is not weak point. It’s for the weary. The assured, and the sturdy.
