Rest, Recovery, and Readiness for Service

A Contemplative Framework for Sacred Rest and Renewal

Core Principle: Rest as Sacred Rhythm and Divine Design

The rest, recovery, and readiness section examines sleep patterns, duration, and environmental optimization strategies that support restorative rest throughout aging. This framework explores circadian rhythm alignment, sleep timing considerations, and approaches for addressing common age-related sleep disruptions and disorders. Questions address how daytime habits affect sleep quality, alongside the strategic use of napping and recovery practices when optimal sleep isn't possible. Special attention is given to psychological dimensions of sleep, technological influences, and integration with other health factors like nutrition and stress management. The practice culminates in developing a long-term vision for sleep as a spiritual discipline that honors God's gift of rest and renewal, recognizing that humans are created for rhythms of work and rest. Rest, train, eat, repeat—there's no fifty-fifty.

Yes, these questions have that GetAfterIt energy—because your refusal to rest properly is rebellion against God's design. Stop pretending exhaustion is a virtue. Get serious about recovery. You aren't ready to die YET, but you're killing yourself with false heroics!

Part I: Daily Contemplative Practice for Rest

Morning Rest Assessment

Begin each day by examining your relationship with rest and recovery:

Pre-Day Contemplation (5 minutes)

  1. So you think God commanded Sabbath rest as a suggestion while you play superhero - how's that working for your witness?

    • Exodus 20:8-10 - "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God."

  2. Your body is screaming for rest while you're scrolling productivity podcasts - when will you actually listen?

    • Matthew 11:28 - "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

  3. Still confusing busy-ness with godliness while Jesus literally napped during storms?

    • Mark 4:38 - "Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, 'Teacher, don't you care if we drown?'"

  4. Ready to see rest as obedience instead of laziness today?

    • Genesis 2:2-3 - "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work."

Evening Recovery Review

Reflect on the day's rest patterns and tomorrow's renewal:

  1. That phone checking at 2 AM instead of sleeping - still pretending it's "staying connected" instead of addiction?

    • Psalm 127:2 - "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he gives to his beloved sleep."

  2. Your sleep debt is compounding faster than credit card interest - when's the bankruptcy filing?

    • Proverbs 3:24 - "When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet."

  3. Still answering work emails during family dinner - who exactly are you trying to impress?

    • Ecclesiastes 4:6 - "Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind."

Part II: Weekly Rest and Recovery Cycles

Monday: Foundation and Intention

Setting the week's recovery tone

  1. How many more burnouts before you admit your "tireless service" is actually faithless striving?

    • Isaiah 30:15 - "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it."

  2. That recovery routine you keep postponing - planning to wait until your breakdown or just hoping for miraculous renewal?

    • 1 Kings 19:5-7 - "Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, 'Get up and eat.'"

  3. Those 4 hours of sleep you're bragging about - badge of honor or evidence of poor stewardship?

    • 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit?"

Tuesday: Boundaries and Balance

Establishing healthy limits

  1. How long will you keep treating rest like weakness while God literally built it into creation?

    • Genesis 2:2-3 - "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested."

  2. Your cortisol levels are destroying your witness faster than your testimony builds it - ready to change?

    • Philippians 4:6-7 - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

  3. That "I'll rest when I'm dead" mentality - actively pursuing that timeline or just stupid?

    • Psalm 39:4 - "Show me, Lord, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is."

Wednesday: Sleep Quality and Environment

Midweek focus on restorative sleep

  1. Still believing the lie that constant availability equals spiritual maturity?

    • Luke 5:16 - "But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."

  2. Your family sees your exhaustion more than your devotion - what gospel is that preaching?

    • 1 Timothy 5:8 - "Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith."

  3. How many more stress-related illnesses before you realize rest is obedience, not optional?

    • Hebrews 4:11 - "Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest."

Thursday: Stress Management and Recovery

Managing stress through proper rest

  1. That sabbath you keep "forgetting" - amnesia or rebellion against the fourth commandment?

    • Exodus 31:15 - "For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord."

  2. Your recovery time is "too expensive" but your medical bills from burnout aren't?

    • Proverbs 21:20 - "The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down."

  3. Still using ministry as an excuse to disobey God's rhythm of work and rest?

    • Mark 6:31 - "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

Friday: Energy Management

Sustainable energy through proper rest

  1. How much longer before people following your example see that Christianity means exhaustion instead of peace?

    • Matthew 11:29-30 - "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

  2. That afternoon nap you need but refuse - too proud or too enslaved to your schedule?

    • Psalm 23:2-3 - "He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul."

  3. Your prayer life is suffering because you're too tired to focus - still think skipping rest is spiritual?

    • Matthew 26:41 - "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Saturday: Active Recovery and Sabbath Preparation

Preparing for true rest

  1. When did "dying to self" become permission to literally work yourself to death?

    • Romans 12:1 - "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God."

  2. That chronic fatigue you're normalizing - accepting defeat or just too lazy to change?

    • Isaiah 40:31 - "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles."

  3. How many cups of coffee before you admit you're running on stimulants instead of Spirit?

    • Zechariah 4:6 - "'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty."

Sunday: Sabbath Rest and Reflection

Sacred rest and spiritual renewal

  1. Your spouse begging you to rest - ignoring earthly counsel and heavenly command?

    • Proverbs 27:9 - "Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice."

  2. Still measuring spirituality by exhaustion level instead of fruitfulness?

    • John 15:5 - "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit."

  3. That rest Jesus offers - actively refusing it or just too busy to receive?

    • John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

Part III: Monthly Progressive Themes

Month 1: Breaking Exhaustion Patterns

Week 1-2: Honest Assessment

  1. That boundary you refuse to set - doormat Christianity or just people-pleasing idolatry?

    • Galatians 1:10 - "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?"

  2. Your "yes" to everything is a "no" to excellence - when will you learn to count the cost?

    • Luke 14:28 - "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost?"

Week 3-4: Initial Changes

  1. How long since you've had a full day without checking work messages - weeks, months, years?

    • Deuteronomy 5:14 - "But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work."

  2. That vacation you haven't taken in three years - storing up treasure in heaven or just stupidity?

    • Ecclesiastes 5:18 - "This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor."

Month 2: Sleep Optimization

Week 1-2: Sleep Hygiene

  1. Your irritability from exhaustion is sinning against everyone around you - ready to repent?

    • Ephesians 4:26-27 - "In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry."

  2. Still thinking you're indispensable while God sustained the universe before you were born?

    • Psalm 46:10 - "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations."

Week 3-4: Circadian Rhythms

  1. That rest you "earned" but won't take - false humility or destructive pride?

    • Proverbs 11:2 - "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."

  2. Your productivity is dropping because you won't rest - achieving less by doing more?

    • Ecclesiastes 10:10 - "If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success."

Month 3: Stress and Recovery

Week 1-2: Stress Identification

  1. How many divine invitations to rest have you declined this week alone?

    • Hebrews 3:7-8 - "So, as the Holy Spirit says: 'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.'"

  2. That guilt you feel when resting - from the Holy Spirit or the enemy of your soul?

    • Romans 8:1 - "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

Week 3-4: Recovery Protocols

  1. People following your example might see you working constantly - teaching them idolatry or industry?

    • Deuteronomy 6:6-7 - "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children."

  2. Still confusing human appreciation with divine approval while burning out for applause?

    • Colossians 3:23-24 - "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."

Month 4: Technology and Rest

Week 1-2: Digital Boundaries

  1. That sleep hygiene you mock - too sophisticated for basic stewardship?

    • 1 Corinthians 14:40 - "But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way."

  2. How much ministry effectiveness lost because you're too exhausted to hear God clearly?

    • 1 Kings 19:12 - "After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper."

Week 3-4: Notification Management

  1. Your refusal to delegate - control issue, trust issue, or just plain arrogance?

    • Exodus 18:18 - "You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you."

  2. That chronic pain from overwork - still calling it "sacrifice" instead of stupidity?

    • Proverbs 4:20-22 - "My son, pay attention to what I say... for they are life to those who find them and health to one's whole body."

Month 5: Energy and Vitality

Week 1-2: Natural Energy

  1. Ready to admit your workaholism is as destructive as any other addiction?

    • 1 Corinthians 6:12 - "'I have the right to do anything,' you say—but not everything is beneficial... I will not be mastered by anything."

  2. Your emergency has become everyone else's urgency - spreading stress or peace?

    • Proverbs 19:2 - "Desire without knowledge is not good—how much more will hasty feet miss the way!"

Week 3-4: Sustainable Rhythms

  1. Still treating caffeine like a fruit of the Spirit while neglecting actual spiritual vitality?

    • Galatians 5:22-23 - "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

  2. That margin you eliminated for "efficiency" - now drowning in the overflow?

    • Proverbs 27:8 - "Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home."

Month 6: Midyear Assessment

Week 1-2: Progress Evaluation

  1. How many relationships sacrificed on the altar of your "important" work?

    • 1 Corinthians 13:1 - "If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong."

  2. Your body keeps breaking down - coincidence or consequence of ignoring divine design?

    • Galatians 6:7 - "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows."

Week 3-4: Course Correction

  1. Still using "servant leadership" to justify servant exhaustion?

    • John 13:14-15 - "Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet."

  2. Your meditation app has 500 days logged but zero actual rest - collecting badges or transformation?

    • James 1:22 - "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."

Month 7: Sabbath and Sacred Rest

Week 1-2: Biblical Sabbath

  1. How long will you model anxiety to your children while preaching peace from the pulpit?

    • Philippians 4:9 - "Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice."

  2. That divine rhythm of evening and morning - still thinking you know better than Genesis?

    • Genesis 1:5 - "God called the light 'day,' and the darkness he called 'night.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day."

Week 3-4: Holy Rest

  1. Your "quick check" of emails becomes three hours - enslaved to the urgent or important?

    • 1 Corinthians 7:23 - "You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings."

  2. Still believing rest is reward for finishing everything instead of requirement for continuing?

    • Mark 2:27 - "Then he said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.'"

Month 8: Recovery and Restoration

Week 1-2: Physical Recovery

  1. That anxiety medication you need - treating symptoms while ignoring God's prescription for rest?

    • Psalm 37:7 - "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him."

  2. How many more wake-up calls before you actually wake up to wisdom?

    • Proverbs 6:9 - "How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?"

Week 3-4: Mental Restoration

  1. Your efficiency obsession is killing your effectiveness - ready to slow down to speed up?

    • Proverbs 19:2 - "It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way."

  2. That hobby you abandoned for "kingdom work" - was joy really that dispensable?

    • Ecclesiastes 3:13 - "That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God."

Month 9: Work-Life Integration

Week 1-2: Sustainable Productivity

  1. Still measuring success by exhaustion metrics instead of kingdom fruit?

    • Matthew 7:17-18 - "Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit."

  2. Your prayer request is always for strength to do more - ever considered praying for wisdom to do less?

    • James 1:5 - "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault."

Week 3-4: Priority Clarity

  1. That inner restlessness driving you - Holy Spirit or unholy striving?

    • Isaiah 32:17 - "The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever."

  2. How much longer before you trust God enough to actually stop working?

    • Psalm 127:1 - "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain."

Month 10: Leadership and Rest

Week 1-2: Modeling Rest

  1. Your calendar is so full God couldn't get an appointment - who's really Lord?

    • Proverbs 16:9 - "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps."

  2. Still confusing motion with progress while spinning your wheels into burnout?

    • Ecclesiastes 1:14 - "I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind."

Week 3-4: Delegating and Trusting

  1. That physical breakdown approaching - divine discipline or natural consequence?

    • Hebrews 12:11 - "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness."

  2. Your worth tied to your output - gospel of grace or gospel of grind?

    • Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works."

Month 11: Preparation for Sustainable Future

Week 1-2: Long-term Vision

  1. How many times will you hit snooze tomorrow because tonight you'll ignore bedtime again?

    • Proverbs 20:13 - "Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare."

  2. That competitive exhaustion game with other believers - winning or just all losing together?

    • Galatians 5:26 - "Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other."

Week 3-4: Building Systems

  1. Ready to admit your busy schedule is actually hiding from deeper spiritual work?

    • Psalm 139:23-24 - "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts."

  2. Your recovery is "selfish" but your burnout affects everyone - see the contradiction yet?

    • Philippians 2:4 - "Not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."

Month 12: Integration and Commitment

Week 1-2: Year-End Reflection

  1. Still treating rest like dessert when God made it the main course?

    • Hebrews 4:9-10 - "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works."

  2. That stress eating replacing stress resting - addressing symptoms or root causes?

    • John 6:35 - "Then Jesus declared, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.'"

Week 3-4: Future Commitment

  1. How much longer will you rebel against the fourth commandment while keeping the other nine - cafeteria Christianity or complete obedience?

    • James 2:10 - "For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it."

  2. Ready to stop performing Christianity and start practicing presence?

    • Luke 10:41-42 - "Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one.'"

Part IV: Seasonal Rest Cycles

Spring: Renewal and Fresh Rhythms

Season of establishing new rest patterns

Spring Rest Questions

  1. How long will you preach resurrection power while living in death-march mode?

    • Romans 6:4 - "We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead."

  2. Your "open door policy" has become a revolving door of depletion - boundaries or burnout?

    • Nehemiah 6:3 - "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it?"

  3. Still thinking sleeplessness is a prayer warrior badge instead of poor planning?

    • Psalm 119:148 - "My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises."

Summer: Peak Rest and Recovery

Season of maximum restoration and vacation

Summer Rest Questions

  1. That creative gift dying from exhaustion - good stewardship or buried talent?

    • Matthew 25:25 - "So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground."

  2. Your "just five more minutes" becomes five more hours - self-control or self-deception?

    • Proverbs 25:28 - "Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control."

  3. How many people waiting for you to model sustainable ministry instead of superhero complex?

    • 1 Corinthians 11:1 - "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."

Fall: Harvest Rest and Preparation

Season of gathering strength for winter demands

Fall Rest Questions

  1. That rest you'll take "someday" - planning for tomorrow or presuming upon it?

    • James 4:13-14 - "Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city'... Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow."

  2. Still confusing availability with anointing while God's looking for obedience?

    • 1 Samuel 15:22 - "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."

  3. Your hurry sickness spreading faster than your gospel witness - pandemic or purpose?

    • Isaiah 28:16 - "The one who relies on this stone will never be stricken with panic."

Winter: Deep Rest and Contemplation

Season of sacred stillness and restoration

Winter Rest Questions

  1. That notification addiction disrupting every moment of potential rest - master or servant?

    • Matthew 6:24 - "No one can serve two masters."

  2. How much deeper could your ministry go if you weren't spread so thin?

    • Luke 8:14 - "The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked."

  3. Your efficiency eliminating all margin - optimized schedule or oppressive slavery?

    • Leviticus 25:4 - "But in the seventh year the land is to have a year of sabbath rest."

Part V: Annual Development Cycles

Year One: Foundation Building

Primary Focus: Establishing basic rest rhythms and breaking exhaustion patterns

Annual Questions for Year One

  1. Still believing the lie that rest is unproductive while God modeled it as completion?

    • John 19:30 - "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.'"

  2. That overwhelm you're drowning in - too many commitments or too little trust?

    • 2 Corinthians 1:9 - "But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead."

Year Two: Optimization and Integration

Primary Focus: Refining rest practices and integrating them with all of life

Annual Questions for Year Two

  1. Your divine calling becoming divine crushing - still God's plan or your additions?

    • Matthew 23:4 - "They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people's shoulders."

  2. How many years shaved off your life to add activities to your schedule?

    • Psalm 90:12 - "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

Year Three: Mastery and Teaching

Primary Focus: Modeling sustainable rest for others

Annual Questions for Year Three

  1. That false urgency driving every decision - Spirit-led or anxiety-fed?

    • Proverbs 21:5 - "The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty."

  2. Still wearing exhaustion like a medal while Christ offers an easy yoke?

    • Matthew 11:30 - "For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Years Four-Seven: Legacy and Leadership

Primary Focus: Building sustainable systems and leading others in healthy rest

Long-term Development Questions

  1. Your weekend becoming weak-end - honoring the Sabbath or habitually breaking it?

    • Isaiah 58:13 - "If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day."

  2. That recovery you're scheduling for retirement - presumption or procrastination?

    • Proverbs 27:1 - "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring."

Part VI: Integration with Life and Faith

Rest as Spiritual Discipline

Rest is not the absence of activity but the presence of God. Sabbath keeping becomes an act of trust, declaring that God is God and we are not. Every moment of true rest becomes worship, acknowledging our dependence on divine grace.

Questions for Spiritual Integration

  1. How does your approach to rest reflect your trust in God's sovereignty?

    • Psalm 127:1 - "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain."

  2. What spiritual disciplines support and enhance your rest practices?

    • Mark 6:31 - "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

The Body-Spirit Connection

Physical rest and spiritual rest are intertwined. The body that is properly rested can better serve God's purposes, while the spirit at rest in God's love brings peace to the physical being.

Contemplative Questions

  1. How does physical rest enhance your spiritual capacity for service?

    • 1 Kings 19:7-8 - "The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, 'Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.'"

  2. What does your rest reveal about your understanding of grace versus works?

    • Hebrews 4:10 - "For anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his."

Rest and Readiness for Service

True rest prepares us for effective service. Those who rest well serve better, love deeper, and endure longer. Rest is not selfish but essential preparation for meaningful contribution.

Service Preparation Questions

  1. How does proper rest enhance your ability to serve others?

    • Isaiah 40:29 - "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

  2. What service opportunities become possible when you're properly rested?

    • Galatians 6:9 - "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap if we do not give up."

Conclusion: The Lifelong Journey of Sacred Rest

Rest transcends mere physical recovery—it becomes an act of faith, trust, and stewardship. Each choice to rest when culture demands more activity declares our allegiance to God's design over human expectations. Every Sabbath kept becomes a sermon about the sufficiency of grace.

The questions in this framework challenge our cultural addiction to busyness while inviting us into God's rhythm of work and rest. They're designed to expose the idolatry of productivity while inspiring trust in divine provision.

Remember: Your rest journey is unique. Some seasons will demand more activity; others will call for deeper rest. Both require wisdom and submission to God's leading. The key is consistency, obedience, and recognizing that rest is not earned but given.

The integration of scripture with rest practices reminds us that Sabbath is not merely Jewish tradition but divine design for human flourishing. As we learn to rest, we learn to trust. As we practice Sabbath, we practice resurrection. As we embrace God's rhythm, we find the peace that passes understanding.

Final Rest Challenges:

  1. If God rested on the seventh day, what does your refusal to rest say about your faith?
  2. Will you choose obedience to God's rhythm or slavery to human expectations?
  3. What legacy of rest will you model for the next generation?

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30

Your soul is ready. Your body needs it. The path of sacred rest awaits. Not tomorrow. Not after this project. Right now, in this moment. Begin resting. Begin trusting. Begin obeying the fourth commandment.

The world is starving for people who know how to rest well and work effectively. Stop treating rest like rebellion. Start treating it like the sacred obedience it is.