Saturday, February 28, 2015

Days 11 and 12 Plan Your Sabbath


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Days 11 and 12
Plan Your Sabbath

Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 1, 2015
     Jeff Lampl


"One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek:  that I may dwell in the house of
the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek
him in his temple."          Psalm 27:4 (NIV)

 Tomorrow is the Second Sunday/Sabbath in Lent!!!!  How will you plan your Sabbath?

Suggestions


o   STOP!  Don’t try to “get things done”.   You’ll never get everything done.  Your life isn’t about getting things done.   It’s about God.                    
o   Begin your Sabbath at 6:00 pm Saturday with dinner, lighting of candles or some other “marker” that Sabbath has begun.   Choose to rest from something for the next 24 hours. 
o   Choose a rest from something the consumes you the other six days of the week:  Possibilities include electronics, TV, Phone, Texting, Email, the radio, Ipad, Facebook, Instagram.   Those things make you tired and sap your energy.  Ever notice that when you watch TV as an escape that it doesn’t replenish you?
o   Create fun for others in your family.  Sometimes the best thing we can do is build relationships in a way that replenishes others.   Doing so is life giving.   If you are a parent who hates board games, play some with your kids.
o   Lectio Divina.   This is Latin for sacred reading.   It’s the practice of reading scripture slowly and reflectively, chewing on it to ingest all the nutrients it has to offer.  Ask God what he wants to show you about yourself or about the world he’s placed you in.  

The main thing is do something so that you can reset your life, have the time necessary for God to remind you why you’re here, what your purpose it and how loved you are.   

I’m praying for you.   In Christ, Jeff



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