Remember the Sabbath

FYI: This is a horribly written post. My thoughts seem very scattered and disconnected. This is what happens when you're an internal processor and are writing off the cuff.

On Wednesday we had the privilege of hearing from Ken Cochrum during our connection time. We had heard him speak on the same topic a couple years ago, but it was great to hear him again. He spoke about the Sabbath and really about his journey/struggle with setting aside a day of rest. For people who are in full-time ministry ironically, it seems like you never have a Sabbath. There is always someone who needs you or work to be done, but you feel guilty to say no to people and things because its "ministry". And it's not really about saying no to things, but about intentionally setting aside time to be refreshed by God and maybe other people. Ken talked about how about 8 years ago he started observing the Sabbath by setting aside 24 hours of no work, just God and family. So from noon Saturday till noon Sunday he turned off his phone, didn't go on the computer, took of his watch and was just present with his family. When we first heard him talk about this, Dylan and I, realized we needed to set our Sunday's apart with stuff that was refreshing to us and not work. So we did start to say no to things on Sundays. If student's wanted to have a meeting, or a social on Sunday we just had to say no because we knew that it would make our work week seem endless. We were able to eat after church with friends, sometimes take a nap, watch a movie at home and feel rested when we entered the work week.

But now things are different. One mom asked Ken on Wednesday, "how does the Sabbath work for moms, when it seems like you are always working?" And this is where I am stumped. Not only how do moms have a Sabbath, but how do moms with infants have a Sabbath? Obviously both spouses can't have a Sabbath at the same time, so how do you find the balance? Right now, I don't know, but I'm pretty eager to figure it out and start making some healthy habits for our family.

"So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience." Hebrews 4:9-11