RECLAIM YOUR LIFE
RETURN TO SABBATH
CURTIS ZACKERY
Soul Rest: Reclaim Your Life. Return to Sabbath.
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Introduction: Rest for Your Soul
PART 2: LEARNING TO REST IN THE MIDST OF LIFE
“Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.”
THE GIVING TREE
I drove a 2005 Toyota Camry for a lot of years. I wasn’t a great driver as a teenager, but I’ve gotten significantly better, and I am particularly gifted at parallel parking. I don’t know why exactly—I guess my dad was just a very good teacher—but I nailed it every time, the first time. But I really had to think about it each time the opportunity presented itself—pull up next to the car, turn tight, straighten up, back up, pull forward. I was proud of my skills, so I worked at it. Living in Nashville, a city where parallel parking is abundant, I wanted to stand out as a professional in a sea of amateur street parkers.
A few years ago, my Camry called it quits (in a very dramatic dead-in-the-middle-of-the-road kind of way), and it was time to get a new car. I stayed in the Toyota family but went for a new RAV4. Amongst other amazing upgrades, the technology of a car right now versus just after the turn of the century is pretty impressive. Most notable? The backup camera.
I thought I was good at parallel parking (and I was) until I got a backup camera. Now I’m flawless. And fearless. And precise. And calm. Just that one added piece of technology took a good skill and made it great.
In my life, I have seen the exact same upgrade happen when I started to observe the Sabbath. I say it to people all the time: ...
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About Soul Rest: Reclaim Your Life; Return to SabbathIn the cacophony of life’s obligations, finding true soul rest is nearly impossible. With so many responsibilities and distractions vying for our attention, too many of us have neglected to build a healthy cycle of rest. As a result, we burn out, striving and straining against God’s intent for our lives. We can only pursue God’s best for us if we learn to truly trust Him and rest. In Soul Rest, Curtis Zackery reveals how a misaligned view of rest speaks to an identity that’s out of tune with God. Better understanding God’s intention for the Sabbath can dynamically affect every aspect of our lives as we learn to trust Him more. This thoughtful reflection on rest calls us to the difficult but rewarding work of examining and restructuring our days around purposeful and sustainable life with Jesus. |
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