"Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in bearing time and in harvest thou shalt rest."
Exodus 34:21
I really like the fact that God tells us to rest. Work is important, obviously, and God tells us to work even more than rest... but he illustrates for us, even in the creation story, that rest in moderation is good. I think that this can be applied to a lot of things in our lives, because we have to manage stress and set boundaries in other areas as well. We can't be "always on." I appreciate the fact that God teaches us to take care of ourselves in many ways.
Today, let's think about the balance in our lives with work and rest, and make sure that we are being diligent, but also healthy. Let's make time to do the things that will take us towards our goals and fulfil our obligations, but let's not wear ourselves out. Let's set some good boundaries, make sure we get enough sleep, and take time to rest. As we do so, the Lord will bless us, and we'll also be able to be more mentally and physically capable in our work, because we are taking care of ourselves.
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