What About The Rest?

In my continuing research and thinking on the topics of life balance and self-care, something has come to my attention regarding rest.

Rest is typically known as that thing we do AFTER we expending energy. For example, after a basketball game in the driveway on a hot, summer afternoon, we plop down on the grass with our heart pumping rapidly. We're tired so we rest. Or we come home from work completely exhausted. So we sit in our favorite chair and relax for a few minutes.  This is called "resting from our work."

But consider flipping that concept upside down.  What if instead of resting from our work, we were to work from our rest?

I've started operating more each day from the posture that I work from my rest. Since doing that, I've noticed that I place a much higher priority on rest. I'm more purposeful about it. I'm more intentional. I'm more in tune with the rest that I need.

How about you? How do you view your rest? Is it just something you do at the end of the day? Consider the concept of making rest the first thing about your work. See how it effects the priority your place on rest in your ministry.

Work from your rest and you'll be Serving Strong!