If Rest Feels Unrealistic For Your Life Right Now

“On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.” Genesis 2:2-3 (CSB)

Is the pace of your life exhausting you?

I get it..

Between both me and my wife working full time, raising four children, managing two dogs and juggling the responsibilities in the home, rest has felt like a destination we’ll reach one day (when we’re retired … if we’re lucky).

But recently, I’ve been deeply convicted of the lack of rest in my life. And this goes beyond the amount of sleep I’m getting every night. The tyranny of the urgent weighs on me. My to do lists overflow. There is always something left to be done. I can’t help but feel like I’m falling short and playing catch up constantly. Can you relate?

The tragedy is that living a life without rest is not biblical and it’s not the life that God modeled for us either.

Look at Gen…