{"id":639,"date":"2008-11-06T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/even-more-rest\/"},"modified":"2008-11-06T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T14:00:00","slug":"even-more-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/even-more-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Even More rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>The response to the <a href=\"http:\/\/redletterbelievers.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/group-writing-project-what-about-rest.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">group writing project <\/a>has been encouraging. And we all need some help with understanding and practicing rest as God intended.<\/p>\n<p>Kay Martin, at the motivational blog, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/thrivechristian.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thrive Christian<\/a>,\u201d said that her main problem was \u201cunbelief. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Until I faced that I believed in my problems more than I believed in the power of God, I had no rest\u2026.\u2019Is God able?\u2019 If I believe He is able, in all things, I am in His rest.\u201d<\/em> read the whole post <em><a href=\"http:\/\/thrivechristian.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/rest-of-god-is-active.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lynn at <a href=\"http:\/\/lynnmosher.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Heading Home <\/a>stresses that the best rest and richest blessing comes right after the hardest circusmtance. She says, <em>\u201cWhere can the most beautiful vistas be viewed? From atop the summit of the tallest mountain, after the most strenuous climb<\/em>.\u201d Read, the <em>\u201cCocoon of Circumstance\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/lynnmosher.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/cocoon-of-circumstance.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cathie at <a href=\"http:\/\/sharingtruths.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">God\u2019s Will be done<\/a>, who started this whole conversation, is now in her third week of Sabbath observance. She is amazed at the peace. \u201c<em>I enjoyed a day of not rushing around to do things or get things done. I am finding myself having more time to do things<\/em>.\u201d Read her post <a href=\"http:\/\/sharingtruths.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And my friend Marcus of Good Word Editing, just got off a month of Sabbath from social media. We can hardly wait to hear how his journey came out. Read his pledge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodwordediting.com\/im-taking-a-social-media-sabbatical\/513\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/www.insidework.net\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Inside Work <\/a>has a fascinating downloadable <a href=\"http:\/\/insidework.net\/resources\/group-discussion\/freestudy\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">study<\/a> on the subject of \u201cwork\u201d and \u201crest\u201d and how the two correlate. This is a real gem.<\/p>\n<p>Other reflections are found <a href=\"http:\/\/redletterbelievers.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/more-on-rest.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/redletterbelievers.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/reflections-on-rest.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/redletterbelievers.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/sabbath-more-than-day-off.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not too late to speak up, speak out on what Sabbath rest means to you.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s all you have to do:<br>Write a blog post and then send a email with a link <a href=\"mailto:\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><br>No blog? No problem. Just click on comments below.<\/p>\n<div>Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.<br>\nRead all past issues at http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The response to the group writing project has been encouraging. And we all need some help with understanding and practicing rest as God intended. 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