For this week I chose my spiritual discipline to be Sabbath. I have had a few conversations with others on what it means to them to keep the Sabbath holy. We live in a world that avoids slowing down, we are constantly doing this or doing that, having our mind going and going its hard to just stop.
Throughout the week I spent some time in thought on prayer on what my Sunday practices should look like. I wrote some thoughts down in my journal on what I would like to do to make sure Sunday is set a part from any other day in the week. Some of my thoughts were, limiting the amount of school work I do, maybe get to a point where I don't do any, taking a walk or a small nap to rest, avoid making a to-do list. This allowed me to ponder my thoughts and what God is asking me to do to keep the Sabbath special. I know the Sabbath and the practices people participate on the Sabbath are all different and we need to repsect what others believe is right or wrong. This allowed me to make a personal commitment to my Savior on how I will keep the Sabbath holy.
Today I took a walk through the woods the length or our private drive with the dog. I spent time just basking on God's creation. I took my camera and took simple pictures of leaves, fallen trees, clouds, and of our property. I took the time to read through a devotional and replay the message I heard this morning at Church. Unfortunately with the scheduling of my week, I ended up working a little longer on my homework than I originally planned to, but I hope I can minimize the school work I do on Sundays in the future.
I really notice the times where I treat the Sabbath like God intends us to do, verses the times I don't. This will be an on going challenge as I go through life to set a part a day to rest in the Lord.
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