God, Why Do I Feel This Way?
Theme of the Week: Making It the Lord's Day
John Anthony Page
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
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God, Why Do I Feel This Way?
Theme of the Week: Making It the Lord's Day
Tuesday, October 29
Key Bible Verse: "On this day we will rest from our normal daily tasks" (Exodus 16:23). Bonus Reading:Psalm 127:2
Thought to Apply: The Christian … need[s] to stop chopping wood long enough to whet the blade. -Vance Havner (preacher, evangelist, 20th century)
I used to ignore the Sabbath. I served in several leadership positions. I was always on the go. I scheduled my days down to 15-minute intervals. I felt good about myself because I was accomplishing so much and influencing so many people. I also lost my voice twice in a four-month stretch. This briefly got my attention, but I resumed my frenetic pace.
I worked at an advertising agency where every project was labeled "hot"; I conformed to the workaholic atmosphere. But something was wrong. I wasn't sleeping well, and I was in a constant state of anxiety. I prayed plenty during that period of my life. "God, what's going on?" I asked. "Why am I feeling this way? Help me!"
He answered my prayer by guiding me to a minister named Veronica. Veronica worked in a large church. Her workload was as heavy as any in the corporate world, but she rarely mentioned being tired or worn down. What was the difference? Veronica observed the Sabbath. She not only modeled a Sabbath-keeping way of life; she taught on this oft-neglected subject, too. In that teaching, I found hope. I decided to begin keeping a Sabbath myself. [continued 10/30]
-John Anthony Page in Discipleship Journal
My Response: Is my atmosphere workaholic? Have I conformed to it?
Adapted from Discipleship Journal (1-2/02) by permission.
Copyright © 2002 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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September/October 2002,Vol. 5,No. 5
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