Refusing the Sabbath and being invited into God's rest
The hosts respond to the rest discussion: people fight the command to rest, 'disobeying God to obey God', and treat plans as a hard mistress. A host compares trusting God to handing an overwhelming work project to a boss, or a new parent calling their mom, and notes the refusal to let the King take what he's offered to carry is a symptom of disorientation. Includes the Truth Network 99.3 FM radio sign-off (lifefromthepath.org, feedback email, station manager Chris Roloff for complaints) and the closing maxim, 'be faithful in the means; God will handle the ends.'
More on Rest
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God is always moving; is He drawing me every second?
- Is God specifically drawing me into particular actions every second of every day?
Mike holds the biblical constant that God is always redeeming and moving; Dan illustrates with Philip running to the Ethiopian eunuch while others were too busy.
From No. 589 · There Must Be A Reason
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Sabbath: gift or legalism?
- Should Christians still set aside a Sabbath day of rest, or is rest found in Christ alone?
The hosts work through a Christianity Today article, 'Giving Sabbath a Rest,' by a writer raised in a strict Sabbatarian (Seventh-day Adventist) tradition.
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Dear LFTP: too busy to say no to invitations
- How can I politely decline invitations without offending or hurting friends and other family members?
A host addressed as Mike reads a letter from a 40-year-old married woman who is too busy to say no to weekend invitations.
From No. 218 · Take Up Your Cross Daily
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Dave Herrick on resting in God
- How do you approach God in prayer without sounding phony or feeling like you are talking into a tin can?
Dave Herrick (named on-air) describes how God has been 'turning his prayer life upside down': instead of ending the day checking plans and to-do lists, he now asks God what to do and whether he can take his rest.
From No. 256 · Six Reasons to Slow Down