Taking a day off.

Yesterday, I took a Sabbath. A real honest to goodness Sabbath. I did nothing. I honored God. I obeyed His Word. It is something I try to do every Monday, but honestly, I'm confessing my sin one to another? I don't always get it done. So, I take Friday off, if I end up working on Mondays. Sometimes, that doesn't work either. After all, Sunday is my workday, I need to be prepared. Before you judge me, which I don't believe any of you would do anyways--hear me out. I love God. God says, "If you love me obey my commandments." Where do you put that? Which one of those commandments is okay to break? Right. None of them.

There it is. Right there under the number four. Four symbolize's rule and reign biblically. On the forth day God created the Sun to rule the day, and the moon to rule the night. We were always taught if God needed rest, so do we. Well, agreed we all need rest. However, we are a sleep deprived and over worked society for the most part. We rarely work eight hours and get six to eight hours of sleep, let alone a day of doing nothing but resting. When will I get the laundry and shopping done?

When I was young all the stores were closed on Sunday. No one mowed their lawn or hung clothes on the line to dry on Sunday. We all went to church and then to Grandma's house to eat spagetti dinner, and homemade bread. Everyone rested on Sunday and visited loved ones. Now, people work shift work and weekends, everything is open, and even if someone is closed, we can still work from home on our computers, iphone and laptops. We can even shop from home.

ACTION STEP: Check out the Ten Commandments. Which ones are you struggling with? There are not big ones that matter and little ones that don't. They all carry the same weight. Our love for God is exposed in whether we obey God or not. So, how much do we really love God? If we love Him, we will obey Him.