Anyone who knows me knows I do not spend a whole lot of time resting. Driven is a word used by parishoners from time to time.
Sometimes I think I am too busy but mostly I just consider myself as an aggressive pursuer of the harvest.
I also think that most of the things I am doing are in line with what God desires of me.
That said, I was asked by my District Pastor to read a book recently. The title of that book is, The Rest of God, by Mark Buchanan. It has me thinking a lot about a Sabbath mentality and how that may be lacking in my life.
Here is one of the first thoughts I meditated on as I began to read.
“Without a healthy theology of labor, we’ll have an impoverished theology of rest. We’ll find that both are hectic, sporadic chaotic. We’ll find no joy in either.” Buchanan p.18
Let me ask you…How does a person’s mindset about work affect their mindset about rest?
Lillie-Put 
I have heard it said work hard play hard. But most often after I have worked hard I would like to just stop….take a moment. But then I feel like I may be missing out on something PLAYFUL. I think if you are so focussed on work…your thoughts of rest completely twist up….we forget to breathe and just be. We forget we need to stop…nap…recharge…
True. Building margin I am beginning to see is a must but I think it is also about sanctifying our broken idea of work, that is refocusing work onto its originally intended purposes which is worship and applying our created giftings to the world at large for our own sense of fulfillment.