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<\/a>Some times my kids tell me when I’ve been working too much!<\/p><\/div>\n
Applying the sabbath principle to our lives is a discipline that must be developed. \u00a0If we don’t take the rest we need, it will eventually be taken from us one way or another!<\/p>\n
Yesterday our team of missionaries here in Odessa, Ukraine discussed the importance of sabbathing. \u00a0We came up with a few signs that might indicate that it’s time to quit working and take a rest.<\/p>\n
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- Feeling unrested after a night of sleep<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Not being able to “shut your brain off”<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Irritability<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Not finding joy in the usually things<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Not enjoying the company of others<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Discouragement<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Lingering health problems<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Loss of desire for prayer and fellowship with God<\/strong><\/li>\n
- An unhealthy\u00a0appetite<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Thoughts about escaping and leaving it all behind\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you are experiencing one or more of the above it might be time for you to quit your work and take a day to rest, reflect on God’s Word and get your body and spirit to a healthy place again.<\/p>\n
After all God created the sabbath for our own protection!<\/p>\n
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. \u00a0<\/strong>Mark 2:27-28<\/strong><\/p>\n
What indicators would you add to the list?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ll admit it sometimes I work too much! 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- Not being able to “shut your brain off”<\/strong><\/li>\n