My Family, please take care of your selves.  You are so desperately needed for the fulfillment of God’s Plan that it is imperative you take your health in great regard.  Be a good steward of this body, mind and psyche that the Lord has provided.  Work hard, play hard and rest easy.

I am seeing so many over do it that it really is time to remind folks of their resemblance to the Father.  He worked six days and purposely took a day of rest, not because he needs it, because He is God after all, but because He was setting an example for our needs.  Why did He give us a book that is governed by time, considering man’s short existence when He is outside of time and space?  Imagine that, it was for us to use in our pursuits.  Yes, the entire Bible speaks of balance, moderation, wisdom, good counsel, yet we seem impervious to its clarion call.  Why is that?

Self is a powerful intoxicant.  Don’t get addicted to the elixir of self direction, it will blind you with self actualization, kindle you will false empowerment and guide you into the labyrinth of self absorption.  There I said it, stop worshiping yourself King Gotta DoBetter and Queen Never Sleeps and take God’s sovereign authority seriously.  I have seen lately, especially within the last month, many of my Christian Brothers and Sister falling out for lack of self repair and proper relaxation.  Remember why the Jews went into captivity for seventy years, wasn’t the seventy because they hadn’t observed the rest days God had commanded.  What they went into slavery rather than take God’s prescribed rest?  That is foolish.  Mirror much?

I don’t want to invite hazard on myself for calling you Raca or Fool or any of those titles.  Let me just remind you that you are mortal, you break down, you need servicing and maintenance like any created thing.  Are you looking to God for that provision?  What you mean God will keep my life running at peak performance?  Of course again with the not so observant Christian faith.  He is your PROVIDER.  That is why He gave you life, designed this body, protects you from sin, colds, cancer, disaster and all the other creepy crawly things that want to make a sandwich out of you, because He loves you and knows the very best for your life.  So eat right, exercise, relax, learn and rest, then do it again because you like it.  Relaxing should not be tedious or some reward that is short lived it should be part of a life lived with God, sensibly.

I pray for you that God may give you all the blessing He has prepared for you and more.  In Jesus’ Holy Name.