Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator
Photo By: Lucca Riccio

To some surfers, lulls are a blessing and a time to rest their arms, while other surfers see it as an inconvenience and killing the momentum. Regardless of which side they are on, the surfer doesn’t get to control the waves, and they are at the mercy of whatever the current swell is doing. I personally like lulls. I enjoy the fact that everyone is collectively forced to be still. It’s a time to reflect on your past waves, get into a better position for the next set, or simply take a moment to appreciate the beauty around you.

When God designed this world, He intentionally thought of rest periods not only for the waves but for us as well. He modeled His intentions for His creation by working for six days designing a beautiful world and then taking the next day off to enjoy all that He just made. God probably didn’t need to rest, but showed us it was how He wanted us to live. Most of us do not struggle with not doing enough, but doing way too much. It all might be beautiful, amazing, and important activities, but without taking time to rest, it just leads to burnout.

By taking a day off, which is called a Sabbath in the Bible, we get to stop and reflect on where we are at and position ourselves before the Lord. This prepares us for the week ahead and ultimately reminds us to trust that God is leading and providing for us. Although God does not force us to take a break, and it is our choice, we would be missing out on all the good that comes from simply giving up a day a week and getting filled up from delighting in the presence of God.

Honestly, how cool is it that our God didn’t create us to be robots that just worked without stopping, but He created us to stop, even in the middle of a very important task, and just simply enjoy life with Him? Rest is such a blessing! Take this as your reminder to not only rest your arms but rest your soul as well!

Genesis 2: 1-3 

“Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day, He rested from all His work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he rested from all the work of creating that He had done.”