Spiritual Practices and Rest

Rhythms: rest, prayer, habits that sustain life. This week focuses on sustainable spiritual rhythms that integrate rest, prayer, and habit into a whole-life formation plan. It highlights Sabbath, contemplative practices, and simple daily disciplines that replenish rather than deplete. The emphasis is on creating patterns that protect soul health and enable long-term faithfulness.

Objectives

Integrate short practices into daily life.

Learn Sabbath and rest as spiritual practices.

Establish simple, repeatable spiritual rhythms.

Reflections

What one practice will I keep after this week?

How does rest change my relationship with God?

What prevents me from resting?

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Accountability/Tracking

Commit to one weekly rest block and log it; partners check in about obstacles.

Community Action

Arrange a group “mini retreat” (30 minutes) focused on rest and a guided breath prayer.

Creative Project

Design a weekly rhythm card (work, rest, worship, service) to post at home.

Leader Prompt

Offer three short, adaptable practices for rest and invite participants to pick one to try.

Personal Practice

Try a 10 minute Sabbath pause this week and journal one change in mood or clarity.

Devotionals

Pants First, Then Shoes

4 min read

Too often, we dive into solving our problems without checking in with the Lord and tend to ask Him for direction once we have totally boogered things up! This devotional helps remind us that God's sequence of 'faith first' is always the right way to go.

Pleasure Points

3 min read

Yes... at first glance that does seem like a questionable title for a devotion, but today we are getting encouragement about keeping our...

Get Ready To Relax

2 min read

Odd title, I know. At the drop of a hat, if not sooner, I can be in rest-mode... and linger there for a seemingly endless span if time....

Fresh Ain't Easy

2 min read

Our devotional today helps us reflect on our relationship with God and Jesus in a similar light. Just because we've been 'around the Lord' for a while, doesn't mean our zeal, excitement, and yearn is going to remain strong. Keeping our hearts and mind set on Him is not easy, keeping it fresh does require diligence on our part, attention to His presence in our lives.

Quiet Trusting Baby Steps

2 min read

Not sure about you, but sometimes I find it hard to start something or commit to something when I think/feel there are too many steps,...

Because You Can

2 min read

Once you make it a habit of spending exclusive time with the Lord (because you can), the trials, the struggles, the tumult of life...