For my third spiritual project, I chose the Sabbath project. This project seemed the most challenging, and at the same time, the one I was most attracted. Since this semester has been significantly calmer than the majority of my time at JBU, I decided it would be a great time to attempt to slow down and use my time to reset my gaze on God. To begin, I prepared to enter into a day of Sabbath by reading an article by John Piper called, Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy. In this article, Piper encourages that the Sabbath is not a day that should appear to be “bad news.” Often when I think of taking a day of Sabbath, I consider all of the things I cannot do: no work, homework, electronics, and the list goes on. Instead Piper says the command…show more content… This weekend was even more sweet, because my little sister came home to see the musical from New York. Again, it was easy to participate in Sabbath when my heart was bursting in joy with the blessings of family. We spent time eating, in fellowship, and watching two productions of my brother’s musical. I also spent time praising God as I drove home. On Friday, I had finalized my living arrangements for living in Memphis next year. After months of worrying and being nervous over where I would end up, I could finally let go and remind myself that God is a God who provides. He provides what I need in…show more content… I was finally not traveling for a weekend, after traveling every weekend for the past 2 months for one reason or another. I woke up early and made breakfast, enjoying the quiet of the house to myself. I followed breakfast with a quiet time and time in reflection and prayer. I wanted to check social media or something. However, I resisted the urge by watching the rain fall and reminding myself of God’s mandate to keep the Sabbath, a day to look on all He had done and remember it was good. Later in the morning, I attended Church with a friend, and enjoyed the community as we prayed for members around the world. The remainder of the day, I cooked, read, and talked to my family on the phone. Today was a lot slower paced than the past few weekends, and I constantly found myself wanting to be more productive. I am one of probably few students who actually enjoys studying and doing homework, and I almost cracked a few times. Quite honestly, right when it turned 4 a clock I already had my textbook out in front of me and I was doing homework. Overall, I did experience God and his blessings in beautiful ways throughout this practice. Setting aside the distractions of schoolwork and social media when I was at home allowed me to dwell on the blessings of family. In addition, the weekend I spent in Siloam, I was able to truly rest and make myself stop. It was a reminder that my work is not enough, and it never will be. Thankfully,
