{"id":5681,"date":"2016-04-23T07:04:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T13:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5681"},"modified":"2016-04-23T07:04:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T13:04:22","slug":"t-a-to-z-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5681","title":{"rendered":"\u201cT\u201d \u2013 A to Z Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve developed a twitch in my left eye. It is kind of bothersome and annoys me when I need to focus on something. I\u2019m sure the twitch will go away as soon as my more relaxing schedule settles in\u2026at least, I\u2019m praying that will happen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/t.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5682 \" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/t-290x300.jpg\" alt=\"t\" width=\"188\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/t-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/t.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s so amazing how our bodies know when we are on overload and that our bodies are capable of telling us that we are. Some develop twitches. Some become ill. Some require extra sleep. Some just stop. Regardless of how your body tells you that it\u2019s had enough, we can all agree that when its time, we need to stop and consider how to relieve the stress in our lives and get some rest!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our bodies were not made to continue endlessly at the alarming rate this world tells us we should go. God provided one day per week for us to rejuvenate, refresh and re-energize our minds, body and soul. That day is called Sabbath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through the years, we as Christians have allowed our day of Sabbath to dwindle and die with busy lives seven days a week. I don\u2019t have any statistics or medical research to back up this statement, but I believe we this is why there is so much chronic pain and depression.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I found a blog that shared seven facts about Sabbath called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabbathtruth.com\/faq\/advanced-topics\/7-facts-about-the-seventh-day\">Sabbath Truth<\/a>. I found them to be quite interesting and will need to study up on this with great thought. I won\u2019t say I agree with the entire blog post, but there are some intriguing ideas. I loved the first fact about Sabbath given in this post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sabbath establishes God\u2019s sovereignty. God created for six days and on the seventh, He rested. Now we all know that God didn\u2019t need to rest for He has all power and ability to do anything at any time, but He set a precedence for all of mankind. Work and toil for six days and on the seventh, rest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On a personal level, as we observe the Sabbath, we establish God\u2019s sovereignty in our lives. As we remove these \u201cwork\u201d obstacles from our lives, we are able to spend more time with God. We set God above all else and He becomes Sovereign Lord of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t even know how this is possible in our world today. Satan has such a hold over this world that this seems like an impossibility, and yet, there has to be a way. So my prayer over the next few months is going to ask God to show me what Sabbath looks like for me. How can I develop this day as a day of rest, a day to keep holy and a day to lift God to the throne of sovereignty in my life? These are thought-provoking ideas that I believe must be addressed. And to be honest, I\u2019m excited to be able to work it out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This twitch in my eye needs to go away and I believe I\u2019ve just come up with the solution to this problem. Sabbath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I\u2019ve developed a twitch in my left eye. It is kind of bothersome and annoys me when I need to focus on something. I\u2019m sure the twitch will go away as soon as my more relaxing schedule settles in\u2026at least, I\u2019m praying that will happen. &nbsp; It\u2019s so amazing how our bodies know when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3762,12,296,246,15,3770,27],"tags":[5574,5572,5573,5571,5570],"class_list":["post-5681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abide","category-discovering-god","category-experiencing-god","category-honoring-god","category-knowing-god","category-listen","category-remembering-god","tag-exodus-208-11","tag-sabbath","tag-sabbath-truth","tag-twitch","tag-t-a-to-z-challenge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5681"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5684,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5681\/revisions\/5684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}