Looking Above Episode 40 - Why Rest?

Episode 40 • February 09, 2023 • 00:35:05
Looking Above Episode 40 - Why Rest?
Looking Above
Looking Above Episode 40 - Why Rest?

Feb 09 2023 | 00:35:05

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Hosted By

Karen Baughman

Show Notes

This episode begins our new season!  Karen and Brooklyn talk about "rest" and why this season will focus on rest. Our society as a whole is pretty bad at resting, and odds are you've struggled to make time for rest or to rest effectively.  Karen will share her testimony of being bad at resting, and how that has affected her and led to her "year of rest."   Let's dig into this challenging concept together!
Listen in, and then find a friend or small group to discuss the following questions:
 
  1. When we say the word rest, what do you think of?
  2. Do you view rest more positively, or more negatively? Why?
  3. What has contributed to that perception?
  4. Would you say you are good at resting? Why/why not?
  5. Has there been a season of your life when it was easier to rest? Harder to rest?
  6. Has God ever “forced” you to rest?
  7. Are you open to the idea of rest being a gift? If so, what does that mean for you practically speaking
  8. Read Psalm 55:1-8.  Have you ever felt like the Psalmist, overwhelmed by life and wishing you could fly away and rest?
  9. What in these verses do you resonate with?
  10. Read Psalm 55:16-18.  What might calling out to God and trusting God have to do with rest?
  11. Is this hard or easy for you? 
  12. What do you think would make it easier?
  13. Spend this next week praying about rest.  Ask God to show you what parts of your life might be out of balance. 
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