The Importance of Holiday | Part 3

Creativity. Vision. Ingenuity.  Are all things that rarely come from a place of exhaustion.

http://www.creationswap.com/media/934

As a coach one of the first things that you teach young soccer players is to keep their head up.  When a soccer player focuses all their attention on the ball they lack the vision to be a part of a game winning team.  When we fail to manage our schedules to incorporate seasons of rest we inevitable turn our attention to the ball between our feet.  All we can see is our next step, and we natural become more defensive then offensive.  As leaders this is not a place we can afford live long-term.

Rest affords us the opportunity to pick up our head and react offensively and proactively with the whole field in view.

http://www.creationswap.com/media/3278

I love to go hiking, but one of the keys to safely enjoying the outdoors is knowing where you are going.  Before you head out in the woods you stop and evaluate where you will be exploring, what you will need to take with you, and who you need to tell before you head out.

Intentional holiday pulls you out of the trees and lets you see the forest.  Creativity, vision, and ingenuity all flow from a place of rest.  So if we are going to lead ministries that adapt to the needs of our cultural context and provide innovative strategies for helping others grow in their relationship with Christ, intentional holiday must be a part of our spiritual formation process.

What’s your story?

KB