For the sake of the ongoing and long-term wellbeing of ministers of the gospel, most missions organizations provide for regular Sabbaticals to create space for the soul to be refreshed, for the body to recover, and for the mind to gain new perspectives.
In His eternal wisdom, God has provided for us regular periods of rest. It began with creation (“on the seventh day, God rested from his work.”) It continues throughout Scripture (Exodus 16:29; Psalm 46:10; Hebrews 4; Leviticus 25; James 4:8)
Karen and I will be entering a season of Sabbatical over February and March. Our goal: To draw near to Jesus in fresh, unhindered ways so we can experience fresh power and fruitfulness in the next season of ministry.
This is a HUGE step of faith for us at this time, as we place the exciting ministry momentum into the capable hands of our Lord and our team, trusting that the world will continue to spin without our help.
It requires faith to believe God works even when we don’t. We’ve learned that (in Scripture and in life) Sabbath is not a day off, but a day with. It’s a time to be with the Lord and with special people who restore our passion for living and loving well.
As the Lord prompts you, would you pray for us during this season? Pray those verses above for us, and any other verses He brings to mind. Ask that Jesus would give us the discipline to wean ourselves from any distractions that can clutter our souls. Pray that our Father the Vinedresser would prune us so that we could bear much more fruit. Ask that we would return like Moses, whose face shone after he had been with God.
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