Doing more with less
Keep the Sabbaths
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“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Exodus 31:13 (NET)
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Something’s always amazed me about Chick-fil-a.
Not the delicious chicken, though I do enjoy it.
Or that awesome sauce.
They run a super successful company in six days when everyone else tries in seven.
Sure, they cut a lot of costs. One less day of building use and labor to pay.
But that doesn’t really tell the whole story.
How can someone be successful, even to the point of blowing the others away, while spending less time doing it?
More importantly:
How can we take inspiration from all of this and apply it to our own lives?
When God made the world, He established a “rhythm” to it. I think a lot of the normal wisdom of everyday life comes by tapping into that rhythm.
No matter if you’re a believer or not, the science shows that humans do best when they work six days and rest for one.
That’s the optimal rhythm.
It’s not a coincidence that we operate that way…
We were literally designed to function like that.
I know that the Church now (mostly) celebrates Sabbath on Sunday, not Saturday, because of when the Resurrection took place.
Every week is a testament to the greatest moment in history.
I think that’s pretty cool.
And I’m glad to use my Sundays as a day of rest and reset.
— Ricky Ketchum
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