WHAT IS IT?
Learning how to build rest into our daily rhythms often requires us to be more intentional about implementing some specific practices and disciplines into our daily lives. Although these practices and disciplines are no “magic pill’ that will undo years of learned “addiction to being busy” overnight, committing to a more sustainable cadence of rest will, over time, help us to build the new daily rhythms we desire and so desperately need.
A Family Guide to Building Rest is designed to provide you with some practical steps to take over the course of four weeks to begin building habits and laying a foundation for developing a healthier pace that can help you to live in the way rest that God intends for you to live. Please note that this resource is titled A Family Guide to Building Rest, not A Parent-Only Guide to Building Rest. This is as important as it is intentional. Our desire is for this guide to encourage both you and your entire family to begin implementing these practices and disciplines into your daily lives. As a parent, your example of intentionally choosing rest over an addiction to being busy will help your kid(s) to rethink and reconsider the prioritization of slowing down, resting, and connecting with the Lord on a regular basis. With that in mind, tweak these habits and practices to fit your family context, and feel free to simplify steps or only use those your kid(s) can do along with you. Make sure to set aside a few minutes at the end of each week to talk together about what you learned through these exercises.
HOW TO USE IT
- Download A Family Guide to Building Rest and post it on your website.
- Email parents a copy of A Family Guide to Building Rest and encourage them to set aside some time to go through it this month together with their family.
- Print copies of A Family Guide to Building Rest for parents to grab at church and let them know where they can pick it up.
