- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In this fresh look at finding balance between work and sabbath rest, Justin McRoberts leads readers on their journey from false self to true self, discovering that growth and maturity take root in the knowledge of their belovedness in Christ.
In his two decades working as a full-time artist and spiritual guide, Justin McRoberts has experienced first-hand the tension between "The Hustle" and "Self Care." In recent years, that conversation has turned to argument as people have suggested that one is more important than the other. But Justin disagrees entirely with such a one-sided approach.
Justin says, "My natural posture is not work, nor is my natural posture rest. My natural posture is belovedness, and both work and rest spring from my belovedness, and return me to it." In this book, he uses humorous and poignant stories to help readers discover the deep truths about us being laborers for/with Christ, empowered by the Spirit, as well as worshipers of God the Father. Readers will learn how
- Sabbath is a gift and a practice that frees us from the anxiety of proving ourselves
- They are loved and valued by God for who and whose they are—not for what they do
- Rest is not the absence of work; it is what gives work meaning
- We can love our world and the people in it through what we do
We are not tools in God's tool belt, valued only for our gifts and talents. Nor are we ascetics called to abandon "daily life" to find God in the desert and just sit there. We are beloved by the One who holds all things together . . . including our need to work and our need to rest.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue: Warming Up (to My Own Belovedness)
- 1. Getting Off on the Right Foot or It All Comes Down to Being Loved
- 2. A False Start or Take-Your-Kid-to-Work Day
- 3. Staying in My Lane or Getting Fired and Learning to Care
- 4. Finding My Stride or Falling in Love (with Work) in Mexico
- 5. Pacing Myself or Coffee, College, and Knowing My Limits
- 6. Running with Others or Ninety Pounds of Rice and Making Lasting Friendships
- 7. Tripping Over Myself or The Worst Snow Trip Ever and Discovering I Am the Gift
- 8. Taking a Breather or Exhaustion Isn’t Professional
- 9. Running Hurt or Crooked in Germany and the Gift of Rest
- 10. Quitting the Race “For Good” or Disconnect and Repair
- 11. Being a Front-Runner or True Compassion and Learning to Lead with Love
- 12. I’m Not Running to “Win” or Trading Your Soul for the World
- 13. Rerouting the Race or Sabbath as an Act of Resistance
- 14. Loving the Run Instead of the Race or Smartphones, Two-Year-Olds, and Seeing Myself in a Better Story
- 15. Why Am I Running at All? or It Is Only the Love of God That Lasts
- Epilogue: A Short Visit with Frog and Toad
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- About the Author