Exodus 35

Today as I was reading through the commentary for this chapter I felt somewhat overwhelmed and just over it. It's very hard for me to read about the specific details of the tabernacle and things God ordered to be built because I find it to be boring and un-useful to my spiritual journey. God reminded me that He's all about the details because concerning His word; He is in all the details. That He's very much a detail oriented God. He cares about everything. Everything matters to him. Everything has purpose. All of it. The smallest detail matters to him.

And all of it's useful to my spiritual growth and development because it's teaching me how to listen, obey, and be disciplined. Something that as of late, I've been struggling with. I have been speaking rather recklessly the past few days, especially. Last week, when my son was sick and I was working from home helping to care for him I was knocked off my feet. My sleep became irregular, and yet I was still going and going and well...you get the point.

I was frustrated. Running around. Doing this and that. Not taking time to just sit down! God through Exodus has taught me the importance of slowing down, and of resting. Earlier this year, I had done a great job at resting during the Sabbath which I choose to celebrate on Saturday. With COVID-19, I've gotten away from it. But on yesterday, I rested. I took my son over to my mother's home, and came back home after picking up my prescription. I bought two things yesterday, gas and that prescription. Whereas, I was very tempted to go and do some shopping, but I told myself that I wasn't going to do that. I told myself no. As hard as it was, it was such a great thing for me to have done.

Saturday is once again becoming a sacred day of rest for me. I also unplugged from social media. I removed the Facebook app from my phone, and attempted to turn off the notifications from IG because I am just over being inundated with notifications and messages that just don't require so much of my time or attention.

Cheers! To starting my week off with more of God and less of the world.