Track: A Student's Guide to Rest

by William P. Smith

Pastor and counsellor William P. Smith invites you to live in this chaotic world in such a way that you can have rest and your soul can be nourished   We don’t rest well. The nearly unlimited opportunities and impossible expectations we are surrounded by can be exhausting. Something in us wants to do more, to be more. We’re addicted to busyness.   But God created us to rest. William P. Smith explains the importance of rest, and why God’s people have been commanded to rest. He also works through what it actually looks like to rest, so that we can all live within divinely set boundaries, and enjoy the peace that God promises.   Each chapter includes a summary of the main point, and questions for reflection.   Chapter We Don’t Rest Well A God Who Rests God’s People Rest What Goes into Resting? What (else) Goes into Resting? Resting is not Mere Inactivity Elements of Rest Rhythms of Rest If Rest is this Wonderful … Why is it Hard to Do? We Rest because We’ve Been Rescued Learning to Live within Divinely Set Boundaries Reordering Your World so that it Works

104 pages, Paperback

Published May 14, 2024

About the author

William P. Smith, M.Div., PhD., is the director of counselling at Chelten Baptist Church, Dresher, PA., adjunct faculty at CCEF, and the author of many counselling articles and the book Caught off Guard: Encounters With the Unexpected God.

Reviews

[Braxton Schieler · Rating 5 out of 5]

So challenging and so good. I initially resisted the idea of a literal Sabbath for God's people and that revealed how much I want to carry myself and how I struggle to trust God. Thank goodness that God has instituted practices to help us with that!

[Grace Cordle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful and concise and thought-provoking. A good perspective on our pride in acting like we are unlimited beings.