• Pastor Gerrit Mes of the AFM Pentecostal Fellowship writes:
I recently spoke to a friend who has a high-pressured job. Deadlines and targets control his mind. But no one can live like that without regular breaks. It is like revving a car engine into the red and keeping it there. Sooner or later the engine will seize.
We talked about a term often used, ‘turning off’.
The problem is this, there is no on/ off switch in your brain.
If you are working hard, dealing with a domestic crisis, you cannot turn it off. Yes, you can watch TV or try to sleep, but your mind may be a million miles away.
If you cannot switch off, what can you do? You can focus on something else – family, friends, having fun.
In the Bible there is an old and outdated idea. “Work six days, rest on the seventh day.” Rest didn’t mean do nothing. Focus on things out of this world. So many people are burning out. Young children have ulcers and even stress-related heart attacks. Why? We don’t know how to turn away. No, it is almost impossible to turn off.
There is no on/off switch.
But you can practice this old but not outdated practice. Work six days, rest on the seventh day. Try it and get yourself back on track. No one can keep going without stopping.
• Contact Pastor Mes on 087 802 5752.
