CPC Discussions: The Leisure Class

Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Leisure Class

Have you ever thought of your leisure time, not so much in terms of what you’re going to do with it, but rather, what it’s going to do to you? How does answering the latter question change how we look at our free time? How ought it change how we look at it?
Psalm 103:5 tells us that God “satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.” Do you struggle to believe this? How would believing this change your outlook on the use of free time?
What did you think of Ryan’s illustration about how the Guinness Family ran their business? If we don’t work for businesses like these (which I imagine most of us don’t), what ways can we practically seek to prioritize rest? What ways did Ryan suggest from scripture?
Do you give yourself permission to enjoy God’s good gifts? If not, why? Also, seek to discuss this question in light of the following quote: “People used to play tennis; now they work on their backhand.”
What’s one thing you can seek to implement in the next week or two that you could seek to enjoy during your leisure time? What good gift of God would you like to find pleasure in, thereby giving God glory and finding rest in Him?

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Seven Tips For Staying On Track

1. Read through the Bible together with other people.

2. There will be some passages that you may not find interesting and / or difficult to read. Remember 2 Timothy 3:16-17 as you read these passages: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be equipped for every good work." Ask yourself why God spoke this particular passage, and how it is profitable to you.

3. Do the whole reading for each day, but look for a "best thought" for each day - something you can ponder the rest of the day, a verse to memorize, something memorable.

4. As you come the Word each morning, ask God to open your eyes to the wonders found in his word.

5. Let your prayers for others flow out of what you read. Pray and read Scripture. After you read a passage, pray that passage for yourself and for others.

6. Some readings will be long and some short. Take advantage of shorter passages by reading them carefully, reflecting, asking questions, praying for answers, engage.

7. Look for ways you can practically live out what you're reading. James 1:22, "But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves."

*The above is taken from Stephen Witmer, http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2010/12/29/two-year-bible-reading-plan/