1. Balancing Act

2. God calls us to work / bear fruit, but he also calls us to have times of rest / abiding.

3. Genesis 1:26 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

4. Genesis 1:27-28 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

5. Genesis 1:29-31 29 Then God said, “I give you every seed- bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.’

6. John 15:16 “ 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last— and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”

7. Genesis 2:2-3 “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.”

8. Genesis 3:8-9 “ 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the L ORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the L ORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the L ORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”

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10. John 15:1-4 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

11. John 15:5-8 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. “

12. Rest/Abiding Work/Bearing Fruit Exhaustion/Burn Out Escape

13. Rest/Abiding Work/Bearing Fruit Exhaustion/Burn Out Escape

14. Rest/Abiding Work/Bearing Fruit Escape Exhaustion/Burn Out

15. Social Rhythm Introvert (energized by alone time) v. Extrovert (energized by being around people) – which are you? Introvert (energized by alone time) v. Extrovert (energized by being around people) – which are you? Do you need to find new ways to engage? Disengage? Do you need to find new ways to engage? Disengage? Physical Rhythm 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Timothy 4:8 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Timothy 4:8 Recognize this may look different as seasons change Recognize this may look different as seasons change Are you finding time to exercise your body? Are you allowing your body time to rest? Are you finding time to exercise your body? Are you allowing your body time to rest?

16. Jesus Abiding Mark 1:12 - Jesus was in the desert for 40 days Mark 1:35 - Jesus goes to a solitary place to pray Mark 2:13 - Jesus went to the lake by himself Mark 3:7 - Jesus and the disciples withdraw Mark 3:13 - Jesus goes up onto a mountainside Mark 4:35 - Jesus and his disciples leave the crowd behind Mark 6:45-46 - Jesus sends his disciples, dismisses the crowd, and goes to the mountain to pray

17. Social Rhythm Introvert (energized by alone time) v. Extrovert (energized by being around people) Introvert (energized by alone time) v. Extrovert (energized by being around people) Do you need to find new ways to engage? Disengage? Do you need to find new ways to engage? Disengage? Physical Rhythm 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Timothy 4:8 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Timothy 4:8 Recognize this may look different as seasons change Recognize this may look different as seasons change Are you finding time to exercise your body? Are you allowing your body time to rest? Are you finding time to exercise your body? Are you allowing your body time to rest? Spiritual Rhythm Everything flows from this rhythm Everything flows from this rhythm Are you abiding with the Father? Are you working in the areas God is calling you to? Are you abiding with the Father? Are you working in the areas God is calling you to?