Entering into your season of rest (2), By Ayo Akerele

The article "Entering into your season of rest" by Ayo Akerele presents a compelling case for faith as a source of profound personal and professional "rest." It draws on the testimonies of several well-known figures to illustrate this point.

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I belong to Jesus.

Footballer Ricardo Kaká is presented as an example of someone who found "rest" in his career, finances, marriage, and mind by openly declaring his faith in Jesus Christ. His commitment to purity and avoiding scandals is highlighted as a foundation for this stability.

Similarly, Dr. Francis Collins, former head of the Human Genome Project, is cited for finding "intellectual, professional, and emotional rest" by reconciling science and faith. His conversion reportedly provided answers that science alone could not.

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Faith answered the questions science could not.

The piece also features David Green, founder of Hobby Lobby, who built a multi-billion-dollar business on biblical principles, leading to "financial, family, and corporate rest." Mary Kay Ash, founder of the cosmetics empire, and neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson are also mentioned as individuals whose faith brought them "entrepreneurial rest" and "intellectual rest," respectively.

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This business belongs to God.

Finally, the article pivots to discuss the "enemies of rest," identifying sexual sins, careless lifestyles, and insincerity about personal weaknesses as destructive forces. It warns that a "bad marriage" and "foolishness and carelessness in boundaries" can lead to the loss of emotional, mental, and professional rest, using Samson and David as cautionary examples.

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God first, family second, career third.