# Soul Rest ![rw-book-cover](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41K6ZSG9IKL._SL200_.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Curtis Zackery]] - Full Title: Soul Rest - Category: #books ## Highlights - To dig into Sabbath is to shape your life, the people, the calendar, the disciplines, around the idea that obeying God is a marathon, not a sprint, and this marathon has scheduled rest stops that will guarantee you finish in one piece. ([Location 59](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07CSH3Q53&location=59)) - It turned out it wasn’t just one thing that was the source of the unrest. It was everything. I slowly began to realize that I had placed unrealistic expectations on myself. The effort it took to be a “perfect Christian” began to overwhelm every aspect of my life, ([Location 179](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07CSH3Q53&location=179)) - We tend to speak as though we believe that God is the one who makes things happen, but live as though we are the most important factor in pulling it off. ([Location 193](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07CSH3Q53&location=193))