Are you aware that so many people have broken down due to stress? Do you know that without relaxation one cannot achieve much in life? Relaxation is indeed the key to success. A relaxed mind is a peaceful mind and a peace­ful mind is a successful mind. Considering the importance of Rest and Relaxation, Au­gust 15th has been declared National Relaxation Day.

National Relaxation Day is a day of rest and relaxation. It is a day set aside to reflect on the importance of rest and relaxation. It is also a day when people are encouraged to take a break from the hus­tles and bustles of daily life.

Relaxation promotes self-care, calmness and tranquility. The Bible offers so many reasons why we must relax. God does not want His chil­dren to break down.

Even God Himself rested after creating the world. The book of Gene­sis 2:2-3 clearly stated “On the seventh day God finished His work that he had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.” God not only rested on the Seventh Day He went further to declare the Seventh Day a day of Rest! In Exodus 20:8-11, the Lord God declares, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work..

.” The Seventh Day is therefore a day of Relaxation! Relaxation is the portion of those who hope in the Lord God. The book of Isaiah 4:28-31 declares, “Do you not know? Have you not heard? Th.