Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Ep 55: Why your creative work needs a different starting point
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Ep 55: Why your creative work needs a different starting point
Christian creatives fall into two camps: hustle or be still. God asked for neither. He asked for stewardship.
Episode Summary
I have been in both camps. The season where I white-knuckled my way through a book launch because I thought effort equaled faithfulness. And the season where I dragged my feet on writing Image of the Invisible because I was afraid being productive meant I was hustling. Both sides use Scripture. Both feel true in the moment. And both miss what God actually asked us to do: steward what He's entrusted to us from a posture of rest. In this episode, I break down what "create from rest" means, why it starts in Genesis 1-2, and how practicing a 24-hour Sabbath reshaped how I approach every area of my life.
Key Takeaways
"Create from rest" is a posture of dependence on God, not an activity or a goal to hit. You work from security, not toward it.
Hustle culture and stillness culture are two sides of the same problem: both are responses to fear instead of responses to God's invitation to steward.
Work was never a curse. God placed Adam and Eve in the garden to tend it before the fall. Creating with God is the invitation.
Practicing a weekly Sabbath reframes everything: it reminds you that you are not God, and that's actually a relief.
Free Guide: Grab the free 15 Minute Margin Method: https://rachelfahrenbach.com/margin
Connect
Website: https://rachelfahrenbach.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelfahrenbach
View all episodes
By Rachel Fahrenbach
5
88 ratings
Christian creatives fall into two camps: hustle or be still. God asked for neither. He asked for stewardship.
Episode Summary
I have been in both camps. The season where I white-knuckled my way through a book launch because I thought effort equaled faithfulness. And the season where I dragged my feet on writing Image of the Invisible because I was afraid being productive meant I was hustling. Both sides use Scripture. Both feel true in the moment. And both miss what God actually asked us to do: steward what He's entrusted to us from a posture of rest. In this episode, I break down what "create from rest" means, why it starts in Genesis 1-2, and how practicing a 24-hour Sabbath reshaped how I approach every area of my life.
Key Takeaways
"Create from rest" is a posture of dependence on God, not an activity or a goal to hit. You work from security, not toward it.
Hustle culture and stillness culture are two sides of the same problem: both are responses to fear instead of responses to God's invitation to steward.
Work was never a curse. God placed Adam and Eve in the garden to tend it before the fall. Creating with God is the invitation.
Practicing a weekly Sabbath reframes everything: it reminds you that you are not God, and that's actually a relief.
Free Guide: Grab the free 15 Minute Margin Method: https://rachelfahrenbach.com/margin
Connect
Website: https://rachelfahrenbach.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelfahrenbach