Here's a word definition quiz. Let's see if you can identify what word it defines: cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. .... –. It's REST. Rest is the other SIDE of work. God did it. He even modeled it for us. So why does it constantly get a backseat or no seat on our bus? We need to make it a priority. Your work will flourish, your home life will flourish and you will have more capacity to do his work in YOUR work. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation!