Worship and the Sabbath

We sang this hymn last night at church and I really appreciated it. It was to a different tune than I'm used to and it really helped to draw me into worship last night.

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly,

While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high.

Hide me, O my Savior, hide, ’Til life’s storm is past;

Safe into the haven guide; Receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none, I helpless, hang on Thee;

Leave, oh leave me not alone, Support and comfort me.

All my trust on Thee is stayed, All help from Thee I bring;

Cover my defenseless head; In the shadow of Thy wing.

Thou, O Christ, are all I want, Here more than all I find;

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind.

Just and holy is Thy Name, I am all unrighteousness;

False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin;

Let the healing streams abound; Make and keep me pure within.

Thou of life the fountain art, Let me take of Thee;

Spring Thou up within my heart; For all eternity.

Shayne preached from a passage in Isaiah and though he didn't specifically preach on these two verses, they stood out to me as something I was thinking about that afternoon.

Isaiah 58:13-14

"If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the LORD, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob. The mouth of the LORD has spoken."

A friend I was talking with on the phone that afternoon ended our conversation with "I hope you enjoy the rest of your Sabbath." Sometimes I struggle with how to actually rest from work and set the day aside for the Lord. After church (or before right now), too often it feels like another Saturday afternoon, where I can run errands and get things accomplished. I do take the day off from working for my actual job, but often not from working around the house. Growing up we never ate out on Sunday, something I always thought we intentionally did so we wouldn't make others work on the Sabbath. I'm curious, what are some practical ways to observe the Sabbath now as the whole day, rather than only time at church and some time reading and praying? I love in the verse that it says when you do those things, you will find your joy in the Lord.