 According to one 2013 study, our materialism and our loneliness are locked in a vicious cycle. Of course, rest and reflection are essentials that are spoken of in Scripture, but the Bible always orients our attention upward to our Maker and outward to our relationships with others. The focus is not inward. When our focus is inward, then self-care quickly devolves into self-obsession and ultimately just a greater sense of emptiness. For the Colson Center, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point.