Tired? Too Busy? Too Stress? Burned out? Can't say NO?
Learn How To Live Burn-On & Not Burn-Out
I will never forget at the peak of my ministry, I almost experience burned-out. Let me be honest, I fizzled out completely, only by the grace of God and His wisdom I made it through. Supposedly as ministry grows you suppose to trust God more, however I begin to micromanage and begin to believe if it's going to get done I had to do it myself. Maybe you said the same thing a couple of times yourself.
I didn't realize how burned-out I was until I went on vacation and I rested and slept the whole vacation. Well I didn't want to spend thousands of dollars on vacation just to sleep it away. That's when I begin to realize, I need to work smart and play hard. You may be asking yourself, "how?"
Here are a few keys in remaining passionate about your work, ministry or business without burnout and enjoying your life as a vacation.
- Enter into His rest. In Hebrews chapter four, the writer revealed to us that we must labor to enter into God's rest. It also mentioned that at one time rest was regulated to a day of the week, next to a specific land for the children of Israel. However our greatest resting place is Christ. It's written in Matt. 11:28, that Christ will give us rest. The Hebrew author said we have to strive or labor to enter in His rest. The labor is trusting God and letting go!
- Balance & Leverage. A false balance is an abomination to the Lord... Prov. 11:1 Learning to live balance, without over-committing ourselves in one area and neglecting other areas is important. Prioritizing and removing clutter is the key to having balance. Leveraging is taking advantage of resources, time, people's help, the most energetic time of your day and much more. Leveraging will save time, money, stress and energy for you to enjoy more.
- Lastly is learning to enjoy life. Work, ministry and your business will always be there, take a break! Enjoying time with yourself, family, love ones and God is your biggest payoff in life! Live and enjoy!
I hope this has help, I love to hear how these keys help and you're enjoying life greater. Remember, He came to give life and life more abundantly…