Due to the unique circumstances of the past two years, many pastors have faced or are facing burnout. If that’s you today, there is hope.
Just like your car, we each have an “energy tank.” We constantly go from draining that tank to filling it up. And no one likes to run out of gas. It can be dangerous, particularly when we run out of gas on a major highway. The same is true in our ministries. Burnout can be dangerous. To fight against it, we need to keep our energy tanks full.
Jesus says it like this in Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (NIV).
Jesus’ words give us four steps we can take to keep our emotional tank filled up.
1. Get fed up (with the current state of your life).
If you…
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