"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God, not of good works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" Ephesians 2: 8-10.
Ever get caught up thinking you haven't done enough. That God expects you to always be doing something, helping, praying, witnessing, giving, etc? Do ever you think you have to be moving, always striving for positive results?
Take a deep breath. Step to the side (metaphorically) and do an inventory of your service.
Ask yourself:
If your serving has turned into drudgery on a Treadmill you can only do harm to yourself physically and spiritually. The physical harm is burnout, overwork, and exhaustion. Spiritual harm is when you no longer let God empower the ministry. That is what God criticized in the Ephesian church of Revelation 2.
After an enthusiastic witnessing episode, Jesus told His disciples to come away and rest awhile. (Mark 6:31) So if those men needed to get away from the work once in awhile, who are we to think we don't need to step off and rest?
You need to enjoy ministry--Don't hurt yourself.
Ever get caught up thinking you haven't done enough. That God expects you to always be doing something, helping, praying, witnessing, giving, etc? Do ever you think you have to be moving, always striving for positive results?
If yes, you're on a futile treadmill.
Get off before you fall off!
Take a deep breath. Step to the side (metaphorically) and do an inventory of your service.
Ask yourself:
- Am I perspiring without satisfactory pleasure?
- Am I easily hurt by anything anyone says about 'my' ministry?
- Does my ministry for God captivate me?
- At the end of the day, am I happily tired from working, or just plain tired?
If your serving has turned into drudgery on a Treadmill you can only do harm to yourself physically and spiritually. The physical harm is burnout, overwork, and exhaustion. Spiritual harm is when you no longer let God empower the ministry. That is what God criticized in the Ephesian church of Revelation 2.
Anything done in Jesus name needs to be empowered by Him.
After an enthusiastic witnessing episode, Jesus told His disciples to come away and rest awhile. (Mark 6:31) So if those men needed to get away from the work once in awhile, who are we to think we don't need to step off and rest?
You need to enjoy ministry--Don't hurt yourself.
Besides, God can handle it while you're not there.
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