Me teaching was pretty simple. I gave two big ideas on ways to burn out and ways to create balance. I referenced stuff from Jesus to Ecclesiastes. If you want to watch it, the teaching video is located here.
If you want the bottom line on it, here ya go:
Ways to burn out:
- Try to be Superman.
- Superman reacts all the time. Superman never has a plan to help the world, he just reacts to all the bad things around him. A lot of times, we just react to our day, to our family, to the loudest voices in our head.
- "The person who is available to people all the time isn’t worth much when he is there." (Rick Warren)
- The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
- Refuse to rest.
- There's a story about when Jesus made the disciples rest in Mark 6: 30-31 (MSG) 30-31: The apostles then rendezvoused with Jesus and reported on all that they had done and taught. Jesus said, "Come off by yourselves; let's take a break and get a little rest." For there was constant coming and going. They didn't even have time to eat.
- John and Doreen came and told their story. They actually took a sabbatical and time off from ministry and have re-engaged recently: watch their story here.
- Have a plan.
- Make time for rest, re-creation, renewal: Take a day off each week.
- Jesus said, “the Sabbath was made for man!” Jesus said, “I made this for your benefit.”
- Exodus 20: 8-11 (NLT) “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- If you’re not taking a day off you’re breaking one of the Ten Commandments.
Do not call it your “Day Off.” Instead, call it your “Sabbath.”
- Rick Warren: "Divert daily. Withdraw Weekly. Abandon Annually."
- Make time for rest, re-creation, renewal: Take a day off each week.
- Have a partner.
- None of us are very good at balancing ourselves.
- The heart is deceitful; we have the amazing ability to lie to ourselves. We are horrible self assessment takers...our resumes always look better than we really are.
- Ecclesiastes 4:12 “…a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”
- Who holds you accountable? Spouse, friend, boss?
- Superman is always alone.
- None of us are very good at balancing ourselves.
