Comments on Joe's Big Adventure: Signs of Burnout

Great post! I find that the key to staying away fr...

2009-03-19T15:43:00.000-04:00

Great post! I find that the key to staying away from burnout is my time with God. If I connect with God (in prayer and in His Word) as my first priority each day then I find that I have everything I need for that day. And by connect, I'm not talking about going through the motions. I mean staying there in His presence and in His Word until His peace and guidance settles you, refreshes you and rejuvenates you. Doing God's work without spending time with Him, seeking Him and desiring to know Him is a contradiction and it will lead to burnout every time. Many years ago, when I finally figured this out. I wrote a note for myself and put it up where I could see it daily. It said, "What is your number one priority in life?" (The answer, knowing God.) "Then what is your number one priority for today?" (The answer, spending time with Him.) When Elijah finally ran out of steam during his burnout experience God got His attention with His still small voice.

That's a very good post. It's a shame that it hap...

2009-03-18T23:05:00.000-04:00

That's a very good post. It's a shame that it happens. Many times it's us putting things on our shoulders when He'd have us "cast our cares on Him".

It's always amazed me that I/we can be doing what we're called to do, but start drifting when we put ourselves into determining the outcome in our own strength and according to our will and not His.

Thanks for a great thought provoking post.

Joe, sometimes we burnout from what is called comp...

2009-03-18T09:52:00.000-04:00

Joe, sometimes we burnout from what is called compassion fatigue. We care and care and care and finally there is nothing left. Learning to say and do 'no' becomes important here.