Wonderful article. The insight given to you by God when you wrote this article is helpful to every one of us, even those of us who are not directly in ministry. This part of the history of Elijah is a great reminder to us all that God is there for us and sometimes running the race means we need to stop and take care of ourselves to be able to finish strong and that God is the one who provides our needs, whatever they may be. Thank you Jon.
I remember you going through this. I remember sitting in your office while we both cried about spiritual warfare.
I so appreciate this article. I, too, went through this burnout in 2020, after pouring everything I had into Jericho as well as many heartaches in other areas of my life. I was drained. I was empty. It was a friend who pointed out to me that it was time to take a break and regroup, get back in touch with God, and follow some rest guidelines. First, it took about a month to be able process my emotions that ranged that ranged from severely depressed to very angry, and be able to separate myself from ministry. Then it was a process, as you so perfectly described. Someone once asked me, "Do you think God NEEDS you to do this ministry? Do you really believe He couldn't do it without you?" BAM! So, I definitely appreciate your quote "it's my job to build the church."
I believe God used a whisper because sometimes we have to stop and be still. We can't hear a whisper if we are staying busy and won't pause to listen. Sometimes we have to completely stop, get away from the noise of life and ministry in order to pay attention and reconnect with God. We are human "beings" not human "doings".
Thank you again for sharing. We all need to pay attention to the signs. Having a trusted friend to keep us in check is also great.
Having talked to you a bit back in the day about this it's great to see you sharing it here in detail along with the helpful teaching on Elijah too.
I went through my most acute form of this in the year 2002, climaxed on that New Year's Day in fact. It was during my second church plant. Drove to my Superintendent's house crying that very day.
But the steps you mentioned were part of my reassignment too. God is good, but God takes time.
This passage is where my counselor took me when I experienced my burnout. It was so encouraging to know that I wasn’t a failure. This whole post is so true for anyone in the middle and for all of us to consider our regular rhythms in life. Thanks Jon for your vulnerable post!
Wonderful article. The insight given to you by God when you wrote this article is helpful to every one of us, even those of us who are not directly in ministry. This part of the history of Elijah is a great reminder to us all that God is there for us and sometimes running the race means we need to stop and take care of ourselves to be able to finish strong and that God is the one who provides our needs, whatever they may be. Thank you Jon.
My job is to build my church. Your job is to make disciples. Pure gold!
I remember you going through this. I remember sitting in your office while we both cried about spiritual warfare.
I so appreciate this article. I, too, went through this burnout in 2020, after pouring everything I had into Jericho as well as many heartaches in other areas of my life. I was drained. I was empty. It was a friend who pointed out to me that it was time to take a break and regroup, get back in touch with God, and follow some rest guidelines. First, it took about a month to be able process my emotions that ranged that ranged from severely depressed to very angry, and be able to separate myself from ministry. Then it was a process, as you so perfectly described. Someone once asked me, "Do you think God NEEDS you to do this ministry? Do you really believe He couldn't do it without you?" BAM! So, I definitely appreciate your quote "it's my job to build the church."
I believe God used a whisper because sometimes we have to stop and be still. We can't hear a whisper if we are staying busy and won't pause to listen. Sometimes we have to completely stop, get away from the noise of life and ministry in order to pay attention and reconnect with God. We are human "beings" not human "doings".
Thank you again for sharing. We all need to pay attention to the signs. Having a trusted friend to keep us in check is also great.
Thanks Jon
Having talked to you a bit back in the day about this it's great to see you sharing it here in detail along with the helpful teaching on Elijah too.
I went through my most acute form of this in the year 2002, climaxed on that New Year's Day in fact. It was during my second church plant. Drove to my Superintendent's house crying that very day.
But the steps you mentioned were part of my reassignment too. God is good, but God takes time.
Thank you for sharing honestly Jon, the questions you pose are worth thinking a long time about! Appreciated this very much.
This passage is where my counselor took me when I experienced my burnout. It was so encouraging to know that I wasn’t a failure. This whole post is so true for anyone in the middle and for all of us to consider our regular rhythms in life. Thanks Jon for your vulnerable post!