| Title: | Discussions from a Christian Perspective |
| Notice: | Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome! |
| Moderator: | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE |
| Created: | Mon Sep 17 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1362 |
| Total number of notes: | 61362 |
Many Christians suffer "burn-out" similar to work burn out. How
do you handle depression from over work? Church psycholigists are
telling us that in most churches 10% of the members do 90% of the work.
Dave
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| 233.1 | God gives strength for His callings. | CSC32::LECOMPTE | MARANATHA! | Tue May 14 1991 09:45 | 6 |
I used to suffer from 'burn-out'. But then I started doing
only what the Lord had for me to do. Then 'His grace was sufficient'.
Which reminds me; I need to get rid of another job.
_ed-
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| 233.2 | DPDMAI::DAWSON | A Different Light | Tue May 14 1991 10:24 | 14 | |
About 6 years ago, I was working in my Church doing
everything I could. Every time the doors opened, I was there draging
my family along. It got to the point that, almost every waking moment
was given to Christian work. All of a sudden, I lost it...completely
and walked away from the very teachings I held so dear. I would
preach, teach sunday school, teach church training, I was a deacon,
I would marry and bury, visit the sick....I got so caught up, that God
couldn't "talk" to me anymore....I didn't have the time. Then God
allowed me to be broken....you see, I had gotten to the point that I
*KNEW* that I was good.....and God proved I wasn't.
Dave
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| 233.3 | Beware of bloody noses... | CSC32::LECOMPTE | MARANATHA! | Tue May 14 1991 10:33 | 10 |
I've been there.
It is a painful thing when God allows us to walk on our own.
Pride comes before destruction & a haughty spirit before a FALL.
Speaking as one that has gotten more then one bloody nose.
_ed-
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| 233.4 | Can you tell I've been there? | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Extended family | Wed May 15 1991 00:50 | 9 |
Whenever I start to feel burnout, I try to remember to plug in to the Source of Spiritual Light and drink from the Fount of Living Waters. Not easy to remember when you're under a time crunch, with no help in sight, the task seeming insurmountable, and every person and situation seems to be conspiring against you. Peace, Richard | |||||