Dispensable

It's been driving me nuts since about midday, yesterday afternoon... that I can't remember whose sermon was playing on the radio when this statement was made.

"Sometimes, the most spiritual thing you can do is get a good night's rest."

He went on to talk about how we are dispensable. So often and easily we think that we are not; that we have to do it all or it won't get done. Like nobody else would pick up the pieces if we weren't already struggling to maintain an oversized load that our frame was not meant to carry.

Fast forward to last night, at the close of Pastor's devotional on wisdom. He compares Samson, who did not heed the words of his mother and father, to that of Moses in the conversation with his Father-in-law, Jethro. Having the benefit of perspective from a few more years experience, he says Moses struggling to judge the people and offers his advice.

"You'll burnout out if you keep this up. Why don't you do this instead?" Fortunately for Moses, he heeded the advice, but more importantly, he unburdened himself from a load that was too much. He chose people who were capable of helping to handle it and freed himself to focus on those matters where his strength could be exercised, rather than his life exhausted.

In like spirit, pray this #deaconThursday for those in church operations who need a good rest. May God rejuvenate and refresh them; body, mind, soul and spirit. Pray God would break up the unhealthy pressure and drive that is taking them down the road to burnout. May the Holy Spirit bring winds of refreshing and perspective; with new ways of thinking and handling matters that will help manage the load. Pray for people to come along side and help carry the load as well; capable, that others may be more effective and efficiently utilized.

For many hands make the work light.
That the work would not be a burden that leads to burnout
But that we would labor together in Christ, joyfully with honor.
For the glory of God
For the advancement of the Gospel.

- PNC