Where's The Fun?

It's sometimes hard to know when it's time for a break. It can seemingly feel like there is never a good time for a break; whether it be a sabbatical, a vacation, an extended weekend getaway or a simply a night away to do something fun and enjoyable.

The world is in various states of chaos (again) and many tensions run high, to say nothing of our personal lives and the struggles we face on a daily basis that affect us the most.

But it's important to know your limits as well as to recognize the breaking point of those working with you. While people might disagree with the timing, for indeed people will always find something to disagree about, burnout happens in part because we fail to recognize when it's time to get away in the name of fun.

For sure, it can be just another balancing act, between being to serious and being to relaxed, but it's needs to be found and maintained if we have any intention of being effective and successful over the course of time.

So once again, on this short and sweet #deaconThursday, pray for church leadership. May the recognize and take advantage of opportunities to have fun. May the church not be so spiritual, that nobody enjoys their company, for indeed Christianity is a basis of relationships. May advisors and administrators have an awareness and a sense for burnout, and when an intervention needs to occur. Pray for the efffectiveness of the church to proceed unhindered, because processes and people are in place who know and understand balance and are able to discern when things are not working in such a state.

For we work by the power of God
Created for His purposes
To enjoy the life He has blessed us with,
Even as we live submitted to Him
For His glory.

- PNC