Burned out?

One evening, Jesus fell asleep on a boat durign a storm. He was tired. Worn out. Sometimes we are tired; it is a normal experience; to answer it, God provides us with rest and sleep.

Sometimes we over schedule ourselves. We set our days so full that we find that we are over committed. This is a normal mistake that we need to rectify.

There are times when we say that God is calling us in a different direcition, so we change our day to day schedule so that we are listening to God's change in call on our lives.

But have there been times when we say, "I am burned out."? At charge conference today, Mark said that we only beceome burned out when we move away from the fire of God. It's not becuase we are too busy, or overscheduled, or heading in the wrong direction. It's because we have moved away from God, and the energy which has kept us alive to God's work has been reduced by distance.

Burned out sounds so possible -- it sounds like have been hard at work, very busy, and aren't we commendable for doing all we have done?

Mark's description puts excitement in doing God's work.

Image: Mt. Union UMC, Pliny, WV