People today could sometimes feel they are running out of steam in their everyday living. You may have the same problem: Going from day to day, dragging your feet to work, leaving exhausted, neglecting quality time with family and friends and ending the day exhausted and unfulfilled. You want a way out but you just can't find it.
Is there really a way out of the downward spiral of burnt-out living? We can be rest assured that nothing is impossible with God.
Burnout usually happens when people find no more reason to keep going. The irony of it all is that people think that it's fine to keep going when their tanks are empty. We need to be refuelled because as, people, we were designed by God to be filled up.
When we are burnt out, the weight of life seems to get a whole lot heavier. All of a sudden, everything we do is a burden, even the things that you once enjoyed. The saddest part is that when we are burnt out, we forget our way and start losing track of the purpose of God.
If you feel this way and want out starting today, know this: It is not God's will for you to be burnt out. God desires to see motivated, encouraged and edified people who will bring glory to His name.
The bad news is that we cannot help ourselves out of the pit of burnout. No matter how hard we try, by our own works and strength we're never getting out. But by God's grace and enabling strength, we can break the clutch of burnout in our lives.
So what's the secret to avoiding burnout? There's no secret really. It's as simple as this: Keep yourself filled with the presence of God. Acts 1:8 makes it very clear that we "receive power when the Holy Spirit comes." Power to be a living testimony of God's grace and faithfulness and power to bring glory to Christ by serving others.
God's presence is the ultimate fuel that keeps us going and we fill ourselves up best when we wait upon Him and seek Him endlessly and tirelessly. Psalm 23:3 promises that God "...restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
When we get burnt out, we lose morale and we most likely lose our way, but as God comes and fills us up once more with His enabling grace and empowering presence, we are restored and led to the right paths.
