Too Busy and Burning Out

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Sidebar to "How to Care for your Soul": Help for busyness and burnout.

Fall 2001 was an especially full semester for me. I was juggling a full load of campus ministry responsibilities and taking four demanding classes besides. By mid-November, I was just about burned out. Then God brought me back to his Word. As I sat and read Isaiah, God’s words of comfort reminded me that I’m not in charge of the world—not even my own little world. It’s amazing how free I am to serve God when I know that the burden of his kingdom is not on my shoulders. This gives me a glorious reason to rejoice!

Posted on: Feb 4, 2003
Last modified on: Jan 9, 2007

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Sidebar to How to Care for Your Soul
Here are some companion articles to the main article:
Healing Begins

Putting Jesus First

Too Busy and Burning Out

The Safety of God

Identity in Christ

Cramped (poem)

How to Care for Your Soul (main article)

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