Some call it 'serving God', others call it 'the road to burnout'.
I feel for my friends. Some of them are 'serving' so much that it just plain isn't right.
I have learned how (and when) to say no. It's tough, but I like to call it 'sustainability'. That's all I learned from my 1 year of Engineering. Sustainability - in it for the long haul.
Don't be afraid to say 'no' sometimes. It's worse to burnout and say 'f*ck it' to the church and walk off than it is to annoy a few leaders in the church. Those of us who have approached that threshold (or have even come within eyesight of it) know just how perilous it is. Watch yourselves friends, know when enough is enough.
Please.
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Hahah, what got you so upset to write this? Did someone tried to volunteer you?
But I do agree. Learning to say "no" indeed is something that takes courage, maturity and self-control. To know when and how is very important as well. Very well point pointer for life.
It's not really about me. As I said I eventually learned just to say no sometimes.
It's more because over the past number of months I have seen people being worked and worked and worked by the church. I'm just afraid of what this is doing to them, whether they admit it themselves or not. I'm afraid of where it might lead them.
Call this a plea.
Good point man. One more thing to watch out for: church politics. Stay as far away from it as u can, for you'll be dropping f-bombs and walking away.
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