Have you ever been in a place where you felt spiritually burnt-out?
You go to church week after week; committed to reading, meditating and studying
the word; worship, prayer, praise and pray some more. From what you can see;
you are doing a really great job at serving God and His people but for some
reason you still feel frustrated, unfulfilled, empty and sometimes even
unhappy? If this is you; put one hand up; two hands up and stand up like my
girl, Lisa Nichols will say because breakthrough is available for you right
here, right now!
Trust me, I can relate to you on so many levels because I
too have been there and in that moment, I questioned God as to how I can be
doing everything right but still feel like something is missing. How can I do
what is required of me as a believer and make all the necessary commitments but
still have struggles? Is this you on today? Come on; don’t leave me out here by
myself feeling like I am the only one.
What I have found to be true when I get to this place of feeling
spiritually burnt out is to reevaluate my Why!
All too often, we do what we do out of obligation or a commitment that
we made. Our lives become so
repetitious; what we do, what we eat, where we go, who we hang out with…it becomes
so systematic to the point; we simply forget to have fun and enjoy the
journey. Other times, we simply fail to
change things up a bit to experience something new. I have found that it is absolutely necessary
to be intentional about being intentional on our journey.
It is not enough for us to live life out of routine or even
to serve Christ out of routine. God
doesn’t want your prayer, praise and worship if you are doing it out of
obligation. He wants it out of obedience to His word and love for Him and His
people. He wants you to be honest with Him
when you are feeling down, low or not at 100%; trust me it is ok to let Him
know how you feel even if you think you aren’t supposed to feel that way. In addition, it is pivotal that you to stay
connected with your spiritual sister(s) or mentor to let them know where you
are or what type of day/week you are having.
Trust me if they are Staying Plugged to the Power Source as my girl,
Micah would say; they are able to stay engaged with you and help you push
through those moments. If I told you
that every day of my life, I felt absolutely Amazing; I would be lying to you.
Lord knows I have my days, but I am at a point in my walk when I know what is
about to hit before it hits. And because I know that; I am able to immediately reevaluate
my why.
(some of my sisters that keep me grounded)
So here are 5 Things I want you to do if any or all of this
resonates with you.
1.
Reevaluate your Why? Why am I doing what I am
doing and who am I committed to?
2.
Remember to Enjoy the Journey! Serving God is supposed
to be fun, exciting and refreshing NOT depressing, lonely or frustrating!
3.
Recall how Great God is and how fulfill you are
as a Believer and Servant to God. Don’t allow happenings in your life and
relationships depict your attitude toward God and your Purpose!
4.
Don’t serve God out of Routine but serve Him out
of love and obedience!
5.
Don’t mistake Religion for Relationship. God’s wants us to have a relationship with
Him and it is ok if we have normal, humane moments!
When you get to the place of “I am over it”; “I don’t want
to do this anymore”; It’s not worth it”…..and begin disconnecting yourself from
life and purpose; incorporate these 5 Things mentioned above. I can’t guarantee that you will never feel
like giving up or that you will never ever again feel burnt out but what I can guarantee
is that you will be able to counteract those thoughts and feelings head on in
staying committed to Christ and your Purpose in Him.
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Signing off; your sister in Christ,
Treal Ravenel
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