All of us at some time in our life are going to experience what is called burnout. It could be related to a job, society involvement, church work, or in some ways family experiences. This does not mean that you dislike what you are doing or the direction you are headed, it simply means you are tired and need a rest or a change of direction. Everyone is going to go through a phase in their life when they will feel overburdened in what they are doing. I know I have, and I have heard many others complain about it also. Even though we are Christians and know that our eternal resting place is going to be with our Heavenly Father, we still are overwhelmed in the direction we are headed.
The world seems to be moving so fast and things are happening that we do not agree with. If you read the Bible as most of us do, we would declare that the end times are upon us. However, these actions and instances have been going on for years before us. I am not saying that Jesus will not come tomorrow because no one knows the time He will return.
I have found that in the situations I have faced, whether it be personal, or work related, that I realize that I am not in control and that God is. I have talked to Him numerous times and asked for guidance in whatever I was facing. There have been times in my career that I found myself sweating and feeling uncertainties in problems that I was facing. It seems that I needed answers and I needed them quickly only to find out most of the problem was me and not the people around me. I found out that I was pushing myself so hard to do a good job that I forgot, even though I was in management, that problem solving involved more people than me. Once I learned this so many instant problems became so much more manageable because I turned it over to the Lord.
