We all have a hundred or more things on our minds. One problem is that we never know when more information will come or what it will be. So, in many ways, we always need to have the margin to receive and process new data—healthily.
Losing my ability to exercise or even pick up my children because of chronic pain and fatigue was exasperating. It brought about a state of depression and spiritual apathy…I am acutely aware of the importance of caring for my whole being—because it’s all connected…if we suffer in one part of our being, the other parts suffer.
Allowing our frustration over the practices of an organization or a culture to rise in our hearts only feeds bitterness and undermines our effectiveness in ministry. If the fruit of the ministry honors God, unless the methods are against moral ethics or outright illegal, is it worth the effort to press for change for the sake of efficiency?
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