Tip #97: Tired
April 20, 2008 – 5:26 pm
After a hiatus, Youth Hacks returned recently to offer true wisdom on a subject that affects youth ministers always, exhaustion. Josh writes:
I’m returning to you with something quality: a word from the Lord Himself.
If you’re like me, you’re tired. And I don’t mean the kind of tired that can be fixed with a night of sleep; I mean the kind of deep tired that sinks into your bones.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently and (seriously) God spoke these words to me: “Naps Are a Sacrament”.
Yes, God wants you to work hard and accomplish things. He wants you to be successful and determined. But there’s a pretty good chance that, right now, he just wants you to lay down and get some sleep.
Thus sayeth the Lord.
We agree, getting rest from ministry - whether naps or regular sleep or sabbath or vacation - can keep you in healthy ministry longer.
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