Have you ever experienced thrilling work? Been caught up in something bigger than yourself, knowing everything you do matters, that this will make a difference, that maybe this is what you were MADE TO DO?
Have you worked to the point of exhaustion, yet felt the peace of knowing you were using your energy EXACTLY as you should?
People have experiences like that in many settings: A mission trip sharing the gospel or rebuilding a church or drilling a water well. Or pursuing a dream: warming up in Athens during the final week before the Olympics. Or revising that first novel. Or memorizing lines for a role in a Shakespeare play. Or assembling pieces for an art show.
But burnout is possible in every field—as well as in the unpaid parts of our lives. Household chores, marriages, and difficult children can make us as weary. No wonder everyone knows an addict—addictions are the only relief many people understand.
But Jesus knows how weary life can be. We are steeped in sin, surrounded by broken, hurting people. No one has enough money and bosses are never satisfied. But Jesus offers relief. He wants to LIFT YOUR BURDEN.
“Come to me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” Matthew 11:28-30.
Jesus does not promise to remove your work. He still wants you under the yoke. He needs you working!
But He will shoulder the burden WITH you. And He can bring meaningfulness and rest and joy to any work. Stay close to Him, your GREAT PARTNER in work. He will make your yoke easy, even thrilling. And He will give you rest!
I have experienced this so often in my career! I know it to be “FACTS.”
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