As you work in ministry, do you ever feel like you've given out more than you have within yourself? Sometimes I get so busy doing the Lord's work that I neglect to feed my own soul.
For three years now I have been an avid fan of the reality show "Survivor" on CBS. I look forward each season to watching 16 potential survivors outwit, outplay and outlast each other in their 39-day adventure.
As we commit to live and lead as Jesus did, serving others, we too will experience the need to get a deep breath above our ocean of responsibilities, the demands of others, and our efforts to show a hurting world God’s love.
Life in a fallen world in no picnic. Trials and stresses threaten to overwhelm us. People are often critical and harsh. The result is that Christians—and, yes, even Christian leaders—can (and do!) lose heart.
