Our society lacks in valuing boundaries.
It preaches push harder.
Succeed in all that you do.
Never waste a minute.
Fill your schedule.
You can always do better.
But when does our world ever preach the importance of rest?
About a year ago a great mentor told me that if I did not create boundaries,
I would burn out in two years tops.
And here I stand (barely) a year later.
I have reached the point of burn out
Even to the point in which I must face the consequences.
I get evaluated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a week.
Becoming a workaholic
Is no substitute for healing.
Helping others who need beyond what you have to offer
Doesn't eliminate your own pain.
In the end,
Your wounds will still be there.
So six car accidents,
Six months working as a counselor in a very unsafe mental health residential,
And one year working with a population that suffers great heartache later
...I finally broke.
I lacked in boundaries.
I never let myself rest.
...All to avoid my own pain.
That is
...until my body forced me to rest.
It decided to no longer function.
The stress was too much.
So I had a breakdown mid last semester
3,629 miles away from my family and closest friends.
I finally was pulled out of the ministry team for a week to rest so that I could last the final two weeks.
I barely made it to the end of the semester.
It was definately only because of God.
Needless to say,
I've learned the importance of rest
Of being able to say no to what I cannot handle.
God created a Sabbath for a reason.
Never forget the importance of rest.
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