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From the Minister's Study
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Royall asks
By Rev. Mark Royall
Huron Chapel Evangelical
Missionary Church, Auburn
Do you ever feel overwhelmed?
Do you have those seasons when
there is more to do than what you
feel you have to give? I bet you have.
A week ago I found myself there
too.
I was looking ahead at a very full
week. I had to be away in the city for
two full days of meetings. I also
had to find time to prepare five hours
of teaching I would be doing for a
seminar at our church. I was
scheduled to prepare and lead the
worship music for the following
Sunday. I knew I had this article to
write, I had visiting appointments,
and other meetings locally I needed
to participate in. Then, of course, I
needed to find the many hours to
prepare a sermon for Sunday
morning.
As I looked ahead, I knew this
would be another week without
being able to take a day off. To make
matters more challenging 1 sprained
my ankle making mobility a little
more difficult. To get done what I
needed to get done, I knew I would
have to work every day from
morning to night and I was tempted
to feel overwhelmed and I know you
have been there too.
As I was starting to feel
overwhelmed I received a call from
someone asking if I could visit two
different people in our church. They
said they were not complaining, and
they weren't, but I knew they
thought I should be visiting more.
Visiting people is one of the least
taxing things a pastor can do. It
usually involves coffee, treats and
getting to know people better, which
I enjoy. However, it is very time
consuming and in a church of our
size with just one pastor, I am
usually only able to do crisis
visitation when a pressing and
urgent need comes up.
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I knew this person had no idea
what my schedule looked like but I
still couldn't help but feel the stress
of trying to please and meet the
expectations of others. Do you ever
feel this burden in your life? And
what can accentuate this burden
further is when you put it all out
there, doing your best, putting in
extra time, and people don't seem to
recognize your effort. It hurts when
you receive little or no thanks for all
you do. Even worse, you can be
criticized by people who just don't
know but feel as if they are in a place
where they do and they pass
judgement on you which is unfair
and inaccurate.
When I find myself in this place
there are two things I do which I
would like to pass along to you.
One, I make sure I am not guilty of
holding my sincere gratitude and
appreciation for what others are
doing. I speak to them privately and
publicly acknowledging how what
they do is making a difference in my
life, in the life of the church or in our
community. I know how easily it is
to fall into the deep trap of taking
what other people do for granted.
Secondly, and this is crucial, I
practise the wise counsel of
Colossians 3: 23-24. Here the Bible
tells us, "Work willingly at whatever
you do, as though you were working
for the Lord rather than for people.
Remember that the Lord will give
you an inheritance as your reward,
and that the Master you are serving
is Christ."
I know if I work expecting to
receive praise from people I am
setting myself up for great
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disappointment. Why? Because if I
expect gratitude for what I do, when
I do receive it, there is nothing
special or remarkable about it,
because I was expecting it. I was
looking for it, so when it came, there
was nothing wonderfully satisfying
about the recognition.
However, when I am expecting to
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