I think when people "work themselves to death" it's not because of the actual but the emotional burden when your hard work is how you get your identity, rather than having your identity rooted in Christ. When your identity if rooted in Christ and you're working to honor and glorify God, you have peace. So much of our stress isnt from work, it's because we've lost our peace.
Excellent clip. I loved his analogy of the juggling. I have found the same result in my grades and doing my master's degree, although part of that result is getting better at "the rules of the game" and knowing what the markers are looking for. It just gets easier over time. I'd like to add one comment and I would be interested to hear Pastor Sumpter's thoughts on this topic too. As one slight footnote to his comment about "no verses about burnout", I'd add this verse: "It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep." (Psalm 127:2) I realise this is talking about "anxious toil", but it seems that rest is a pretty clear application. I think it is also worth reflecting on the work cycle of the premodern world vs today. I know I'm speaking out of ignorance, but I would imagine that without electricity and modern labour saving devices, people in OT and NT times wouldn't have been able to do as much as us even if they'd wanted to. Screens, electric lighting and the like give us the temptation to overdo it because it's possible to overwork in a way that it wasn't then. The nature of work is very different too. Still I fully agree with his overall point and the juggling metaphor is excellent. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts on this.
Yeah I agree, I understand he means in other ways more than just work too. So he gets that point. But there is no where that says work yourself to the point where you max out. It says not be a sluggard, but it doesn't say to enslave yourself woth things to do through out the day
I was told the opposite by a Christian minister that you cannot be a full time student and full time husband. I delayed my marriage and waited to get married after graduate studies, it's been a disaster.. what about the warning in proverbs not to work hard in getting rich .
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for he grants sleep to those he loves. Psalm 127:2
Thanks for this. Our God is our eternal rest.
I think when people "work themselves to death" it's not because of the actual but the emotional burden when your hard work is how you get your identity, rather than having your identity rooted in Christ. When your identity if rooted in Christ and you're working to honor and glorify God, you have peace. So much of our stress isnt from work, it's because we've lost our peace.
Be encouraged
Excellent clip. I loved his analogy of the juggling. I have found the same result in my grades and doing my master's degree, although part of that result is getting better at "the rules of the game" and knowing what the markers are looking for. It just gets easier over time.
I'd like to add one comment and I would be interested to hear Pastor Sumpter's thoughts on this topic too. As one slight footnote to his comment about "no verses about burnout", I'd add this verse:
"It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep."
(Psalm 127:2)
I realise this is talking about "anxious toil", but it seems that rest is a pretty clear application.
I think it is also worth reflecting on the work cycle of the premodern world vs today. I know I'm speaking out of ignorance, but I would imagine that without electricity and modern labour saving devices, people in OT and NT times wouldn't have been able to do as much as us even if they'd wanted to. Screens, electric lighting and the like give us the temptation to overdo it because it's possible to overwork in a way that it wasn't then. The nature of work is very different too.
Still I fully agree with his overall point and the juggling metaphor is excellent. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts on this.
Really good!
Proverbs says - becareful not to wear yourself out trying to get rich .... says that in Proverbs ...
Yeah I agree, I understand he means in other ways more than just work too. So he gets that point. But there is no where that says work yourself to the point where you max out. It says not be a sluggard, but it doesn't say to enslave yourself woth things to do through out the day
They invaded my privacy and read my white board...
Where the full sermon
I was told the opposite by a Christian minister that you cannot be a full time student and full time husband. I delayed my marriage and waited to get married after graduate studies, it's been a disaster.. what about the warning in proverbs not to work hard in getting rich .