The Burnout Bible: How to tackle fatigue and emotional overwhelm naturally

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You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Suggest a Verse Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17) His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and goodness.’ Zerubabbel must have been thinking, “This project will never get done!” The work had begun over 20 years before. It would still take another four years. But God assures Zerubbabel (4:9) that his hands, which had laid the foundation of the temple, would finish it. Eventually, it was completed.

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To prevent spiritual burnout, see the importance of God’s work and depend on the continual supply of His Spirit. Zechariah’s vision gives us a second key element for preventing burnout: 2. To prevent spiritual burnout, depend on the continual supply of God’s Spirit. If you’ve ever worked out on a resistance machine, you’ll know the feeling of doingfinefor a number of repeatsbeforethe weights seemto be gettingheavier and heavier,untilsuddenlyyoucan’tcarryon. We hear a lot today about stress and burnout, especially in ministry. It’s a complex problem that includes many factors that I cannot delve into in this message. Sometimes burnout stems from faulty time management or from being over-committed. Sometimes it results from trying to do it all yourself and not delegating properly. Our text does not deal with these aspects of the problem, nor will I. But it does give us two principles that offer significant help in preventing spiritual burnout:Knabb, J. (2012). Centering prayer as an alternative to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression relapse prevention. Journal of Religion and Health, 51, 908–924.

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A woman asked D.L. Moody once, “Why do you talk so often about the need for being filled with the Holy Spirit. You always are stressing the need to be filled again and again. Why isn’t once enough to be filled?” Moody replied, “I leak.” Though this physical feeling of fatigue is not sin, it can, of course, be accompanied by sinful attitudes. In this vision, the angel had to awaken Zechariah from a sleep-like condition and then direct him to the vision by asking what he saw (4:1-2). Later, Zechariah has to ask twice regarding the meaning of the two olive trees (4:11-12). The trees provided a continual flow of golden oil to the lamps so that they did not burn out. All of these features are designed to show us that we must depend on God alone and that we must do so continually.

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As someone who previously knew very little about burnout this book is invaluable. Not only is there thorough description and case studies that describe the common signs, symptoms and stages, more importantly there are practical steps, ideas, recipes and support making self-help through burnout or pre-burnout accessible for everyone. As a busy mum of three and owner of two businesses, I found this book enlightening, honest and easily digestible! This book makes the science behind burnout accessible for all and most importantly gives the tools and techniques to effectively prevent, or work through it. Your body will thank you for reading it! Carolyn Whitehead, Co-founder, Leading Ladies in Business, and Founder of Beautiful New Beginnings CIC Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree and wished he would die.‘It's too much, Lord,’he prayed.‘Take away my life; I might as well be dead!’He lay down under the tree and fell asleep. Rubinart, M., Fornieles, A., & Deus, J. (2017). The psychological impact of the Jesus prayer among non-conventional Catholics. Pastoral Psychology, 66, 487–504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-017-0762-4. Segal, Z., Williams, M., & Teasdale, J. (2013). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression. New York: Guilford Press. In The Burnout Bible , registered nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner and mental health expert Rachel Philpotts shares:

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When I began to serve as a pastor 26 years ago, just six weeks shy of my thirtieth birthday, I was extremely unsure of whether or not I could do it. I didn’t know whether I could prepare new sermons each week without running dry after a short while. I didn’t know if I could handle the other aspects of the ministry: providing leadership and vision for the church, giving biblical counsel to those in need, working graciously with difficult people, discipling current and future leaders, conducting weddings and funerals, and handling day to day administrative tasks. Grabovac, A. D., Lau, M. A., & Willett, B. R. (2011). Mechanisms of mindfulness: A Buddhist psychological model. Mindfulness, 2, 154–166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0054-5. Over a number of years, I have developed and tested this innovative approach with top business people. As far as I am aware, I am the only psychotherapist who offers this solution. A considerable number of people are struggling with burnout without realising. Doing something about it could mean the difference between ‘just surviving’ and ‘thriving’.”As a business owner, burnout is the biggest problem I must deal with. Struggling to turn the mind off and neglecting physical and emotional health when life gets ‘busy’ is a massive hinderance to daily performance. The Burnout Bible has become a truly valuable tool I turn to when my health starts to breakdown. The recipes are all amazing and the team have all benefitted from the guidance around managing chronic stress. Sam Higgins, CEO and Founder, Nu Mind Wellness Talbot, J. (2013). The Jesus prayer: A cry for mercy, a path of renewal. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. Zechariah’s fourth vision (chapter 3) encouraged Joshua the high priest with the message: “God will cleanse His chosen people through Messiah and use them to serve Him.” His fifth vision (chapter 4) encouraged Zerubbabel, the civic leader, with the message: “The temple that you have begun will be completed and My people will become a light unto the nations under Messiah. This will not be accomplished by human effort, but by My Spirit.” In the fourth vision we saw the cleansing that is necessary before anyone can serve God. In the fifth vision we see the testimony that results from a cleansed and Spirit-filled life. While our text will ultimately be fulfilled with Israel in the Millennium, it also applied to God’s people in Zechariah’s day and it applies to us as we seek to be God’s light to the nations. Pflugeisen, B., Drummond, D., Ebersole, D., Mundell, K., & Chen, D. (2016). Brief video-module administered mindfulness program for physicians: A pilot study. Explore, 12(1), 50–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2015.10.005.