Pains that Signal Disaster

What are some of the warning signs that can signal potential disaster in your ministry?

Here is a list you may or may not be familiar with:

1. Lack of consistency in setting aside time to recreate, rest and refill.

2. Failure to prioritize extended time with the Lord.

3. Lack of personal quality time with one's spouse and family.

4. The lingering presence of unresolved wounds--of hurts that refuse to heal.

5. Consistently working well over 50 hours a week.

6. The inability to set boundaries from those who either drain us or continue to hurt us.

7. An unwillingness to exercise regularly and eat properly.

8. A weak prayer life. (Especially with the family)

9. Added stress from difficult circumstances.

10. Unconfessed sin.

If you are finding yourself identifying with several of these components, chances are you are headed for burnout or worse moral failure.

I recently had a disappointing phone call from a pastor who ignored these signs and is experiencing some very dark times in his life.

Please don't let it happen to you.