So, if you feel like you're on the edge and you can't take much more, I want you to know

that I actually understand.

It's not easy to talk about, not something that I'm proud of, but I've talked openly

about it for the past few weeks.

That several years ago, I hit a wall.

Just hit a wall.

I didn't see it coming, and for 23 or so years of leading live church and 28 years in

ministry, I had never experienced anything like this.

I had a very consistent track record of just faithfully serving, taking good care of myself.

And every year I'd take on a little bit more, and then a little bit more, and then a

little bit more.

Many of you can relate to this in your own life, and a little bit more, and a little bit

more, and then one day smack.

I just hit a wall, and it became just too much.

So I got some help, and I was diagnosed with severe occupational burnout.

And so for those of you that feel like the pressure is mounting, and you just can't do

it all, I want to tell you, that if you feel like you're about to crumble, if you feel

like you're about to break, you're not alone.

There's so many people that are hurting right now.

In fact, according to a 2021 survey of US workers, it was discovered that more than half

of workers feel burned out as a result of their job demands.

More than half, if you're like normal, more than half of you, just from work alone, feel

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