Is your life a drudgery?

 

IS YOUR LIFE A DRUDGERY?

‘

Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things’
(Luke 10:41 NKJV).

 

In my early years of pastoring, I was anxious and troubled about some conditions in my church. I had heard of pastors who were unable to sleep at night when faced with similar problems. But my reaction was just the opposite. I couldn't wake up. Every morning, I was more tired than when I had gone to bed. I felt as if I could sleep all day. A doctor told me this was the result of mental strain. I was withdrawing from my work through this extreme weariness.

 

When he told me that, I determined that if anxiety, fear and tension could cause me to feel this way, then peace of mind, joy, faith and trust could result in energy and strength. Then I discovered this was a scriptural principle as well. "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength" (Isa. 40:31KJV).

 

Much of our weariness, as we face our tasks, is because we break God's laws concerning our mental health. Ill will is harbored, resentments seethe, quarrels rage, anger burns, and much of what we do becomes a drudgery because we do it to please men, not God.

 

Someone has suggested that if you can't do the work you love, learn to love the work you do. Good advice! Do it heartily as unto the Lord.

 

Life response: Am I troubled about many things or trusting God for everything?