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<\/a><\/p>\nThen I began thinking that if we took a hard look at why these feelings come it would help us.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 Leaving it all on the field. <\/strong>Sundays are a day for many football teams to compete and give their all on the football field. For me it also happens to be the day we have our weekly youth service. Having that on top of all the responsibilities of our morning services ends up being a lot. I don\u2019t like doing things halfway. So when I\u2019m leading worship, counseling students, encouraging leaders, keeping a kid from killing another one, or speaking – I like to give it my all and leave it all out there on \u201cthe field.\u201d Like an intense workout, it leaves me absolutely drained when it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 People business is tiring business.<\/strong> I\u2019m an extrovert. I find that many people (not all!) who are full time pastors are extroverts, as well. So that means we get energized by spending time with people. Regardless, people suck life out of you in ministry and business. Many other people won\u2019t ever fully understand. But if you\u2019re in the middle of it, you know! There are demands from nearly everyone in your organization. Your boss, the people you work with, and the people \u201cunder\u201d you all have a list of often unsaid expectations. I often feel the weight of that on a Sunday when I\u2019m nearly bombarded by people.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Seeing in 20\/20 hindsight the issues that need fixed.<\/strong> On Mondays (and certainly Sunday nights afterward, as well) I can go through a list of all kinds of things I could have done better. I see little or big errors everywhere I look. We do this after \u201cthe big events\u201d in our ministry or business world. It\u2019s not because we want to be extra-critical. I believe it\u2019s because we want what we do to be the best. It\u2019s helpful to spot the areas where we dropped the ball. It\u2019s important to notice where we could improve. If you\u2019re like me, I\u2019m always able to come up with that list weekly!<\/p>\n So those are the top 3 reasons I believe that many of us will find ourselves wanting to quit our high-demanding jobs on fairly predictable cycles (weekly for most of us). Or maybe it isn\u2019t quitting as much as being disheartened. But don\u2019t lose heart! Let me leave you with 3 reasons why you should keep going.<\/p>\n Keep up the good work. Mondays will come, but they also go. So improve at what you\u2019re doing and keep on doing it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n