Things I Wish I'd Heard in Church

You know the saying, "No good deed goes unpunished"? I have a friend who puts it this way, "Try to be Jesus, and they'll nail you to a cross every time."

A common problem among the do-gooders of the world is not knowing our own limitations. It's a nasty cycle. You take on too much. You get overwhelmed and stressed out. You feel guilty that you're overwhelmed and stressed out because you know that you should be happy to do all of the things you've offered to do. You keep feeling guilty and overwhelmed until you finally just reach crash point. You back off a little, tell people you have to get some rest, slowly begin to get a little relaxation and restoration, start feeling refreshed and revived, and then...yes, it starts all over. People have needs. They ask. You say yes because you don't really have it in you to say anything else, and in all honesty you wouldn't have it any other way.

Sound familiar?

Someone recently said something like, "If you try to do everything, you are depriving other people of the chance to take their turn at feeling blessed by helping others."

There you have it.

You're only one person. You have your limits. Do your best. Give what you can. Turn the rest over to God. It's not really your job to save the world.