As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“When I do church consulting, I often encounter pastors who are just worn out… I usually learn that the battle had been ongoing long before I arrived to consult. Indeed, some of the following signs seem to be recurrent among wearying shepherds.” - Chuck Lawless
“I still think about that diagnosis when I find myself in a similar spiritual malaise of both needle-like tingling and numbness at the same time.” - Chuck Lawless
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The pastor who recognizes compassion fatigue can experience recovery and renewal by meditating on these biblical realities.
I was describing the emotional toll that ministry takes on pastors while they are encouraging and counseling people who experience especially difficult times. The person I was speaking to had received training for this very thing as an emergency medical technician. He said, “That’s compassion fatigue.”
“For many of us, 2020 has proven a tiring year. And when we’re exhausted, the last thing we want to do is open our eyes.” - TGC
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