Feeling Burnout? Part 3 – Why We Need the Sabbath
Paradoxically, when it comes to healing from burnout, Sabbath-keeping is the ultimate self-care when the self is not at the center.
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Paradoxically, when it comes to healing from burnout, Sabbath-keeping is the ultimate self-care when the self is not at the center.
Google ‘how to recover from burnout’, and you’ll see many touting self-care as the cure-all solution. Here’s why and where it falls short.
Burnout happens to the best of us, even when we are living at the center of our calling. Yet we avoid the stigma and push ourselves, pretending to be okay when the pain is screaming inside us. This is my burnout story, and how God slowly brings healing back into my life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marcus Mok is a Christian teaching Chinese Language in a secondary school in Singapore. He serves as a deacon, lay preacher, Bible teacher and interpreter in his church. He is passionate about helping young adults and teenagers to discover and flourish in their individual callings, and fellow Christians in their mid-career to develop depth and meaning in their work. This blog is an extension and expression of his passion.
