My heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother.

Not too long ago my husband informed me that during the night I sat up in bed and launched into the introduction to a new message. What surprised him most was that this sleepy sermon was coherent ...

Topics:	Balance, Character, Discipleship, Focus, Priorities, Reflection, Renewal, Solitude, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Time, Transformation
Filters:	Church staff, Counseling, Discipleship, Elder, Pastor, Pastoral care, Spiritual director
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Psalm 37:7, Psalm 46:10, Psalm 131, Matthew 11:29, Mark 1:35
Date Added:	July 12, 2007

Yesterday, I stood in front of a ministry team and asked: "What tends to emerge in the life of a person who neglects his or her soul? What symptoms creep in?"

I explained that no one ever sets out to trash the condition of his soul, and particularly not those of us in vocational ministry. Yet we often find ourselves in a spiritual death spiral—facing ever increasing ministry loads yielding ever ...

Topics:	Accountability, Health, Prayer, Soul, Spiritual disciplines
Filters:	Discipleship, Pastor, Pastoral care, Small group leader, Spiritual director
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Psalm 131:2, John 15:5
Date Added:	August 08, 2007