Learn to Relax
The holiday's can, oddly enough, be the most stressful time of year. Here are a few tips to help you relax.
- Turn off the cell phone. If necessary, take 30 minutes each day to return calls.
- Turn off the computer. Again, have a set time to return e-mails, and take charge of your time. In other words, manage your rest time as efficiently as you manage your work. Don't become a slave to interruptions.
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- Give your spouse and family your undivided attention. Don't allow your mind to stay at work when your body is with your family.
- Spend some time alone. When on vacation, do some things by yourself as well. Love others and yourself. Instead of reading the Bible and praying to prepare for ministry, spend time alone with God just for yourself!
- Listen. Listen to your spouse, children, parents and relatives. In ministry, we dump so much verbiage on others that they rarely "get a word in edgewise."
- Stop worrying. Don't worry about the finances. Plan for rest and refreshing in your ministry and personal budget. Some protest that they can't afford time away. Just the opposite is true. Their ministries can't afford not to fund rest.
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