Are you running at someone else's pace or abiding in Christ? This Sunday we explored what it means to sustain a spiritual life without burning out—not through striving, but through abiding.
Jesus said in John 15, "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing." The key isn't producing results in your own strength—it's staying connected to the Source and letting Him produce fruit through you.
We unpacked PACE: Position (remembering you're His beloved child), Abiding (not striving), Celebrating others (not comparing), and Energy (physical and emotional health). When we forget we're weak and try to do everything for God instead of inviting Him to work through us, we spiral into exhaustion.
What if instead of saying "I'm going to work for God," you prayed "God, come do Your work through me"? That's the difference between burnout and breakthrough.
