As the election draws closer, there will be a lot of tired people in our city, facing down burnout. But burnout doesn’t just stalk people who work in politics. If you feel like a battery that can’t hold a charge, if you are run down, if you’re prone to negative thinking, or if you’re facing more to do than you can realistically accomplish in a day, you need to hear from Jesus as your boss, your teacher, or your king as he talks about admitting, addressing and avoiding burnout.

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As the Israelites began rebuilding their temple wall, they quickly realized that doing something worth doing didn’t mean there wouldn’t be opposition or difficulties. Today, as we try to honor God’s character and purposes in our day-to-day work, we are likely to run into opposition, too—sometimes from others, and sometimes from our own ingrained habits. But Nehemiah reminds us that God has provided us with everything we need to learn to trust Him and overcome.

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We have a tendency to consider work a necessary evil, but nothing could be farther from the truth. The work we do in this world comes in a host of guises, but it’s all a necessary good. We’re called to work, and whatever conflicts or set-backs we experience, work draws us into a new community.

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In some way, shape or form, we all work. Our work at home, at our jobs, in our relationships and in our city is caught up in God’s work. And God’s work—making our city a just, prosperous and beautiful place—is caught up in the work of our day-to-day lives.

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As Glenn Hoburg shares the experience of his family’s three month sabbatical the question he poses is: Are you able to rest?