This pandemic has exposed pastors to new and unexpected pressure points in their ministries. Often, I’ve felt alone and exhausted. There’s no easy way out of the ditch of despair, but here’s some advice I hope will be helpful.
1. Discern your soul.
Faithfulness isn’t always pressing through the fog. Sometimes, we need to stop and reorient. What are you anxious about? Where is the pressure coming from? Who are you afraid of disappointing? What are you running to for comfort? Give voice to what’s swirling inside you.
Pray that God will draw out what is going on from the depths of your soul. Process with trusted brothers knowing that “the purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out” (Prov. 20:5). Ask God to use friends to expose fears, anxieties, expectations, or sin that might be crushing you. Bring them to Jesus and cast your anxieties on him knowing he cares for you (1 Pet. 5:7).
2. Embrace your limitations.
“Who is sufficient for these things?” ought to be the motto of every minister (2 Cor. 2:16). Yet I’m often tempted to try and have it all together in ways
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