When you are empty. Here’s hope.

“…It’s times like these that I listen to the voices of doubt. “Hey you.You’re a fraud, a fake, a shyster.”The voice sounds like my own. It is my own, an echo of every fear within me. I’ve heard it before—plenty of times.

I replayed the tape of my mistake last year that took a team to undo. And the time six years ago when I was told to shape up—or ship out. Maybe the voice was right. Maybe I was a phony. In no time flat the bold decisive middle manager was reduced to a bumbling corporate paperweight.

…Burnout robs us of our passion. It strangles our hearts. It makes us forget who we really are. We fill our lives with endless pursuits that simply return our hearts to start. We work long hours for recognition that never comes. We drop in our beds exhausted—and lonely. The truth is, I was the one who chose isolation over God.

It doesn’t have to be this way.”

I would be most honored if you would read the full post over at the High Calling, where I’m featured along with some other great voices as we explore Burnout and Fatigue.