Replenish. Webster’s defines replenish as “to fill or build up again.” We need to be replenished as humans…and regularly. We must eat and drink daily in order to sustain our physical bodies. We attend conferences or take continuing education courses in order to keep up with the recent trends in our business or workplace.
As a pastor, I find that, after preparing for Sunday services, visiting the sick, leading meetings, etc., the last item on my checklist is to fuel my own soul. I often play to the whirlwind instead of leading out of a full soul. What about you? Could you use time away to fill up that which has been drained?
Like a glass of river water, we only see clearly when we stop long enough for the sediment to settle.
If you are in ministry and you find yourself in need of “filling up again,” take time to do just that. If you aren’t sure the next step, consider going on a trip with a ministry I serve with called Replenish. We take pastors on all expense paid trips in order to help us fill our souls up again.
Do a soul inventory, and if you find yourself in need of replenishing, decide today to do something about it.
Lagnaippe Leadership 