Leadership
Student Ministry
Breaking Point part 1
3:04 PM
I think it happens to all of us!
Especially in times of craziness or when things just don’t
seem to slow down.
I know that every so often if happens to me.
I let things and schedules and commitments get out of hand
and it happens.
I hit my breaking point
I use to never recognize when it would happen. I use to
never even be aware it was happening. It just would. I would get absolutely
worn out and my attitude would go through the toilet. And it would almost fix
itself by accident or after I did or said something stupid! As I have gotten
further along in my leadership I have worked hard on creating a little more self-awareness
when I am in those moments. When I am getting to my breaking point.
There are some things that start happening when I am there!
I get super defensive
– people asking innocent questions and just needing simple things I take as
an attack and I respond with attitude or I walk away feeling attacked and
angry.
I hit my complaint
quota – I get to a point where if I hear one more complaint I’m going to
set the church building on fire! They may even be legitimate complaints handled
in the correct way but I start to come to the end of my road!
I become an introvert
– I am an extrovert by nature. But when I get to my breaking point I start
to want to be alone constantly. People drain me completely.
My home life suffers
– I am embarrassed to say this but I get short at home. I start to lose all
patience with my wife and kids. I retreat to quiet places rather than engage my
family!
I over eat – My
eating and my weight are a problem for me. But when I get to the breaking point
I will eat everything at all times. I don’t eat dinner. I eat the table!
Those are some of the ways I know I am hitting my breaking
point. For what I do when I see it coming you will have to come back tomorrow.
What would you add to my list?
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