Monday May 13, 2024
Ep 222 Treasure in the Wilderness with Scott Savage
Scott Savage, pastor, husband of a judge and father of 3, realized one day in a church meeting that he was in the wilderness of burnout. What followed was 9 months of finding and knowing God on a deeper level and he's here today to share with us part of what he learned. You may not be in a wilderness yourself right now, but you may know someone who could use Scott's encouragement. He's offering a free resource which you can access here: Don't Give Up When It's Time To Change: 10 Things You Need to Hear When You're Ready to Quit.
Scott and his wife, Danalyn often say, "Everyone has a story if we stop long enough to listen." Perhaps that's the main thing you need today: someone to listen to your story. You can connect with Scott here.
Some gems from today:
- What if you started looking for God's kindness in your wilderness where He leads you tenderly closer to Himself.
- We can wake up and discover that we are somewhere where we never intended to be and find we are in a wilderness.
- Friendships forged in the hard places can be our deepest and most life-giving relationships.
- I knew I was burned out from focusing on my public life more than tending to my private life with God.
- Burnout is something we have more control over; wilderness can often be the result of outside circumstances.
- My prayer is that people will connect to me in my stories so that they will connect with God.
- When feeling burned out we can claim the promise we are not alone: God hasn't left and He can provide others to accompany us in the hardest of times.
