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What do you guys do to avoid or remedy burnout?

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Take often, "Desert Days"

No phone, no screens:

What is a Desert Day?​

A "Desert Day" or "Quiet Day" refers to making a day of recollection and reflection, taking a day for silence and prayer. It is a day we spend with Jesus, "going out into the desert" with Him, listening to Him in the silence of our hearts. By removing distractions, the Desert Day is a day to abide and rest in the Lord, allowing Him to speak by giving Him our complete attention. As with all prayer, we need to carefully guard the time we set aside for God, not allowing the busyness of life to steal it away.

What do you do on a Desert Day?​

Our day should include times for meditation, spiritual reading, rest, and exercise or time outdoors. But don’t over plan too many activities or books; allow for the movement of the Holy Spirit. Also be careful not to turn our recollection day into a vacation, or just busy ourselves with all the things we personally wish to get done. The purpose of the day is to be with God, and everything we do should be ordered to that end.
 
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Pray a lot. Let go of things I may be clinging to. Rest in God's hands and ask Him to take care of it all for me so I can focus on Him.

May have to live life still, deal with people still, accomplish things still... but just keep my focus on resting amidst everything else. Read the Bible and just talk to Him about what I'm reading and keeping my mind on Him and what He is doing, rather than me and what I am doing. No rules, I just read something I want to read and ask God about what happened.

God is an endless well of peacefulness and calm. It recharges and realigns to disconnect from everything else and connect to Him.
 
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