27. Do you ever get burnt out with ministry and pouring into others? How do you get refilled?
I do get dry sometimes. Tiredness, experiencing a failure, someone disappointing me, not see the fruit of my investments, or overworking are a few things that burn me out every now and then. I refuel by getting away with my family, spending some quality time with God, hanging out with my best friends, and taking days off to do absolutely nothing but watch The Office (exaggeration but it does help).
28. What’s the most awkward experience you’ve ever had around “weird” Christians?
I had a preacher slap me with his Bible before. Just kidding. I can’t remember my most awkward experience.
29. My boyfriend and I plan to get married but aren’t even engaged yet. We are having a hard time staying pure. Should we get married sooner?
Well, neither of you want to marry someone who isn’t disciplined and marriage isn’t something you jump into because you can’t stay pure. But you don’t want to burn with lust either. The Apostle Paul discusses this in I Corinthians 7:8-9. I would get some strong accountability right now! Because marriage involves sex but isn’t about sex so you want your relationship to be a relationship. You don’t want it to be based on sex. You want it based on God and serving one another. Get some help and you may want to even consider breaking it off for a season if you can’t stay pure.
30. If you have the lost the flame that had at one time for God, how do you get it back?
Get around the right people. Once you’ve done that, you need to meet with every person you respect and ask them how they do it. Also, make sure you are serving in a church somewhere. Obviously, reading the word and prayer are great disciplines to do daily.
31. Why didn’t The Newlyweds show workout?
Uhhh…it did work out. Their marriage didn’t work out but the show did. How could you?….
32. When you are praying about future decisions, how do you know when it’s God and when it’s just your own thoughts?
This is hard to figure out. Instead of trying to explain it I would just point you to a message I gave during our Symphony series last semester. Click here if you have iTunes. It’s Part Four: The Movement of God.
