While in Africa, I found myself in a challenging situation. The YWAM team had been in country for a month. During that time we traveled a lot, and ministered along the way. The leadership team did not realize it; but, the team had began to experience fatigue.
During an evening of sharing, the most of the team expressed that they were exhausted. Our response was one of surprise. We had rested a little; so, we did not change anything. We believed that the team just needed to adjust; however, the issue did not go away.
Our first course of action was to increase the time off by ministering half days. This did not work; what we discovered was this: the group needed to rest in God, not just physical inactivity.
This greatest personal treasure I recieved from the trip to Africa was this: The Rest of God. I learned that inactivity is NOT rest. Rest is a place prepared by God exclusively for the saints, the children of God. Faith is the doorway; AND, it is available to everyone who knows Christ as their Lord and Savior. ref Hebrews 3:7-13
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