{"id":11898,"date":"2009-05-05T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2009\/05\/05\/areyouemotionallydepleted\/"},"modified":"2009-05-05T14:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:41:39","slug":"areyouemotionallydepleted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/areyouemotionallydepleted\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Emotionally Depleted?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"is-style-article-intro\">Sometimes problems in ministry can stem from emotional burnout. To determine if you need a break for some emotional renewal, assess yourself according to the following statements below:<\/p>\n\n<p>When you take an accurate, honest reading of your emotional gauge and find that it&#8217;s reading low, you need to take time to recharge. Some people recharge by running, others by taking a bath, others by reading, and others by listening to music. 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Many times you feel more energized <em>after<\/em> service than before.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody> <tr> <td width=\"457\"> <p><\/p>\n <\/td> <td width=\"60\"> <p><strong><em>True of me<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <td width=\"72\"> <p><strong><em>Somewhat true of me<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <td width=\"60\"> <p><strong><em>Not true of me<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <\/tr>\n\n<tr> <td width=\"457\"> <p><strong>I feel morally vulnerable.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <td width=\"60\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"72\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"51\"> <figure 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<\/tr>\n\n<tr> <td width=\"457\"> <p><strong>I feel a desire to get out of God&#8217;s work.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <td width=\"60\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"72\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"51\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <\/tr>\n\n<tr> <td width=\"457\"> <p><strong>I have driven away from a leadership activity recently and said, &#8220;It would be fine if I never did that again.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <td 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size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"51\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <\/tr>\n\n<tr> <td width=\"457\"> <p><strong>I am out of gas emotionally.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/td> <td width=\"60\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"72\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/downloads\/img\/checkbox.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/td> <td width=\"51\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image 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