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Christian people who really want to serve the Lord with willing,
servant hearts sometimes neglect their own well-being. Jesus showed his
closest followers, his apostles, that it was important to get away from
the crowds, get some rest, and spend time alone with God.
The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had
done and taught. Then, because s many people were coming and going
that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come
with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." So they
went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. (Mark
6:30-32 TNIV)
You would take care of your best friend!
You would take care of your best friend so that he or she could take
care of others. You would try to understand him, and comfort her, and
strengthen that friend in every way possible. You need to do the same
thing to yourself, as well!
Christian writer Frederick Buechner said, "A bleeding heart is no help
to anybody if it bleeds to death." That means not only taking care of
yourself physically, but feeding yourself with divine nourishment from
the Word, being merciful to yourself, and accepting the bread of life
from Jesus.
God_bless you. Friends
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