And yet Jesus instructs us, "Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,' or ‘No, I won't.' Anything beyond this is from the evil one." (Matthew 5:37) Although it took some time to learn, I now trust in the power of a simple no. The problem is, no rarely makes the recipient happy. If we are obedient to his leading, this may require that we say no to other areas of interest. In any season of life, God may call us to focus on specific areas of ministry or giftedness. Likewise, none of us can exercise all of our skills effectively at the same time. Nobody else can do what I do in the exact way that I do it, and the same applies to you. God has created each of us to be uniquely gifted and talented. I was on the way to burn-out, which is the inevitable result of over-commitment, lack of focus, and lack of wisdom.
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I ignored Part B of the verse: "…But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband." I ran on overdrive and felt it was my Christian duty to say yes whenever someone in the church requested something of me.
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The problem is I didn't properly reassess my commitments after I got married. This level of involvement worked great during that phase of my life. When I was a young, single Christian woman, I was completely engulfed in ministry, living 1 Corinthians 7:34a to the fullest–"In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit." I split my time between evangelism outreach, gospel choir, tutoring, nonprofit chaplaincy, and other volunteer work.