How to Deal with Burnout at Work

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If you take the laptop on vacation and wake up at 2 a.m. thinking about a spreadsheet, you may already be asking how to deal with burnout at work. A lot of our exhaustion comes from yokes we put on ourselves when work and money become the center of life. Jesus invites the weary to trade those for his yoke, where he carries the heavy end. In this sermon, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Matthew 11:28-30 and names five yokes many of us carry without noticing, from tying our identity to what we produce to putting off obedience until someday. It is part of the Free From series. Questions this sermon answers How do you deal with burnout at work? Stop letting work be your identity, community and purpose, because God does not love you for your output. How do you deal with burnout? Find the yoke you have been carrying and trade it for the one Jesus offers. How do you prevent burnout? Watch for the warning signs, like using busy to numb pain or waking up at night thinking about an email. What does Jesus mean by take my yoke upon you? A yoke paired a young ox with an older one, and Jesus offers to walk beside you and carry the heavy end. Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 10; Mark 8:36 Chapters 0:00 Opening prayer 0:33 The gray reality of January 2:15 Workism and burnout at work 4:37 Come to me, all who are weary 6:55 Five yokes we carry 22:41 Switched price tags 25:11 Take his yoke Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #Burnout #Matthew11