It'll be easier on the roads now.

Tank hit empty?

Breakdown?
You've gotten so far and now you've lost it?

Many times we've felt this way and we just let go easily most of the time. We breakdown. We turn to our pastors and call our close ones, thinking maybe they can help but always end up realizing that all they can do is hear us out but they can never fill that emptiness inside of us. So, what really is the answer? How do we get back on track? The answer's just right in front of our eyes. Just take a look at the signboards. It has always been there for us but yet we never really use it. We never tried it. We turn to other directions which only gets us lost. In fact, we'll just stop after feeling worn out, tired, dry and weary.

Here's where we should turn to:

GOD.

Matthew 11:28-30. ²⁸"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

• So now u know where to turn? Are u sure? Well, God said turn to Him. Mp3/4s', Walkman s', I pod's, friends, pastors, aren't Him. All these materials and humans can only distract you for that moment but it isn't the right turning you're looking for. Him= JESUS. For God, and God alone can renew, refresh and recharge us.

• -and I will give you rest. God WILL give u rest. He did not say 'I might', 'Maybe', or 'I'll take into consideration' to give us rest but He said He WILL. And that is a GUARANTEE! So, fret not, doubt not and fear not but believe it.

• ²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."What exactly is God saying here? A yoke is never light. In fact, it is very heavy. God was trying to say that if you choose to follow him and do things his way, you will find that you're yoke will actually get easy. Which means, put God the center of everything in your life. Pray and seek his answers and obey Him. ''Yoke is not an egg yoke ahhh!''-Pastor Gideon. Here's what a yoke is:

It's that inhumane thing on the oxes!

We need to do things with God's strength and not ours. With God's help, things will always be easier and we'll always be on the right track. God's yoke is easy and His burden is light for He will be carrying it along side you. He shall not let u do it on your own and He will never make things too hard for u. Besides, spiritual things can only be done by spiritual strength. When we do things our way, we tend to forget that God is in control and rely on our own physical strength. And that's how we get tired and worn out, physically AND spiritually. 3 Steps on how to avoid burnouts:-
1.Develop habits that refresh u physically.

• Rest.
• Balanced diet.
• Regular exercise.

^{For 1 Corinthians writes:
20}you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

2. Develop habits that recharge u emotionally.

• Solitude.

^{Mark 6:31}Then, because so 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."

• Recreation.

• Laughter.
  

Proverbs 17: ²² A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

3.Develop habits that renew u spiritually.

• Daily quite time with God.

2 Corinthians 4: ¹⁶Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

• Small groups. (cell)

Ecclesiastes 4:

⁹ Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:

¹⁰ If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!

¹¹ Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?

¹² Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

• Worship. (God)

Psalms 59:16

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

Conclusion: Turn to God for strength. Only He can refill your tank. And He WILL give u rest. There is no other way. Follow Him. Do things God's way and You'll find that His yoke is light. Finally, you're not superhuman. Everything and everyone burns out. You gotta take care of yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Now U know where to refill your tank?
You wont hit empty anymore.
It'll be easier on the roads now.

-inplanned