The Overload Syndrome

Great article from Phil Ryken in the new issue of Reformation 21. In it he says,

In order to carry out God’s calling for your life, you will have to learn to say “no.” Many good things in life—many wholesome entertainments, many useful ministry opportunities, and many God-given pleasures—get in the way of God’s calling and therefore must be declined. Later this week I am taking a short trip to a beautiful golf resort in Florida. I will be teaching, but to my disappointment, I will not be golfing. Not that there is anything wrong with a round of golf. In fact, from what I’ve seen in the brochure, it’s such a beautiful course that it almost seems wrong not to play it. It’s just that if I stay to do that, I will get back too late on Saturday night to be a good husband to my wife, a good father to my children, or a good pastor to this congregation.