it is important to watch your spiritual gauge, but you also have to watch your emotional fuel gauge as well. It is possible to keep your spiritual reserves replenished and still feel all out of love.
Major life changes can drain you emotionally: the death of spouse, divorce, change of residence. Even happy events, such as family holidays or the birth of a child, can leave you emotionally spent.
A friend of mine recently had five extremely difficult conversations in one workday. When he left the office that evening, he was doing great spiritually but he was emotionally depleted.
Emotional depletion also happens at home, the sink backs up and the plumber is busy until the end of a week. Chicken pox attacks the children one by one. You learn that your teenage son has a drug problem. When your emotional tank is empty, you are likely to feel uninterested in the well-being of others, no matter how full your spiritual tank is. Take time to fill your emotional tank
Major life changes can drain you emotionally: the death of spouse, divorce, change of residence. Even happy events, such as family holidays or the birth of a child, can leave you emotionally spent.
A friend of mine recently had five extremely difficult conversations in one workday. When he left the office that evening, he was doing great spiritually but he was emotionally depleted.
Emotional depletion also happens at home, the sink backs up and the plumber is busy until the end of a week. Chicken pox attacks the children one by one. You learn that your teenage son has a drug problem. When your emotional tank is empty, you are likely to feel uninterested in the well-being of others, no matter how full your spiritual tank is. Take time to fill your emotional tank
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