The Good vs. The Best

By Michael Geertsma

I am not one who would often be accused of being a workaholic. Growing up with two workaholic parents instilled in me an appreciation for finding a balance in life between hard work and leisure.

Still, that doesn’t prevent me from occasionally running myself ragged, and the last two weeks have been a prime example. Here at Back to God Ministries, we’ve been getting ready for an important trade show that we attend every year. This has required me to put in a lot of long days, often working late into the night, to make sure that everything is in order for the show. I’m stressed out, tired, not sleeping well, not eating well, and overall just ready for the whole thing to be over.

In the midst of all this, last Sunday, my pastor taught a lesson on one of his favorite spiritual disciplines …

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