Doing any sort of spiritual care feels like “work.” When prayer feels like work we don’t have energy for, the creep has reached the epicenter.Īnd this is the plan to take us out: Move that creep (which is real) closer and closer to the epicenter, where we begin to let go of our lifeline to God. But the epicenter of the creep-the things the enemy is licking his chops over-is that feeling that we’re too tired to pray or do any of the other things that maintain our life in God.īecause even as we rolled out Resilient and 30 Days, my friends were sort of half-hearted about it. Slowly, the creep moves into things essential for our well-being. We begin by not going out as much it moves closer to home as we start getting takeout, skipping our daily walk, not reading much anymore. (I still believe this is true.)īut what I now see is that the apathy creep is what he is after, especially as it works its way to the epicenter. I thought his main goal was to wear us down, lure us into pursuit of relief that doesn’t have anything to do with God, really, then hammer us with disappointment when we get back from vacation and realize nothing’s changed. They are aware of the apathy creep.īut what finally came clear to me was what the enemy is up to in all this. So folks are now putting words to the cascade effects of the last few years and their very low tanks. But this is it, and I’m so grateful for the care you are offering.” Another said, “Thank you for this.
One woman shared with us, in tears, “I knew something was wrong, I just couldn't name it. What I think is even more telling is the early reaction to Resilient and the 30 Days to Resilient feature we just added to the Pause app (a morning and evening meditation that is simply gorgeous).
Another confessed he’s trying to get out of social engagements he just doesn’t have the energy. One major host admitted he can’t find the energy to be creative right now.
“Wow-I hadn't put words to it, but that’s exactly how I feel.” Every single time, as I begin to name the reality of the cascade, weariness, low reserves, and all the signs that go with it, my hosts and their guests start nodding in agreement. It’s called Resilient Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times.
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I’ve been doing loads of interviews on major podcasts because I released a book in June on all this-and how to recover. Getting out of commitments feels like relief right now. We still care about things, we just don't have the energy to care about things enough to see them through. It’s not necessarily apathy creep in a pure sense. Jamie loves to make nutritious meals for her family, but she admitted they are getting takeout way more often these days. Allen on our team used to love going to the gym it was life-giving. We start to let go of things like the gym, saying yes to a BBQ, even making dinner. (Right?) So we make it through another day, another week, but when we get home we don’t have the energy to rally for anything else. Most of us have way less than 100 percent to give these days. We are now experiencing the cascade effects of exhaustion, mental fragmentation, irritability, and something I want to call “apathy creep”-though I need to explain what I mean. The immediate blow, then the aftereffects. Later (sometimes much later), you realize your neck is killing you or your back just isn’t right. It’s like a car accident-there’s the crash, then the adrenaline response to handle the immediate aftermath. We are now in the “cascade effect” of the past two years. I’ve been polling a number of mature people lately-inside the Wild at Heart world and beyond––and the nearly unanimous response is that folks are running on very low reserves. Our podcast the weeks of June 20th and 27th offers a conversation with several members of our team about how everybody’s doing these days, especially with regard to our reserve tanks.
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