So many people in ministry are suffering from burnout and depression. You don't have to be one of them.
When you're the go-to person everyone relies on to "get a prayer through," it won't be long before you're burned out. You need a strategy to maintain a healthy balance between your prayer life and your life.
This book will help you:
Break free from a people-driven prayer life and step into your intercessory calling as God intended it to be.
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Hi, my name is Aleathea Dupree, and I'm a former burned out intercessor.
I know what it feels like to spend all your time interceding for other people but feel like you need a break!
I was the leader of a nationwide intercessory prayer ministry that received requests from around the world—all hours of the day and night. And I felt a personal obligation to pray for every request.
Like you, I struggled with trying to find a balance between my intercessory prayer life and the rest of my life. I was so preoccupied with everyone else's requests that I ignored the repeated demands for rest that were coming from my own spirit, soul, and body.
Prayer started to feel like work, and it wasn't long before I was frustrated, depressed, and completely drained!
As a leader, you know that it's not easy to open up to just anybody when you're going through stuff. And there's no worse feeling than being an intercessor who needs intercession and there's no one to be found.
It took me a while to recover and figure things out. But once I did, I learned some life-changing lessons that will help you to be a more effective intercessor, and most importantly, not get drained!
Now, I don't pray harder; I pray smarter, and I've helped hundreds of intercessors do the same. I hope you will be one of them.
[x_icon type="quote-left"] This book should be a manual for all intercessors and anyone in ministry. It has become my self-care defense for ministry. [x_icon type="quote-right"]
- Dr. A. Kimble, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist
Sharpen You Ax is an intercessor proven strategy that will help you maintain a healthy prayer-life balance.
"If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength;
but wisdom brings success." ―Ecclesiastes 10:10
[x_icon type="quote-left"] Anything that we do for years that doesn’t match the inner imprint of our gifting will eventually become monotonous and routine, ritualistic and frustrating. [x_icon type="quote-right"]
- Bishop TD Jakes
God needs intercessors to stand in the gap, especially in times like these. The problem is, when He needs you to pray, you're too weary, tired, and worn out to respond.
When you are burned out:
- you are mentally and physically exhausted
- you lose the joy of your calling
- you miss out on intimacy with God
- you are unmotivated and pray out of routine, duty, and obligation
- you are frustrated because you're not walking in the fullness of your calling
- you are ineffective
- you feel burdened and overwhelmed
- you don't enjoy prayer because it feels like work
It doesn't have to and shouldn't be this way. Sharpen Your Ax will refresh you, realign your focus, and reignite the fire of your intercessory calling.
ANN BONINEExcellent!
You taught me about soul ties in intercession. That has never been in any books, and much more did I learn.
NATALYNEA much-needed gift. Although I am a seasoned intercessor, this book resonated with me on so many levels. I really needed this book at this time in my life... It helped me rest in God even more.
M. STEWARTGod knows what you need.
I must admit that I currently feel a slight level of exhaustion & weariness from the "grind" of life and a need to be refreshed. What better time to read this book.
A Book for Every Intercessor
Many of us as intercessors practice learned behavior of praying for everyone who asks us to pray. We never think that “boundaries will keep us out of a casket.”
Timely for Intercessors
Intercessors stand in the gap for everyone else, but who’s interceding for the intercessor? I won’t be a spoiler! A must read if you need a refreshing.
Essential
Forces intercessors to pull back the curtain to achieve a total vulnerability before God once again, which in turn brings about an honest awareness of self, intense appreciation for God’s heart, and re-connection to the privilege and honor of the call to bring others before the throne.
Get proven strategies to be more effective in your ministry of intercession and put balance back in your life again.
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