My Exhausted Soul - Week 2

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Notes:

What refuels your soul?

Refuel – Family/Work/Chores – LIFE

Living exhausted and on empty never leads to the life we want

INTERNAL FUEL (emotionally)

Relaxation

Enjoyment

Friendship

Without the fuel of friendship our souls will stay exhausted

HARVARD UNIVERSITY: The Harvard Study of Adult Development found that close friendships, more than money, fame, or even your cholesterol level are connected to keeping people happy and healthy in the long term.

Likewise, behavioral economist Arthur Brooks has studied the intersection of happiness, relationships, and purpose. He validates the Harvard study’s finding that "taking care of our relationships" is critical, and that "our connections with others are nourishment for body, mind and soul."

In May 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General—Dr. Vivek Murthy—issued a report that drew attention to an epidemic that affects 1 out of 2 American adults. Half of us are lonely.
- Weill Cornell Medicine

Do DIFFERENT not Do More

“Come to me, ALL you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and LEARN from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
- Jesus of Nazareth

PARADISE AND PERFECTION

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to live alone...”
- Genesis 2:18

- SEEN - Authentically known

- SUPPORTED - Genuinely cared for

- SHARPENED - Truthfully loved

He appointed twelve that they might be with him…
- Mark 3:14

Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed…
- Matthew 17:1-3

…so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.
- Matthew 17:2-3

He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
- Matthew 26:37-38

Because of what Jesus said, many of his disciples turned their backs on him and stopped following him. Jesus then asked his twelve disciples if they also were going to leave him.
- John 6:66-68

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, there is no one else that we can go to! Your words give eternal life.”
- John 6:66-68

Jesus modeled that relational connection is an essential part of being human

Friendship refuels our souls and it’s not a luxury but a necessity - However, relationships require intentionality and courage