Helping yourself to help your youth
Helen GodwinChris Kidd
Sustainable Rhythms
• Balance of having boundaries but not being legalistic.
• How do you do it in your context? – single– married– children
Identity in Christ• “Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in
them.” (1 John 4:16)• Watchman Nee: sit, walk, stand – Eph. 2 v 6-10• Our priorities:
– God– Family & Friends– Ministry
• Being kind to ourselves
Productivity v Fruitfulness
Henri Nouwen:• “Productivity is an attempt to create life.”• “We are called to deliver lasting fruit.”
Who is in control – God or us?
Sustainable Rhythms
A conformed mind (Romans 12) leads to:• Scarcity mentality• Importance of image• Workplace of culture• Work-life balance• Orphan mentality• Fear
Sustainable Rhythms
God doesn’t need me to do anything but I receive the privilege of joining in
His mission with Him.
Physical well-being
• Take a Sabbath• Sleep• Exercise• Healthy eating
Mental well-being
Stress is “the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed upon them”
Health & Safety Executive
Change (incl. life events)
Demands & expectations of others
Self-expectations
Demotivation & resentment
Attack (incl. spiritual)
Understanding the dynamics of stress
Mental well-being
• Strengthen the spring• Develop your support network• Understand and reduce the weights• Emotions are not bad.
Spiritual well-being
• Where do you worship and feed?• Where do our youth worship with the whole
body of Christ?• Can we see transformation still occurring in
our own lives?
What works for you?
Lectio Divina