Recently someone asked me if I knew what my Meyer-Briggs is. I know what it was in 2022 as I prepared to move abroad and a missions agency wanted to know more about me. I have been targeted from my profile and missions connections to receive important information on the status of the church around the world. We are talking about taking people to a place where the Lord helps them decide on life or death. We need to be healthy to serve so here are some ideas that keep filling my inbox. Your physical health allows you to go places independently. Finances are a shield and opportunity for the freedom to go. Having a healthy routine, no matter where you are, is grounding. Having sacred friends (not 58 so-so people) is a safety net. With resilience you can rebuild no matter the current hardship because God’s word warns us of hardships. Are you gloomy or chipper or a bit of both? Mood and tone of voice is telling. Again you need your crew because loneliness is the biggest stressor. Otherwise we are in chronic fight or flight mode which can wear down our body systems. Regulate your emotions by checking in with the people who know us best. The bedrock of all of the above is respect. Having people trust us is everything. Be of good courage. Courage is trusting in God’s presence and strength, not the absence of fear, enabling believers to stand firm in faith, speak truth, and persevere through hardship by relying on the Holy Spirit and Christ’s victory over the world. I Cor 16:13 and Acts 23:11. Amen.
