I was in a group recently where people were discussing what kind of dog they would be if they were a dog. One was sure he would be as aggressive as a pit bull, while another who\u2019s desire was always to seek people in need, decided he would have been a Saint Bernard. I\u2019m sure I have been several breeds over the years, but in my senior years I\u2019m convinced I am like an old firehouse dog, perhaps an aging Dalmatian. All this type of dog knows is when the bell rings, get in the truck. For me, every time the phone rings, or the e-mail dings, or the text message beeps with an invitation to speak, I am prone to say \u201cYes.\u201d I never really learned how to say, \u201cNo\u201d to an invitation for ministry. In fact an elderly minister once advised me to \u201cNever say \u2018No\u2019 to an invitation to speak on behalf of Jesus.\u201d This habit of saying \u201cYes\u201d occasionally has caused me to take on too much. I think I must have been absent the day we covered \u201cPacing\u201d in Seminary class. So I\u2019m still responding, still saying \u201cyes,\u201d still ministering. My advice? Learn to pace yourself, but don\u2019t ever quit. Not sure it applies, but the writer of Ecclesiastes wrote, \u201cA living dog is better than a dead lion\u201d (Eccl. 9:4).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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