It is well with you, my dear. I'll first of all say that it is worthwhile to introspect and really ask yourself, Why do I feel the need to be in so many different places at the same time? Why do I feel the need to say yes when someone says, "Oh, come and join this; oh, come and join that; oh, I need you here; I need you there?" Why do I find it hard to say no? And that's something that I'll say you need to really ask yourself: Why do I find it hard to say no?

Because a lot of times in life, I mean, life is energy, right? And energy, just like many things, is actually very limited. Everyone has a limited amount of energy; as a matter of fact, there is a boundary to it. Are you following me? And the way life is, everything we touch, we inject a certain amount of energy into it, with the hope that we'll get a kind of harvest in return.

A friendship, for example, is like that. I invest energy in a particular friendship in the hope that it will come; it will bring a return. I invest energy in marriage, into my relationship with my children, and I invest energy in my workplace, and I'm hoping that there will be a kind of return. I invest energy in my education, and I'm hoping that there will be some kind of return on investment.

But sometimes, some fields require a lot more energy than others before they can give a harvest. And if you are tied down, invested in other areas, in that place that needs a lot of your energy, you will not have enough energy to get a return there.

And what will happen is that you will exhaust yourself completely in that particular place. And there will be no return, and you'll feel this thing called burnout. And the truth is that it's not as if that place won't give you a return; it's not as if there is no joy that you will receive from there. But you are torn in so many places that you don't have enough to meet the needs of that particular place. And that brings you to a point where we have to make peace with the fact that life is about choosing our losses, right? It's always about wise losses.

Look at all the areas that you have invested yourself in, areas that you have committed to. Ask yourself really, which one of these areas actually means the most to me? Which one of these areas is in alignment with God's emphasis on my life? Which one of these areas is most aligned with the vision goals that I've been given? And based on that hierarchy, identify the ones that don't align. And respectfully withdraw yourself. Do you understand?

But that's why I said the first question you ought to ask is, Why do you feel the need to be in all those places? Why do you feel the need to say yes to everyone who says, "Come and join this, come and join that, right?"

Sincerely speaking, you're going to have to prioritize spaces that are most impactful for you and make peace with the fact that you're going to miss out somewhere. Do you get my point? We can't enjoy it everywhere. We have to make peace with missing out.

So it's up to you to look at all the various places that you are committed to, right? Whether they are ministries, whether they are jobs, whether they are relationships, whatever. Ask yourself, which one of these things actually means the most? And which ones mean the least? And by all means, withdraw yourself. You understand? So that you can have enough energy to invest in places that matter. And to get a return on investment from those places that will give you the energy to continue. Do you get my point? When we invest somewhere and there's no return, we experience this thing called burnout.

So right now, for what you have described, part of what is making you feel the way you're feeling is because you're spread thin. And you need to prioritize. It is well with you, my friend.