If you feel stretched too thin, it’s not because you’re weak—it’s because you’re carrying weight God never told you to carry alone.

In this message, we unpack why overworking isn’t faithfulness, why burnout is often a warning, and how God’s strategy for rest includes delegation, clarity, and shared responsibility.

Using Matthew 11 and Exodus 18, this sermon exposes a hard truth:
Overworking can be disobedience disguised as responsibility.

If you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, or trying to do everything by yourself—this is your reset.

Key themes in this message:

• Why rest is a real strategy, not laziness

• “Make your load lighter” (God’s leadership principle)

• Delegation without guilt

• Why capable people matter

• How clarity eliminates confusion

📖 Scriptures: Matthew 11:28 –30, Exodus 18:17 –23

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Chapters

• 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Today
• 00:00:39 This Is the Day: Rejoicing in God's Reset
• 00:01:10 Putting God Back in His Rightful Place
• 00:02:29 Rest Is a Real Strategy
• 00:03:09 Matthew 11:28-30: Come to Me and Find Rest
• 00:06:30 Defining Rest: The Intentional Act
• 00:07:22 Exodus 18: Moses and the Burden of Leadership
• 00:07:44 What You're Doing Is Not Good
• 00:08:55 Select Capable People: The Power of Delegation
• 00:09:20 Make the Load Lighter: Sharing Responsibility
• 00:14:05 Overworking Is Disobedience Disguised as Responsibility
• 00:17:31 Releasing Pride, Not Power
• 00:18:55 How to Delegate: Train Once, Step Back, Let Grow
• 00:20:54 If You Do This: The Promise of Standing Strong
• 00:21:47 The Image of Rest: Coming to Christ
• 00:23:27 Closing Prayer and Next Steps