What God Showed Me When I Was Burnt Out
The space began to close in on me. My ears received nothing but noises. My breath became shorter.
That was the first time I experienced a panic attack during a work meeting.
Yang Ming considers herself a pilgrim on earth. She counts knowing Jesus as the greatest treasure of her life. Writing is a form of articulating her inner thoughts and passion to her readers. A lover of literature, she decided to combine her love of words with her Christian faith and use this gift as a way to serve God. When she’s not writing, she can be found hiking in some of God’s beautiful creations around the world, or drinking a cup of coffee with a good book in her hand.
The space began to close in on me. My ears received nothing but noises. My breath became shorter.
That was the first time I experienced a panic attack during a work meeting.
My heart trembled as I scanned through the email. My worst fear had come to pass. My application to join an international arts group wasn’t accepted. Coupled with a slew of other job rejections I had received over the last 10 months, this was the last thing I needed.
Before I set off to Swansea, Wales to further my studies, I had researched a number of churches to attend. While I knew about Singapore communities in popular destinations like Sydney or London, I didn’t know of any Singaporean Christians in Swansea. I asked around for recommendations, but didn’t receive any. So my search continued on Google.
The team dynamics was great—something I had not experienced at my previous job. My heart swelled with exhilaration whenever I worked with my colleagues. They made me feel loved and wanted. I quickly became emotionally attached to my group of lovely colleagues.
YMI (which stands for Why Am I?), is a platform for Christian young people all over the world to ask questions about life and discover their true purpose. We are a community with different talents but the same desire to make sense of God’s life-changing word in our everyday lives.
YMI is a part of Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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