Romans 12:11 | The Difference Between Burnout and Drift

Formation to Transformation | A Worship Devotional · Mar 10, 2026 · 5m

There is a difference between burnout and drift, and most people in ministry have never stopped to figure out which one they are actually in. Burnout is what happens when you gave everything and the tank ran dry. Drift is what happens when something in you quietly decided it was not worth it anymore.

Romans 12:11 addresses both, and it does it in three short phrases. Not lagging in diligence. Fervent in spirit. Serving the Lord.

In this episode we work through what Paul is actually saying here, because this verse is easy to read as a motivational push and it is not that. The word for fervent…