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From the outside, Craig Jutila appeared to have the ultimate success in ministry--but at home, it was another story. The principles in From Hectic to Healthy, which will become every leader's guide to work-life balance, are the hard-won result of Craig's brush with total burnout. Many pastors and other leaders buy the lie that they are just "in a busy season," rather than living a hectic, unsustainable way of life that will lead eventually to burnout. But it's never too late to move from hectic to healthy! Using Craig and Mary's easy-to-remember acrostics, readers will identify the roots of their busyness, or SPIN, learn to STOP, then set a healthy PACE, and continue to WALK.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	17 avril 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441266484
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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PRAISE FOR FROM HECTIC TO HEALTHY
If you want to take the journey to a balanced life, then let Craig and Mary take you by the hand and guide you. They have pulled back the curtain on their lives to reveal what happens when life is lived in perpetual spin and, more importantly, what steps need to be taken to make it stop. They have given us a clear path to follow on the journey to the balanced life.
Reggie Joiner
President/CEO, Rethink
If you want to read a book that is real and will cause you to ask serious questions that need to be answered, From Hectic to Healthy is the book for you. Craig and Mary open up their lives to us and share how life can spin and get out of control. They don’t leave us there, however, but in a powerful way share how God and others have helped them and can help us have a life that is real and pleasing to God. This book is a must-read for everyone, no matter where they may find themselves in life today.
Tom Lance
Senior Pastor, Grove Community Church
You will find here a lot of true life, gritty insights into the challenges of work-life balance. Craig and Mary share their struggles, shortcomings and relevant insights learned from their journey. They unmask the comfortable myth that simply knowing Jesus makes life easy. Their story will bring you hope and give you encouragement. I strongly recommend this book for couples before they tie the knot.
Dr. Vic Pentz
Senior Pastor, Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Craig and Mary have courageously allowed us an intimate look at their journey. They have allowed us to stare in the face of a life that spins out of control. You will be moved, convicted, challenged and encouraged, but most of all, you will find help and hope for a better way . . . a better life.
Lance Witt
Replenish Ministries

© 2012 Craig and Mary Jutila
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Bethany House Publishers edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-6648-4
Previously published by Regal Books
Ebook edition originally created 2012
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To our children Cameron, Alec and Karimy, and Blake
You are the light of our life and the light of the world. We love you and believe in you. Our hope and our prayer is that you each live a life in proper balance and with the right spiritual perspective. You don’t have to change the world, but you can make a difference by living a life filled with God’s grace, love and mercy. We love you!
Blake, your life reminds us that this earth is not our final destination and our time here is limited. Not only do you live in heaven with Jesus, but you also live in our hearts forever. We can’t wait to meet you when together we can see Jesus face to face .
CONTENTS
Foreword by Dr. Jim Mastellar
Preface
Section 1: Understanding SPIN
1. S easons
The Journey Begins
Retracing Our Steps
A Short Attention Span
How God Got My Attention
Jacob Chose Seasonal Living
Journals Don’t Lie
2. P riorities
Me, Myself and I
Dead Man Walking
Healthy Thoughts or Maybe Nots
3. I solation
Alone, or Isolated?
Counseling or Cornered?
We’re All Messed Up
4. N eglect
Why SPIN Leads to Sin
The Drift of Neglect
Marriage Drift
Happy Together
Section 2: Learning STOP
5. S low Down
Busy . . . How About You?
Compassion Fatigue
Multi-taskmaster
6. T hink Ahead
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Are You a Workaholic?
I Am NOT Stressed! I’m NOT! I’m NOT! I’m NOT!
7. O pen Up
How to Fake It
Guys Don’t Talk in the Bathroom
Courageous Words
8. P ause Often
Sabbath Shmabbath
I’ll Be There in a Minute
What Time Is It?
Section 3: Setting PACE
9. P ractice Soul Care
Guard Your Heart
A Tale of Two, Maybe Three, Cities
Try That on for Size
10. A ct Accordingly
Hey, Jesus Was Single
You Can’t Do That
Doesn’t Everyone Play Soccer on Saturday?
11. C ome Together
Come Together with Your Spouse
Come Together with Your Friends
Come Together with Others
12. E njoy Life
It’s a Journey, Not a Destination
The Art of No
The Science of Laughter
Some Proverbial Wisdom
Section 4: Continuing WALK
13. W atch Out
It’s the Prowl, Not the Roar
Forgive to Live
It’s in Your Job Description
14. A nswer Him
What Do You Want Me to Do for You?
All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men
A New Day
15. L ook Forward
Reaching Forward
Start at Home
You Can Go Again
16. K eep Perspective
Crisis Comes, and Sometimes We Linger
Called to the Other Side
There Is Always Hope
Conclusion
Endnotes
Recommended Reading
Acknowledgments
FOREWORD
By Dr. Jim Mastellar
The curse of busyness is mentioned by many but dissected by few. There are even fewer who are willing to expose their own struggle and near demise to this curse, as the Jutilas have done. I commend their courage in being willing to be vulnerable. More than that, I commend the work they were willing to do in facing their struggles. God in His mercy confronted them, and especially Craig, with the destructive path he was on. And I believe God does that for each of us in our areas of need. But, we all must make that critical choice: Will we humble ourselves, face our brokenness and join God on a healing journey? Or, will we continue to make excuses, blame others and defend or deny our brokenness right into our own destruction?
Your journey, and mine, may not be identical to theirs, but there are points of commonality that will always allow us to learn from one another. My prayer is that you will be open to these points of connection with the story you are about to read. You may find some things here that frustrate or discourage you. You will certainly find reason for hope, for praise and for encouragement as you go forward in your own journey.
Going forward always involves effort and struggle. But be encouraged—it is worth it! God has “given us everything we need for living a godly life” (2 Pet. 1:3). The question again is: Will we avail ourselves of this help? Craig and Mary opened themselves to the support and challenge of others, to extended therapy, to books and to the humility of being honest with each other and with God. But finally and primarily, they opened themselves to the truth of God’s Word and His healing love.
If I could wish for one thing for you as you read this book, it would be this: I pray that you would be willing to look deeply into your own soul and face honestly the brokenness that is yours. And that you would then look up to see a God who loves you, and look out and see people who love you just the way you are. Your true self! You don’t need to hide; you don’t need to prove anything; you don’t need to impress anyone. It is okay to just be you. Let God do what He loves to do for those who are willing. He wants to love you, heal you and give you an abundant life. May this book be part of your journey toward wholeness.
Dr. Jim Mastellar
CEO, Center for Individual and Family Therapy
Dr. Jim Mastellar is a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder and CEO for the Center for Individual and Family Therapy. He received his master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and his doctor of ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. Jim also served as a pastor for nine years and has served as director for CIFT for the last 20 years. His wisdom and unique insight help hurting families make life-changing decisions that restore life and hope to those who need it most.
PREFACE
If you are a well-balanced, life-giving, emotionally and spiritually healthy person who thrives daily without complaint or fault, you will probably use this book to balance out an uneven couch, or as a coaster for your coffee cup. But if you find yourself nodding in agreement as you read through these pages, you will find comfort in knowing you are not the only one living a life of burnout and spin. In fact, we have hundreds of written responses from conferences where we have spoken that indicate you are actually in the majority.
Perhaps you are like us. Mary and I could be described as a “type A” couple that not only enjoy