Regrets mainly come not from mistakes made but opportunities missed. This post by Joe McKeever will take you to a place every pastor has already been before if you have been leading in a church for at least 10 years.
What I need you to hear is that this issue impacts every leader I have coached my entire life, especially trying to lead myself. So this is not a pastor problem but a Christian leaders problem and that should help you to see we all face this challenge.
With that said, you are leading in an environment where the unrealistic expectations of the people you lead are extremely demanding. That means you have to have the spiritual maturity to say No to many things and learn to live your life before an audience of One.
“The first entry in the book is dated October 9. However, the paragraph above that reads:
The month of October got off to a poor start around the McKeever household. I announced to Margaret that until October 27, there were no open days or nights. The month was filled with church meetings, committees, banquets, associational meetings, speaking engagements at three colleges, a weekend retreat in Alabama,and a few football games. She cried. Once again, I had let others plan my schedule in the sense that I’d failed to mark out days reserved for family time.
I ran across that book today, read that paragraph, and wept.”