Respectable Activism: Burnout

I think one of the things I will have to guard most fiercely against for my whole life is the idea Coop told the Jubilee Fellows about Respectable activism. This is the idea that our worth is measured by how many good things we can accomplish and this drive to fill our lives to the brim with doing good things. I am kind of a goal-oriented person, so I love the feeling of accomplishing something. But in ministry, or any occupation really, measuring worth and success by how much we can get done will only lead to burn out. I'm not even out of school yet, but I know I have already experienced burnout at different times in my life to varying degrees.
I want to learn to find joy and fulfillment in my work even when it doesn't feel like I am really getting something done. Or, even when it doesn't feel like I am accomplishing my goals. After a long holiday weekend where I was able to find rest, I feel so much more ready to come to the church and spend my week giving my best to the work I do, even when it doesn't feel like I am accomplishing very much. Perhaps the real trick is learning to find rest - this is what I seek.
On another note, I am getting excited and a bit anxious for our upcoming mission trip to New York. We leave Saturday and it will be a week full of new experiences for me. I pray that God will prepare me for the work we will be doing there, and also that he will open my heart to learn through the children and the people I will be working with. I think this will be a wonderful experience and a good week for me this summer in this time in my life.