1 Thessalonians 5 (The Message)
13-15Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs.
Schools are no different than churches. 10% of the people do 90% of the work. I guess we can call the rest "freeloaders". Our school athletic department is in the middle of our largest fundraiser of the year. We have to staff over 2500 hours of workers for parking cars at our local Labor Day Auto Auction. I have so many people who would do anything to help out. I even have some that take vacation to work Thursday and Friday. They volunteer their time, stand out in the hot sun all day, and get yelled at by a bunch of rich people. The job doesn't include a lot of rewards. Yet, they are always the ones to work all 5 days, multiple shifts, and never complain. Some people never work one second of the five days. By the end of the weekend all the "workers" are exhausted. I am SO thankful for the people who contribute their time. I try to do whatever I can to help them survive the weekend. If their out in the hot sun, so am I. I work every shift, not because it's required, but because a lot of people are giving up a lot more than me to work.
Like I said, churches are the same way. It is always a small minority that will do a majority of the work. I appreciate these people. We should all appreciate them. Sometimes we can't do much to reward them. But, at the very least, we can praise them and make sure they are aware of our appreciation. They don't get much reward. Whatever we can do for them, we should. They too, get exhausted. We need to pull them to their feet! When they get exhausted, they need a break. We need to make sure we aren't one of the freeloaders and we are doing whatever we can for those "Church Giants" , helping them wherever we can. We need to love them, appreciate them, and reward them.
Dear Lord, Thank you for sending tireless workers to spread your message. Give them special strength to complete your plan. Provide relief when they need it and rewards beyond what this Earth can provide. In you great and holy name, we pray. Amen!
Schools are no different than churches. 10% of the people do 90% of the work. I guess we can call the rest "freeloaders". Our school athletic department is in the middle of our largest fundraiser of the year. We have to staff over 2500 hours of workers for parking cars at our local Labor Day Auto Auction. I have so many people who would do anything to help out. I even have some that take vacation to work Thursday and Friday. They volunteer their time, stand out in the hot sun all day, and get yelled at by a bunch of rich people. The job doesn't include a lot of rewards. Yet, they are always the ones to work all 5 days, multiple shifts, and never complain. Some people never work one second of the five days. By the end of the weekend all the "workers" are exhausted. I am SO thankful for the people who contribute their time. I try to do whatever I can to help them survive the weekend. If their out in the hot sun, so am I. I work every shift, not because it's required, but because a lot of people are giving up a lot more than me to work.
Like I said, churches are the same way. It is always a small minority that will do a majority of the work. I appreciate these people. We should all appreciate them. Sometimes we can't do much to reward them. But, at the very least, we can praise them and make sure they are aware of our appreciation. They don't get much reward. Whatever we can do for them, we should. They too, get exhausted. We need to pull them to their feet! When they get exhausted, they need a break. We need to make sure we aren't one of the freeloaders and we are doing whatever we can for those "Church Giants" , helping them wherever we can. We need to love them, appreciate them, and reward them.
Dear Lord, Thank you for sending tireless workers to spread your message. Give them special strength to complete your plan. Provide relief when they need it and rewards beyond what this Earth can provide. In you great and holy name, we pray. Amen!
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The title intrigued me!! Some will never know the fun and good feeling from giving back...
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