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There is a saying: Most church members are 100% willing; 20% willing to do the work, and the other 80% are willing to let them.
While many people joke about this, this is a sad but true reality of today’s churches.
In all honesty, that is the equivalent of being on welfare. Churches are surviving in a “welfare” state because too many Christians sit back and want someone else to do the work.
If you’re not helping with anything at church, yet reaping the benefits from the other church members’ work, you are on “spiritual” welfare.
There are many more, yet you sit back and reap the benefits of other peoples’ work. It is time to do something about it.
Before you get all wound-up, I’m not talking about people who physically or mentally can’t do these things.
This is for every able body Christian who is capable of doing something, but doesn’t.
“LET HIM THAT STOLE STEAL NO MORE: BUT RATHER LET HIM LABOUR, WORKING WITH HIS HANDS THE THING WHICH IS GOOD, THAT HE MAY HAVE TO GIVE TO HIM THAT NEEDETH.”
EPHESIANS 4:28
So How Do I Get OFF Spiritual Welfare?
I’m glad you asked. In fact, it’s pretty easy to do. Here are a couple of ways that you can start:
These are just a few, but as you can see there are many ways that you can move from the 80% that don’t work, to the 20% that do work.
The easiest way to get started today, honestly, is to just ask your Pastor. Write him a note, give him a call, whatever you have to do to let him know that you are available to help.
Ask him what needs to be done.
How encouraged would he, and the few who do the work, be to know that there is someone else who is ready and willing to help?
You have the capability of doing great things for God. You just have to start somewhere!
What will you do? Decide that today is the day that you get off of “spiritual” welfare, and start doing something for God.
This commentary originally appeared at IndependentBaptist.com and is reprinted here with permission.
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