What Pastor's Want to Say but Don't

If you haven't figured this out by now: principals, teachers, police officers and pastors are in a select group (along with some others) that have heard every excuse under the sun. Just because they nod and act like they accept your excuse doesn't mean they believe you, nor does it mean they don't believe you. Some of us like to hope that folks will come around, and therefore extend a little more grace than others. (It doesn't mean we're gullible!) One of those things that gripes pastors (not me of course...aight me too)is the ole "the church isn't there for me" statement people like to share (gossip) with friends. By the way, gossip is of the devil...so is anger. (In case, you were disturbed by any of this.) <--I suppose you could add all that to the things we don't say much about either except in select sermons. ---Back to the "the church wasn't there for me" thingy---that couldn't be further from the truth. The church still meets at the same place. When people stop going to church, we can't help them. We've never not been able to help someone that wanted to be helped. People like to rebel against Christ and His church and then blame it on the church. Shut up. Why this vent? Why now? I have no beef with anyone. Unfortunately, it is too common of a scenario in the midst of Kingdom work. However, lately I've been around folks that have busted their fanny doing whatever they could whether it cost them time, money or talents they did or didn't have serving Christ in His church. While others were explaining why they couldn't (and no doubt these are often legit) there have been people that pick up the mother-load and do whatever it takes. And yeah, they have demanding jobs, they have ailing family members, they have lives!---Repent and live for Christ while you still can. The church doors are open, and we need people that will do whatever it takes. ---Fortunately, we know what these folks look like too. Pray to God today, and be some earthly good for His Kingdom agenda. There are two kinds of people: those that repent and those that don't. ***Oh yeah, so don't be mad or anything, because I didn't really say any of this. This was just junk I said pastors would say, but they don't. Aight.