{"id":8345,"date":"2018-02-09T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T23:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/?p=8345"},"modified":"2018-02-08T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:14:55","slug":"dignity-in-labour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/2018\/02\/09\/dignity-in-labour\/","title":{"rendered":"Dignity In Labour"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8345-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/February-9.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/February-9.mp3\">https:\/\/www.gfhlive.tv\/freshfire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/February-9.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Thess.+3%3A12&amp;version=TLB\">2 Thess. 3:<sup>12<\/sup><\/a> \u201cIn the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we appeal to people&#8211;no, we command them: Settle down and get to work. Earn your own living.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do not be passive! It is not a suggestion. It is an instruction. Yes, you have an M.Sc. in Aerodynamics but you have a family to feed. You cannot sit down and fold your hands, waiting for an opening in the industry when you have a family to feed. <!--more-->Yes, just one pay cheque from that desired job will sort out all the accumulated bills but in the meantime, go do something; get to work! The excuse that there are no jobs is not tenable. There is always work to be done. Go and labour for your family; it is the honorable thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it means doing the so-called \u201codd jobs\u201d for a season, earn some. You cannot be holding on to your M.Sc. while your children are hungry. The concern of every responsible man is how to feed his family. I hope that is still the case in today\u2019s world. Back in the day when my family was going through a rough patch, I made up my mind to do whatever it takes, even if it meant doing so called \u201codd-jobs\u201d to feed my family. There is dignity in labour. Sadly, there are men these days that are eating free food and still complaining about one thing or the other. Something is seriously wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Th.+3%3A10&amp;version=PHILLIPS\">2 Th. 3:<sup>10<\/sup><\/a><em> &#8220;If a man won\u2019t work, he shouldn\u2019t eat.\u201d<\/em> Take note that the Bible did not say that if a man cannot work. Sometimes, men go through challenging situations where they cannot work. At such times, it is acceptable for the wives to support their husbands. Sometimes, men go through a season that can be likened to a \u201cplanting season\u201d of sorts. Wives, please support your husbands at such times. But if the man is sitting, waiting for a grand job and will not do the practical thing and you are feeding him, you are sinning. I know what I am saying is not very popular but it is in the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>I understand that things happen. However, when you are sick in the body for instance, you take God\u2019s Word back to Him and demand for healing, right? In the same way, take His Word back to Him and ask Him to make a way for you and He will, in Jesus Name. Women, you also cannot in the bid to get married, settle. God\u2019s way is that the man should provide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong>: Father, by Your Spirit, I will be all that You have created me to be and my life will bring glory to Your Name, in Jesus Name. Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 Thess. 3:12 \u201cIn the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we appeal to people&#8211;no, we command them: Settle down and get to work. Earn your own living.\u201d &nbsp; Do not be passive! It is not a suggestion. It is an instruction. 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