Luke 6:40 (NKJV) 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.
I was a teenager with a station wagon and it had a very big engine with a lot of power.
One day on my way home, I was going around a very sharp corner. The speed limit was around 50 mph on this road and I probably was going a little over that.
As I got to this sharp corner, I should have slowed down, but I wasn’t really thinking about that, I just wanted to get home. I was a teenager with a lot of power.
I didn’t slow down. I continued to keep the speed up. The back of that car started to sway and I almost lost control of it. It could have hurt me badly. It was pretty scary. But I made it safely home.
I have seen people get involved with other types of wheels, figuratively speaking, that have too much power, before they are ready for it, and it ruins them. For instance, someone may get hired for or promoted to a position they’re not ready for in a business.
Someone may get a position that they have strived for in church, simply because that’s what they wanted. But they’re not ready for it.
Children may be given more freedom or responsibility than they are able to handle, and it hurts them.
The important thing to do before handing a position over to someone, or before entering in to a position, is to be sure that there has been proper training.
Ministers need to train up their congregation. Business owners need to train up their employees. Parents need to train up their children, etc.
Proper training may take time and effort, but it will bring great results to all those involved!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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