Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Assistants in Focus Series 6 - Good Manners

"And Sunday they arrive with a ugly face, we've had instances of members come to complain about the attention that the assistants give to the people.
Furthermore, posting some things on Facebook, like admiring the amazing ability to endure people who deserve a punch in the face."

We know that there are things that are expected of every human being, and that for this it is not necessary to be converted, or being born of God, such as respect and good manners, for example.
Now imagine what is expected of a person who claims to be filled with the Holy Spirit, at the very least much more of what we expect from people that have nothing of God.
If the assistants, who are the image of the church, are there to help the people, and are with an "ugly" face or closed up, being rude in their way of speaking, do you think that the afflicted will want to get close to her and ask for guidance? I think not, people will flee in seven directions, because a frowned face is scary, it does not invite anyone to come close, it alienates people. It's like if you had a label on your forehead saying "Do not come near me, the mood here isn't good."


But after all, are we in the church to scare people away or to receive them in a pleasant way?
You see, small details make a difference, a woman of God should be gracious, know how to smile, speak politely, and be passive. How can a person that says they are of God is going to speak as we read in the email above "endure people who deserve a punch in the face", where does so much aggression come from? Certainly not from the Holy Spirit, or do you have doubts about this?
Think of the souls always before taking any action out of place or behaving rude and crude, we want to win souls, not expel them from the church.

Task: Friends, if you have acted this way, you acknowledge that you have been rude, impolite, and sometimes aggressive or explosive, from now you are going to change your behavior. Not because I'm asking, but because you want to please God and become this graceful woman.
Every time you go to church (do it also at home and at work), you are going to smile at people, and wish them a good morning. Furthermore, when you attend someone you are going to be kind and patient.
Let's not make excuses, "Oh no, this is my way of being, I do not like to be smiling, I'll end up with pain on my jaw; Oh it's because I wake up in a bad mood and I am good in the afternoon." Didn't you say that you would do anything to win souls; then show it.
We want to know who is doing the tasks.
See you soon!
*Extracted from Mrs. Tania Rubim Blog

1 comments:

  1. 'Most of what is written here is right. All we have to do is practice what we hear and learn each day, some of us need not let anger get the better of us.' Joan

    'I believe this study is going to help a lot of us because this happens many times when we lose focus even when things are not going the way to please us, so now we as servants of God have to stop to please ourselves and start to please God.' Easton

    'As people of God, who were raised to take care of the souls of God, when an assistant begin to think that the people need a punch in the face, it shows that this assistant has indeed lost the vision and in that moment unable to fulfill the purpose that God has for them in the work of God. Each member is a soul that needs to be taken care of and nurtured to ensure that this person becomes born of God and receive their salvation. Assistants need to take greater care for the people and evaluate their purpose in the Work of God.' Khadeen

    'We are chosen from God to help His people and when they come to us for help and we show them ugly face and don't treat them good, that is not nice, we are to change our behaviour and treat the people good.' Barbara

    'People who are born of God must always be in good spirit, meaning as assistants we are the ones who God chose to welcome lost souls to the kingdom, therefore we should always be pleasant and present ourselves to people in a polite way. Holy Spirit does not bear bad fruits so therefore if we have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of us we must bear good fruits as we are like a mirror of the church. Holy Spirit does not make people rude, selfish, aggressive or behave in a bad way. If an assistant displays a bad behaviour it means something is wrong with his or her spiritual life.' Duncan

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