2 Thessalonians 3

Paul addresses a few more issues as he closes out his letter:

1 - Prayer. Do you feel like all you hear about in the Bible is prayer? It is mentioned A LOT. & you know why, BECAUSE IT WORKS. Prayer is your main weapon against all that ails you, all that is trying to destroy you, all that you struggle with. Get on you knees & pray! Pray for revival, pray for wisdom, pray for discernment. Pray, pray, pray.

2 - Attitude, motive, & hard-work. Paul sums it up this way, "If you don't work, you don't eat." Sound harsh? It's not. Laziness destroys people. It takes away their purpose & makes them a burden. Don't subsidize their freeloading. However, you should treat them with love & kindness. Sit them down & talk with them about the issue. Now, remember, there are those among you that have physical issues that prevent them from work & others that have fallen in hard times - don't cut them off. This is were prayer comes in. Ask for discernment, look at their attitude & motivation. Are they victims or are they looking for how they can contribute?

Now look to yourself. Are you a hard-worker looking to contribute or are you a victim wanting others to fix your problems for you? Take a hard look, spend some time in prayer & don't winch away from making necessary changes as God points them out. Be open & honest with yourself & work on pulling your own weight.