Friday's Challenge on Posted by Rebekah

This month ended the spring season of the fast pitch softball league that our daughters play for.  This was the first season for our youngest, Summer, to play t-ball.  She’s five years old and well, five year olds can be quite funny!

Her favorite thing to do in tball is bat.  She is a little too eager sometimes – most of the time – and even hit her coach one time because the minute he sets the ball on the T – she is already swinging!

Are you as eager as a little t-baller to play the game?  What game are you talking about, you may be asking?  I’m referring to the game Sunday at your church!  Sundays for many of us isn’t just a day off – a day to relax.  It is a time where the game is on – it is time to serve the Lord!  So what about you?  Do you find every excuse NOT to be involved?  Or are you going to leadership asking for a job?  Asking what can I do?  How can I help?

This past Sunday, I received a Facebook message from a new young lady saying she would like to work in the church nursery.  I was blessed by her response!  Their family is going through our new member’s class – Foundations 101 – and before even completing the class, they are jumping right in.  Serving at the picnic, volunteering for the nursery, signing up to help in children’s ministry, donating items for junior camp, sponsoring children for camp.

They haven’t been approached to help.  It is a true, genuine desire to serve.  They are eager to step up and bat – just like my daughter!

Then after her batting, my daughter has a second thing that makes me laugh.  She will step up to the plate to bat, stoop down and “clean” off the dust and dirt off home plate, and then resume batting position.  One time, she ran home, touched the plate and then stooped down to clean it off!  I couldn’t stop laughing!  But you know, we can be like her too in our service at our church.  No, it isn’t her job as a player to “clean” off the plate.  Usually, that is what the umpire does.  But in t-ball, we don’t have umps.  So I guess she thought she would do it!  Sometimes, things may not be your “job”.  They may not fall under your job title as a responsibility.  Do it anyway!  If it needs done, fill the need.

So today’s challenge is:  Be eager to step up to bat in the area of Christian service.  And do what needs to be done even if it isn’t your job.  You will be a blessing to others and your pastor if you have this spirit and attitude!

Will you take the challenge?