She or he wants it to seem like the work is very hard. In truth, the harder and strained the look, the better. Christian employees are scandalous for what I call the “tired blood” look, more widely known as the burdened and outmoded “missionary image,” or, better said the exhausted “overburdened spiritual image.” They sometimes carry an old, worn-out Bible, and walk with a slump, listing to port. They infrequently smile—sort of a “please pity me” image. The sad fact is, a number of these people are overworked and barely have enough to live on.

But I suspect you may be in full time ministry without needing to are like the poor-me stereotype. The most happy folks on earth ought to be those among us in the Lord God’s service. We have each reason to grin more than anybody else. Although our work is very serious, we ought to have more fun and have a better time doing it than anyone in any other career or calling. I believe an individual in cross-cultural ministry or a local priest ought to be ready to enjoy their taste in music and live it up, just like anyone else.

Overtly , people who look like they have just finished their last piece of bread don’t minister extraordinarily effectively, definitely not to me. People who minister to me, and those to whom I suspect I minister, are ladies and men who truly enjoy life. We actually do not have to spend all our time on the negatives of life ; there are sufficient heart-breaking experiences to go around for every one of us. There are occasions when you should work longer than you must. But we don’t have to remind most pastors of the necessity to work harder. “You’re making your job harder than it should be.