AVOID LAZINESS
Laziness is intolerable within the ministry. We should be the perfect example of a proper ethic. While we should not be “workaholic”, we should exemplify a pattern of DILIGENCE AND INTEGRITY. Many “will be” full-time ministers and simply lazy. Their desire to be full-time is to escape the discipline and difficult of the work place. Failing to recognize the work place as a mission field is an obvious indicator of misplaced affections. As a rule of THUMB, a minister should be able to successfully hold down and succeed at a job before entering full-time pastoring. The casualties of laziness in ministerial is very great. Learn to be diligent at the cost of the world, not the kingdom of God. Most people are incapable of self-management. Consequently, the majority of independent, business fails. Ministry is the EPITOME OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT. It is easy to create some reasons to sleep very late and wake up very late. This is the early stage of deceitfulnes