Name: 2022 Christian Testimony Video Based on a True Story | "Reflections on Losing My Duty"
Uploaded: 2022-08-07T15:41:31.000Z
Duration: 31 min 44 s
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Basic passive voice

I was assigned to handle some church affairs.

Adverbs of manner

It was a physically demanding duty and involved some overtime.

Sometimes I couldn't have meals or attend gatherings on schedule.

feeling that it was an honor for the skills I had to come in handy during my duty.

I wanted to put everything I had into it.

Then there was a period during which work became busier

I got kind of worn out after some time and I started to feel a bit resentful.

a sister suddenly told us we needed to go help unload some materials.

She said that the matter was urgent and needed to be dealt with right away.

I wondered why it couldn't wait until after the gathering,

and if it was so urgent, someone else could do it!

with this feeling of internal resistance, I really dragged my feet.

I didn't put my all into it, and just went through the motions.

When something came up at the last minute,

everyone else worked their hardest to deal with it,

If I could get away with less, I shirked the hard work.

Whenever I had to work a few extra hours I felt resentful and unwilling,

I got the job done on the surface, but it was done grudgingly.

I'd want to take it easy once I'd finished the task the team leader had assigned me

and didn't want to help out the others who weren't done yet.

I figured that was their business and had nothing to do with me.

The team leader reprimanded me and dealt with me,

I thought he was just nitpicking and had taken a dislike to me.

Seeing the other brothers all working so hard,

I was carrying just one bundle at a time,

while another brother was carrying two at a time.

There's no need for that even if you have the strength.

so carrying two at a time would have been no problem for me,

but shouldering that much would make me sore.

the other brothers reproached me and told me to be more attentive in my duty,

I felt like I was getting it done, so there wasn't any harm in it.

Since I refused to correct my attitude toward my duty, I was replaced.

the team leader told me that I'd always been lazy in my duty

I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I heard this.

I got more and more upset and really sunk into a depression.

You've allowed this to happen to me today,

but I don't know what I'm supposed to learn.

Please guide me to understand Your intention."

I gazed at the other brothers off in the distance,

all rushing to and fro, working enthusiastically

I'd been a believer for over 10 years, who could make sacrifices.

I didn't have any kind of conflict or quarrel with the others

and got along with everyone for the most part.

Why had the team leader said my humanity was lacking?

I felt like there wasn't anything wrong with my humanity.

why had the leader said that I'd been slacking off in my duty?

so if I'd been doing my duty well, I wouldn't have been replaced.

The problem was certainly of my own making.

I didn't have to work so hard and didn't suffer,

but I felt really disappointed, really downcast.

I was coming before God in prayer all the time,

asking Him to enlighten me to know myself.

I realized that I thought my humanity was good

because I measured it by some surface good behaviors,

but this wasn't really in line with the truth.

based on their attitude towards the truth and their duty.

It depends on their actual performance of their duties

and whether they can uphold the interests of God's house.

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2022 Christian Testimony Video Based on a True Story | "Reflections on Losing My Duty"

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