Don't Be a Burden (1 Thes 1-3)

"Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ." They received a higher authority from God as an apostle to cast out demons, to show His signs and wonder, and to oversee the Church. They were given those authority because God knew that they wouldn't misuse their authority by demanding anything from the people. They were matured into the Christ, they weren't like the children who complain to their friends when they play a game in the public square, "We played wedding songs, and you didn't dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn't weep." -Luke 7:31-32

Instead of demanding a lot from their followers like the children who will complain when they didn't get anything in return for their deeds, they worked hard to serve the followers. Jesus Christ came here on the earth to serve us, to give us a free gift by his sufferings so that we live our life to the fullest. "We worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God." But they didn't just physically worked hard, but they also worked hard spiritually, "as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?"

We may think, "Oh that doesn't apply to us all". All of us probably don't have the same authority as those apostles, but I believe that all of us already received a small portion of authority from Him, so are we using our authority in the right way? Do we demand a lot from our fellows? Are we complaining? Are we still growing in Him? Are you thinking "ME"? Grab a thin paper and a thick marker, write down "ME" and then flip it over, what do you see? Are you willing to flip over your life and stop being a burden to them?