a new career

i've got a new career i want to try to sell you on. here's the deal with it. you will spend at least 90% of your time learning how to do it, and maybe 10% of your time actually doing it. so, let's say with most things, you spend 5 years in college, then 45 years doing it. well, with this career, you'll spend 45 years in college, then 5 years doing it. doesn't sound appealing? well, how would you like that to be your career and how would you like to be a spokesman or recruiter for that career? oh, this does exist in our world. we call it church. we spend at least 90% of our time learning to do the work of God, but we'd be pushing it to say we actually even do the work we learn about 10% of the time. no wonder it isn't appealing to people. the appeal of the gospel should come from seeing us live it and reach out with more than a lesson or Bible study. people have to see Jesus in us and not just rolling off our lips.