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- C0704: Hey, your company wants you to come in on Saturday to help carry office chairs down the stairs. And the best part, they're gonna pay you in pizza. Well, my name is Sean and welcome back to Prayer Before Work. So a listener sent this one in and and I laughed and winced at the same time. Their office is moving two floors down in the same building. Management sent an email asking everyone to come in over the weekend. to move monitors, chairs, boxes and other small furniture to help keep relocation costs reasonable. They called it a team effort. But no overtime, no extra day off, just pizza afterwards. And the manager said, nobody's being forced. But they'll remember who helped when reviews come around. And the part that got this person the most, it's a company that talks all the time about respecting people's personal time. So Matthew or Jesus said something in Matthew 537 that's a little simpler than it sounds. Let what you say be simply yes or no. And he was talking to people who had gotten clever with their promises, kind of wording things, so they always had a backdoor. and his point was just mean what you say. That's what makes a situation like this so frustrating. It's an invitation with a warning attached. that's not really a yes or no question. It's a yes with extra steps. And when a company says one thing about your time and does another, well, trust starts wearing down a little bit at a time. But here's where it gets a little personal. You can't control whether your company's words are honest. But you can control whether yours are. So whatever you decide, make it a real yes. Or a real no. Now, if you decide to help, go because you chose to. Maybe you like your team. Maybe you want to say and where your desk ends up. Maybe it just isn't worth a fight this time. That's fine. Then go. Carry the boxes. But leave the resentment at home. Because a grudging yes will eat at you all weekend. Now if you decide not to, say so. Plainly and and just with w with a kind attitude. Maybe I've got family plans that weekend, but I'm glad to unpack my own area Monday morning. You don't owe a long explanation about this and and if it shows up later, like in a a review, well you'll be in a good spot to ask about it. You know, maybe even in writing, because you were clear from the start. Now, if you were the manager who sent that email, here's something to think about. If the work is worth doing, it's probably worth paying for. Because people can usually tell the difference between being asked and being used. So let's pray. God, it's frustrating when what we're told doesn't match what's expected of us. Keep us from growing bitter about it, though, Lord, and give us wisdom to decide clearly. And and grace to stand by that decision without guilt or resentment. Lord, make us people whose yes means yes and whose no means no, and help those of us who lead to say what we mean to. In Jesus' name, amen. And go make today count.