7.10-My parents were examples of what a Christian is at work. They live what they believe. Not perfect, but good examples.

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I was blessed with good examples of work principles.  My mom and dad were farmers and butchers and grocers.  They worked hard and played hard.  They worked six days a week and at least 10 hours per day all their lives.  They never had a vacation where they went somewhere tourists would go and do tourist things.  In all their work years that never happened.

I do love and appreciate my family heritage.  By knowing my family history I see what has worked well and what has not.  I can see generational consequences of choices.

These are people who not only hear the message of good news in Jesus but live it in a life of love.

I give thanks to God for them.

1 Thess. 1.

² We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; ³ constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and ^[a]steadfastness of hope ^[b]in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, ⁴ knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; ⁵ for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we ^[c]proved to be among you for your sake. ⁶ You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit, ⁷ so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything. ⁹ For they themselves report about us what kind of a ^[d]reception we had ^[e]with you, and how you turned to God from ^[f]idols to serve ^[g]a living and true God, ¹⁰ and to wait for His Son from ^[h]heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.