{"id":6390,"date":"2012-06-30T23:38:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T15:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2017-10-17T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T03:12:00","slug":"some-youth-are-like-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/teaching-illustrations\/some-youth-are-like-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Youth are Like Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Some youth like to tell others what do do, but\u00a0don’t want to soil their own hands.
\nThey are called “Dic Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Some youth never seem motivated to participate, but are just content\u00a0to watch while others do the work.
\nThey are called “Speck Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Some youth never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding fault\u00a0with the way others do the work.
\nThey are called “Comment Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Some youth are always looking to cause problems by asking others tovagree with them. It is too hot or too cold, too sour or too sweet.
\nThey are called\u00a0“Agie Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

There are youth who say they will help, but somehow just never get\u00a0around to actually doing the promised help.
\nThey are called “Hezzie Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Some youth can put up a front and pretend to be someone they are\u00a0not.
\nThey are called “Emma Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Then there are those youth who love and do what they say they will. They are\u00a0always prepared to stop whatever they are doing and lend a helping hand and bring real sunshine into the lives of others.
\nThey are called “Sweet Taters<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

In any group of people, whether it be a group of youth or a group of adults, you will find the the various members of the tater family. This is also true of the family of God – the church. \u00a0There will always be people who want to control, who stir things up and agitate, who are quick to proved negative comment. Then there will be those who will simply watch and do nothing, or hesitate to do something. \u00a0There will be those who pretend to be something they are not. The Bible calls them hypocrites.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, in spite of all these, there will be those who accept the call of God to live the life he has chosen.<\/p>\n