I was the only bartender in the bar that night and we had run out of limes. It was easy enough for me to tell the guys who were pounding the Coronas (so therefore the limes as well) that we had run out of limes, but that would mean that they would shuffle off to the next bar that DID have limes to offer them. I knew I could run directly across the street and purchase some, but I was the only bartender in the place. So what did I do? 
“Hey Frank! Watch the bar for me for a couple minutes?” Frank was a regular. He probably had more invested in this bar than I did. Frank wouldn’t steal from the register, he might hand out a free drink or three, but he would generally keep things running and in order while I went across the street. I could also probably ask Frank to go across the street for me – but what was more fun? Playing bartender for the next 10 minutes or grocery shopper? No contest, bartender wins.
Frank did it. “No problem.” I don’t even think he gave away any free drinks. I see what happened to Frank all the time in the Church. People switch from a mentality that they are only around to be served to a perspective that they actually might be the instruments and means of the Holy Spirit to serve others. It’s an AWESOME moment to behold.
Unfortunately, some Christians aren’t Franks yet. That doesn’t mean they’re not Christian. It usually just means that they’re not trusted, maybe even that they don’t trust themselves. There are all sorts of reasons for this, but the symptoms are usually all the same. The sad thing is that being the volunteer bartender is fun, and people are missing out on that. Being trusted and worthy of people’s trust? That feels pretty good.
And it should feel good. After all, it gives us an ability to be a “little Christ” to the people around us, because Christ is ultimately trustworthy in all things, and through the forgiveness of our sins, He constantly renews our trustworthiness in His Kingdom. So let us engage with the trust that God has shown us out of His grace.