This is another one of those things I think about daily, serving. Never really thought that this would become something I would wrap my life around. Oddly enough it has and I’m loving every minute of it. I’m being taught everyday the value of serving others without ever expecting to be served back. Strange enough if serve from the heart you’ll be served back in ways bigger than you can dream of.
I’m sure there is a lot someone can write on just this one simple word but I’m going to go from my experience. Seems like a big part of my life I have gone out of my way to help people or do things for them. I’ve given rides, money, done things around someones house. I believe I have always done that just because it seemed like you were just supposed to do it. I guess what I am saying is that without my heart truly being in it, it just became routine work. Like going to a 9-5 job you don’t enjoy.
That changed for a big way in me back in August of 09 when I had the chance to serve on a mission trip in the Dominican with my church. I wasn’t serving because it was the right thing to do but because I wanted to. With that so much joy comes over your heart. Then you are able to see the impact serving has on the lives of others.
Now fast forward to what I’m doing through L.I.F.E. At first here your focus tends to be more on income. Over the last couple of months God has really opened my heart to serving my team, and let me tell you it wasn’t easy! To actually love putting others before me, what an odd thing. It has allowed me to wake up everyday and start praying for others and how I can be a blessing to them. Everyday it’s becoming less about me and more about Him and His people. I’m actually sitting here over flowing with excitement because of a handful of people I helped this week and the impact I know will be made in their life.
Right now to me servant is actually spelled inconvenient. It’s never convenient for me to drive the miles to the houses I do, or answer questions or organize events. But the convenient life is just no longer for me. I don’t want to just sit there and not serve someone. I don’t want to be the guy at the end of my life that looks back and says well I made sure I got through ok, no one ever let me down because I never went out of my way. I would much rather step out of my comfort zone and do what is right with the time I’m allowed here.
I look forward to all that L.I.F.E. will allow me to do in the lives of friends, family and strangers. I know that not all 3 of my followers are part of what we do with L.I.F.E. but to anyone reading this I highly encourage you find a way to get involved somewhere and make sure its inconvenient. So many people out there needing a hand up, not a hand out. We all have that ability to be that hand up. So with that good night and God bless 🙂
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