Being a Servant

Being a Servant means a lot of diffrent things to a lot of people. Some good, some bad. According to Websters dictionary it can be defined as:

serv·ant 

1. a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.

2. a person in the service of another.

3. a person employed by the government: a public servant.

The one that sticks out to me is #2, a person in the service of another. As Christians isn't that what God calls us to do? Serve others. How many times do we talk about being a servant for God. About doing his work but yet in reality it's all talk? I know I can be guilty of that. This is a topic I seem to find myself in discussion about a lot lately. It really has gotten me thinking as to whether or not I'm "walking the walk" or just "talking the talk". Am I setting the example for our youth kids by having the heart of a servant? Am I putting God's will first instead of the desires of my heart? Am I truly listening to what he's telling me?

I hope so because how can I ask my teens to do these things if I'm not. I can't ask them to volunteer their time at the church and give up their sleep or time with friends if I'm not willing to do that. It makes my heart happy to paint at the church because I know that others will benefit from it. It doesn't bother me to give up my Saturday to fix up a foyer. As my grandfather would say, I'm earning my jewels for my crown. I hope that by watching and working alongside me and other adults it helps to instill that heart of a servant. I hope they learn that there is a much bigger payoff in the future than a themepark today.

The greatest among you will be your servant. And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted - Matthew 23:11-12

Do you struggle with having the heart of a Servant or does it come easy to you? Jordan