To serve, becoming like a servant in Christ.

http://bible.com/r/2B Join me in reading Rick Warren's Daily Devotional:Serving Should Define Your Life

Service is not something to be tacked onto our schedules when we can spare the time. It is the heart of the Christian life. Jesus came "to serve" and "to give" - and those two verbs should define your life on earth, too.

Jesus taught that spiritual maturity is never an end in itself. Maturity is for ministry! It is not enough to keep learning more and more. We must act on what we know and practice what we claim to believe. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation.

Yet serving is the opposite of our natural inclination. Most of the time we're more interested in "serve us" than service. We say, "I'm looking for a church that meets my needs and blesses me," not "I'm looking for a place to serve and be a blessing."

But as we mature in Christ, the focus of our lives should increasingly shift to living a life of service. The mature follower of Jesus stops asking, "Who's going to meet my needs?" and starts asking, "Whose needs can I meet?"

Thoughts, opinions below,

Serving is hard in this fast paced me me first generation. The best service I have had is in Japan. Something America and the rest of the world should take note. So many times, we look at our to means to get the things we want our paycheck, personal fulfillment. All these are not bad in themselves . We need money to live and it's good to get satisfaction from a job well done. It shouldn't be the only motive though. As a Christian I believe however we should have an attitude of service to our company. Doing our best each day no matter if anyone sees us our not, for it's ultimately it's not between us and those who are above us  but who is above all God. So let us serve and worship him by our actions our attitudes towards  work for as long as we are in service to them. We should set the standard Rather we are highly skilled at our jobs or if it's a bit difficult at times. I know I need this as much as anymore, let us stay focused. I know I'll be tested when I say this but God who can I be of service too. Let me be of service to the needs of others and be at peace that you'll always meet my needs.



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