Lessons

Sunday in church, Pastor Brent said something that I've heard plenty, but this time it really stuck to me. We, as Christians, love the idea of being servants, until we are treated like one. Lately, I've been frustrated with being told to do things instead of asked. "Pick that up" "Oh, fix that" "Do this" I've been going nuts over it and have been so fed up with being "taken advantage of". Then on Sunday, something hit me.. It was the Bible. God calls us to be servants, he doesn't call us to only be servants if people ask politely, reward you, or do things in return. He plainly, simply calls us to serve. Whether it's at work, with family, or with JD, I need to be serving. It doesn't matter how they ask, how they will think of me, or what they will do for me in return. The only thing that matters is that I am doing what God calls us to do.

Over the week, I made my 4 year old cousin 3 promises. I promised to take her to church, take her to Rubios, and go to frozen yogurt afterward. She didn't want to go to church, however, she did want to go to Rubio's and yogurt. I said no and I was pretty bitter about it. First of all.. She's four. Second of all, I should have fulfilled my other promises, and prayed about what to do the next week. I shouldn't be using bribery to get her to come to church with me. That isn't serving her, that's manipulating her. It's amazing how twisted we can become even in trying to good for others. If we truly don't put others before ourselves, and begin to see ourselves as less important than our brothers and sisters & little ones, how can we ever truly serve one another?