Missing The Mark

What does it mean to be like Christ? or to be a servant of Christ?

I interpret it as being kind, loving, forgiving, helpful, and teaching where there are those who are willing to learn. To be a servant of Christ, is serving others more than serving ourselves. That will be in our time, our giving, praying, helping in the community, and serving in our churches. Being available for those who seek counsel or a shoulder and even encouragement.

Some of us love to help. Some of us even chose professions to help those in need. But, when it is something, you don’t have to do, do you do it without force?

I love helping and serving at my job. It’s one of the many reasons I do it. I love communicating and making people smile. Bringing joy to someone’s day after a rough day brings me great joy. But I hadn’t always been this way. It took growth and learning to enjoy what God has called us all to be like anyway. I am grateful that I am learning more each day as I read the Word and gaining a better relationship with Christ.

I’ve always been the one in my family who helps throughout; babysitting, talking, and listening. In the beginning I had no problems with being that one everyone called on. Even though it tired me out and I felt like I had little time for myself, I did it with little to no complaint. It wasn’t until someone had drawn my attention to the way I gave my time and the way others used my time that I started zooming in on the love that I had for doing what I did and turn it into complaints. I didn’t know that maybe this person had just opened my eyes in a good way, but also had selfish tendencies behind it to.

I began to grumble and complain, and I began to hate the time I was enjoying, because I had someone telling me that, I was being taking advantage of. I sit here now and think, I just needed to do more and be less lazy. I needed to get outside of doing the norm and catering (serving) to family and I needed to go serve my community.

Even though, someone tried to make my time all their time, by installing negative talk in my ears. I could have missed what the message truly was. Get out and serve others. Find a life and time of my own, and I have.

I serve in many ways, and I want to do more. I want to be more like Jesus every day. I encourage you to study the Word. Find a Bible based Church Home. Serve in Church, and your community.

God Bless!