Friday, January 27, 2012
"If I, Your Lord, have served you, then you ought to serve each other." John 13:34
There have been many times where I do something for another person and tell myself that it's because I'm nice, it's because I love the person, and I don't mind doing it to make the other person feel happy. But as I did QT today, I found a whole new reason to serve others. Because God served us first.
Many times when I'm serving others, be it backup singing for church, or teaching sunday school, or baking for refreshments, I always think of it as doing something for that person. But actually, I'm serving God aren't I? Every single note I try to hit, every single story I tell the kids, every piece of dessert I bake, it's all for him. And many times I forget that. I forget that I'm not doing this for the worship leaders or the kids or the congregation. I'm doing this for God. But how many times have I wound up focusing so much on the person I think I'm supposed to please that I forget, it's all about God.
And God doesn't care whether I'm pitch perfect, He doesn't care if I'm doing cool or boring craft, He doesn't care if the food is nice or not. He cares about my heart. And every single time I've served in church, my heart hasn't been right. I've been trying to please the wrong group of people.
Why did I fight so hard not to bake the brownies that day? I don't know. When I had that conversation with Ian, I didn't think about any of this. I just knew that deep inside, I shouldn't be baking it. There was something telling me not to. And maybe it's because my heart wasn't right. I wasn't gonna be doing it for the right reasons. But as the youth sunday approaches, God I pray, help me to know, it's all about You. Help me keep in mind that it doesn't matter how many people like or dislike it, only You matter. I pray that I won't get sidetracked by the approval of men, and forget that Yours is all I need.
12:12 PM sprinklinq love Y
Hey, you
Love is like a river,
it cuts a new path;
whenever it meets an obstacle.
-Crystal Middlemas-
Me
Temperamental and has mood changes faster than candlelight.
Laughter triggered with something as little as a word.
Destresses with music that is candy to the ears.
Pre-unleashed inner wild one waiting to emerge.
But still mindful of what God's got in plan.
Beause His plan's always the best for me.
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