Serving Jesus through serving others
Jesus said He did not come to be served but to serve others
What can we do to serve Jesus with our lives? Serve others, offer to help the people around us, in the community we live in. There are people in need everywhere, all we have to do is ask God to help us open our eyes to it.
What does this "service" look like? There are so many things that people need, some as simple as help reaching items from the high shelf at the grocery store, there are people that just need someone to notice them ( a simple smile, or "hello"), to elderly people that need yard help. There are just as many ways to serve people as there are people, each with a need of their own.
Jesus was all about loving others while He was here on earth, and if any of us could have been there and watched Him serve, I'm sure it would warm our hearts. There's something about helping others that rewards the giver too, perhaps it's God telling us "well done"... whatever it is, there's a very rewarding feeling we get in return.
"let all that you do be done in love" - 1Corinthians 16:14
If we'd ever stop and think about the things in everyday life that we could use a hand with, then even in our own need, turn and help someone else, what an amazing difference we could make in the world around each of us. Rather than complain about a neighbors trash can left on the street, what would happen if we simply rolled it up beside their house? Wouldn't someone doing that make us feel good?
We never know what others have going on in their life, or the 100 tabs that are opened in their head with each one having a demand. I've had days like that, and I'm sure we all have. There's days I'd appreciate something as simple as someone offering to take a cart back for me, and I often do this very thing for others. Loving your neighbor doesn't have to be complicated, but it does need to be done with love, kindness, and humility ❤️
There's a whole community around you that is full of people needing you, go out there and make someone else smile!
Serving Jesus is serving each other - we are with you in this, and through your actions it will make JESUS famous.
LOVE - your family in Jesus Christ