How do you
measure greatness and priority? Serving or selfish?
May’s Awakening, Day 22
Life begets life. Energy begets
energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.
—Sarah Bernhardt
He who wishes to secure the good of
others has already secured his own.
—Confucius
Only a life lived for others is worth
living.
—Albert Einstein
We
are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
—William Osler
This service that you perform is not
only supplying the needs of the Lordʼs people but is also overflowing in many
expressions of thanks to God. 2
Corinthians 9:12 NIV
Are
you working to gain, or are you working to give? Is your primary focus on what
you want, or on what others truly need? Do you spend much of your time to
please yourself or for the good pleasure of others? Do your daily words and
activities reflect a caring heart or a selfish heart? Is helping others to
succeed a part of your personal goals or are they only for yourself to get
ahead and get there first?
Remember
love? The best of love is love given freely away. In God’s economy, the more
you freely give away, the more likely you are to freely get back in return.
Service to all humanity is no different than love given away. The absolute
greatest in God’s kingdom is the one who considers himself least, but does the
most for others. The first in God’s kingdom is the one who is willing to wait
and be last, making sure everyone else gets there too.
Your
life is now at a crossroad and you must decide and make difficult choices. Do
you want to be great here or great in the kingdom of heaven? Do you want to be
first here or first in the kingdom of heaven? Serving self, you may ultimately
discover, will get you neither great nor first—anywhere. Serving God and
others, however, you may just discover, brings you greatness and priority both
in heaven and here on earth. It’s up to you—self or service.
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