Having A Servant's Heart

For a while now, I have felt like God has placed it on my heart to find a way to serve others. I've let busyness and other things get in the way and pushed it down to the bottom of my priority list. But about a month ago, God was consistently reminding me of it. I heard about serving all week. Serving others was what we read about in my Bible study that week. Then I went to church and the sermon was about having a servant's heart.

Serving others is what Jesus calls all of us to do. Serving doesn't necessarily mean we have to go to another country or go on a mission trip. Those are great things but we can do it right here, where we live. We can serve in our churches, communities, or in other organizations. One of the best places to start is right in our homes with our loved ones/families/roommates. Even doing small things for each other is a form of service and love.

The sermon I heard a month ago was about being a servant and what that looks like. The pastor spoke about one of the first people that came to mind when he thought of someone with a servant's heart. He thought of the church's custodian. He said the custodian is one of the most joyful people he has ever met and he has never once heard him complain about anything. He told a story about how the church staff and volunteers were at a meeting a while ago. Someone asked the custodian what he did at the church. He replied, "I have the best job here! I get to prepare the place for people to come and meet God." Bam. When I heard that, I almost cried. That is a true servant right there. Someone who cleans up other people's messes and who probably rarely gets recognized for everything he does, and still loves doing it because it's all for God. That is exactly the kind of heart and attitude I want to have.


Matthew 20:26-27 NIV "...Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom to many."