Serving God...

Believe it or not...
We are living in the world full of selfishness...
Everything is all about 'ME-first'...

It's true that we should take care of ourselves before we can even extend our hospitality towards others....
But most of us has taken it way further than what is necessary to equip ourselves...

Serving God, on the other hand, is a kind of a reverse to what the world is doing today...

If you ever wonder how is it like to serve God then read on...

Have you ever pick up someone's garbage and throw into the bin for them even when they continuously litter at the pavement?
Have you ever take the time to give someone a hand when things got out of control even though you are actually in a hurry?

You see,
We live in the world whereby we jam-packed our schedule...
We run from place to place.
We hardly ever stop for a minute to actually enjoy the journey...
Nor even take the time out to greet strangers along the way...
We are so walled up that we don't even know who our neighbours are...

Today, we are looking to become a leader...
We expect people to vote for us so that we can reign above everyone else....
But the truth is....
We don't even know how to lead in the first place...
We don't even know how to connect with people at all...
But we all want the upper role...
We want to be the front liner yet don't even know what is what to begin with...
Yet expecting people to follow our leadership?
What sort of leadership are we trying to display then?

That's why God has told us times and times to serve...

Serving is NOT about telling people that you are the King and you ought to be served!
Serving is about coming down to the very bottom of your personal expectation and to be a servant to others...

Serving is about...
Rolling up your sleeves and help to wash dishes whether or not anybody is doing it...

Serving is about...
Picking up garbage as you walk home and then throw it all into the appropriate bin regardless to who litter the place...

Serving is about...
Helping an old lady carry her heavy books to the car while on a walk to your destination.

All of these are done unnoticed by others...
But really only our Heavenly Father knows it all...

Serving is not about questioning who should do this and that....
It's about - let's us ALL help out as much as we can...

Serving doesn't even need us to be a maid/ janitor/ slave...
It is about the heart...
YOUR heart for God...

Don't be a spoil-brat/ suck-up goat saying...
"I am a doctor/ lawyer/ engineer therefore I deserve to do higher stuff than picking rubbish/ washing dishes..."

If everyone were to say the same thing,
Then you will be living in the world full of rubbishes and dirty dishes...
You will be living in the world full of insects and sickness...
And trust me...
You will be filled with loads of sickness and disease before you even enjoy your career in fullness...

Therefore be humble and learn to serve...

God didn't ask you to be a doctor to put others down...
He told you to serve others even when it's a minor task...

Jesus is the leader...
Yet he came to serve...

He did not recognised Himself as the leader even when His disciple said He is one...
Yet He humbly washed His disciples feet when none of them ever think of doing it for one another until He told them to do as that...
He talked to the poorest of the poor and the wealthiest man ever...
To Him,
All are the same...
Just like you and me...
When He doesn't even need to do as that...

He feed the hungry ones...
And comfort the depressed ones...
Even when he does come across hunger and sadness Himself...
Yet, He pushed all His personal anguish aside to serve others with all his heart and soul...

So what are we compare to Him?
Yes, He is God's son...
But aren't we God's children as well?

Why become the leader when we refuse to humble ourselves?
Why

The word 'HUMBLE' means being submissive or meek....
Submissive to things that are way below our personal category...
Meek on things that are way beneath our personal expectation...

The word GENTLE means kind and sweet or tender...
Kind to someone who is not of your type...
Sweet to people who are of totally different character/ personality of you...
Tender to those need more love than you could ever bargain yourselves...