Want the best therapy in the world to take you mind off
yourself and your issues? Go serve the
poor! We wallow in our self-pity about
this, that, or the other thing and totally forget that the world is not all
about us. People are lonely. They are
hungry. They are unloved. They are unwanted by the world. We have SO much to be thankful for. Forget about yourself for a bit and share the
love of Jesus by serving others. It will
take your mind off of your problems real quick!
This morning, my son and his buddy and I volunteered at our church's
food ministry feeding the poor and homeless.
I do not mean to boast about my good deed for the day, but want to share
my experience and maybe inspire you to serve in some way as well. You will get so much more out of it than you
give – which makes me feel kind-of guilty!
One of my happy places is serving the poor. I also will admit that I feel a little guilty
about serving the poor because although I am doing it to share the love of
Jesus as we are instructed to do in the Bible, I get so much gratification out
of it that I feel almost ashamed of myself.
It fills me! It makes me overflow
with JOY by being a servant and that repayment is enough for me. There is a
great big world out there full of people who need food, clothing, shelter, but
most of all - to experience the LOVE of Jesus.
When these people come for nourishment and you smile and say hello, it
may be just enough to brighten their day.
Even if just for that moment you help them feel the love of Jesus
pouring out through you, isn’t that enough?
You know, that “… love your neighbor as yourself” part that is so easy
to overlook. Put others before yourself
and see what happens. Being a vessel is
the coolest thing ever!
Also, I want my kids to see that there is a hurting world
out there and we all need to do our part to grow the Kingdom by telling the
world about Jesus. And through our acts
of kindness, hopefully my kids experience Jesus flowing through them.
Now, please go out and serve! J
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” by Mother Theresa
I LOVE this post! What a truth that so often we forget.... sometimes the answers to our hurt is to get the focus off ourselves. Thank you for setting that example. As a mother especially, it's a blessing. Love this!! Thank you for linking up!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post. The fact that you get so much satisfaction out of serving just shows that you truly have a servant's heart. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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