Servant's Heart

Make me a servant humble and meek
- Kelly Willard

I gotta realize that life isn't about me and my wants. Ministry isn't about what works best for me. Discipleship isn't about getting things my way and making 'minions'.

As we talked today about ministry perspectives again, I was humbled again by how Christ lived His life. He came to serve and not to be served, and I've really gotta learn and live that. He came to love unconditionally in His service, and i need to find that heart. He was always there when needed, and I have to learn to be that guy who will always have a friend's back. Things won't always go well for me, but I can trust in His love to carry me through.

A test of that heart came today in the orphanage. This orphanage had 20 children up to the age of 8 who have come from abusive households. None of them knew English, so it would have been easy to just chill and not do much for 2 hours while others worked. Yet despite not understanding the kids at all I decided to try to just show them love by being with them and praying over them. Seeing the joy on their faces as we played with them, picked them up, and spin them around was priceless. Having to leave and seeing the sadness on their faces though was heartbreaking. These kids need to meet Jesus and find hope.

Yea...humility is hard, but God, my humble King will lead me.

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tired it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
- John 13:3-5