I dedicated the first 10 years of my life to learning how to communicate and take care of myself in this world. I dedicated the next 10 years of my life to getting what I could get out of life and basically trying to have the best life I could have for myself. I have dedicated the last 10 years of my life to serving others in whatever ways I can. I would say that my needs have been met more in the last 10 years I have spent focused on others, than the 20 years I spent focused on me. Funny how God works that way. Rob wrote in a bulletin insert asking for Guides the line “To really live, you must give.” There’s a lot of wisdom there. I almost think that God witholds some of his “need meeting” until we begin to truly understand that it’s not about us. I think that’s the most counter cultural phrase I utter on a regular basis, because everything around us argues that it si about us. It’s so deeply engrained in us that it’s bound to bring feelings of frustration to the surface. True freedom comes with the understanding that I’m not really the center of all that’s around me. There’s a bulletin board I read frequently that usually has stuff on it that I think hurts the kingdom, but this week’s isn’t so bad: “True humilty is not thinking less of yourself; it’s thinking of yourself less.” –Nathan
This quote is part of the response to my firery rant post. You can read the full reply here. I might write a follow up post soon, just need time to organize my thoughts.
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