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Purpose Driven Life- Day 34
Several years ago, I read The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. An excellent book! There’s a reason why the book is a best seller. It’s broken into forty sections to be read in forty days. Since it’s been a while, I thought I would once again read The Purpose Driven Life and write down my responses to the reading.
Day Thirty-Four
Point to Ponder: To be a servant I must think like a servant.
Verse: “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.” Phillipians 2:5 (NIV)
Question: Am I usually more concerned about being served or finding ways to serve others?
Honestly, I have difficulty accepting being served. That’s not to say that serving others always comes easy to me. Sometimes it takes effort. But receiving service is awkward for me.
I remember when my wife had her gallbladder removed a couple of years ago and we had people from church bring us dinner each night for about a week. It felt weird. I thought, “I can take care of Gwyn and my family. I don’t need people dropping by with dinner.” Boy- that was stupid and selfish. In retrospect, I really appreciate what those folks did. It was very kind and the food was awesome.
I certainly can look to be more of a servant. The past few chapters certainly revealed I have work to do. But I also need to receive the ministry of others- in particular non-family members. I don’t want to deny others their opportunity to serve because of my pride. That’s my challenge.
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