Me:  What are you doing today Prodigal?

 

Prodigal:  I am helping my friend fix their plumbing at their house.

 

Me:  That is very nice of you to serve your friend that way.  Chuck Swindoll has some ways to remind servants how to continue that I would like to share.

 

Servanthood implies diligence, faithfulness, loyalty, and humility. Servants don’t compete . . . or grandstand . . . or polish their image . . . or grab the limelight. They know their job, they admit their limitations, they do what they do quietly and consistently.

• Servants cannot control anyone or everything, and they shouldn’t try.
• Servants cannot change or “fix” people.
• Servants cannot meet most folks’ expectations.
• Servants cannot concern themselves with who gets the credit.
• Servants cannot minister in the flesh or all alone.

 

This is a reminder for me today.  How many times do I need to be reminded of what a servant really is.  I can become too prideful too quickly.  I can get bogged down with the plan instead of looking and praising who came up with the plan.  God thank you for your love and faithfulness to me!

Help me be your servant and help me do it your way!

 

2 Corinthians 4:5

For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

 

Jennifer Van Allen

 

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