Mark 10:43-45 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
I was 18, and I was leaving home for the first time with one goal in mind—to become a great teacher. I never missed one education class. It was immensely important to me. It was the one thing I was good at, the one thing I enjoyed doing. But I was selfish; it was all for me. It was like I needed to prove that I could do it and make a difference. I look back at that time in my life and it saddens me, my goal was not to use my spiritual gift to build the kingdom of God, like it is today
At 21 I met my husband, and I became closer to God than I ever had been. When I got married and started a family, my entire mindset had changed. I did graduate and get my teaching certification, but have been unable to find a permanent job. I’m a substitute teacher—a true servant in the field of education. The phone rings at 5:30 am when a teacher can’t make it that day, so I go in. Reading the scripture above helps me remember that I work for one person and one person only, and that is Christ Jesus.
If someday he wants me to have a classroom of my own, I will and if not I will be just as content and joyful as I am today, because I am a child of God, and blessed beyond what I deserve.
Prayer: Lord, please help me remember that I am Your servant in everything that I do. Help me use my spiritual gifts to glorify You.
At 21 I met my husband, and I became closer to God than I ever had been. When I got married and started a family, my entire mindset had changed. I did graduate and get my teaching certification, but have been unable to find a permanent job. I’m a substitute teacher—a true servant in the field of education. The phone rings at 5:30 am when a teacher can’t make it that day, so I go in. Reading the scripture above helps me remember that I work for one person and one person only, and that is Christ Jesus.
If someday he wants me to have a classroom of my own, I will and if not I will be just as content and joyful as I am today, because I am a child of God, and blessed beyond what I deserve.
Prayer: Lord, please help me remember that I am Your servant in everything that I do. Help me use my spiritual gifts to glorify You.
What a good example: being content and joyful in where God has you right now. Thrilled to see the growth in you spiritually during the last few years and excited to see what the Lord will do with you and through you in the years to come! Blessed to not only have you in the family, but also in my Father's family!
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