Servant of All

This is Dillin. He is living right now with one of our church members. He is in training and he so far seems to be doing a wonderful job. His "person" volunteers at the South Eastern Guide Dog where Dillin lives. Right now he is in training to become a service dog for someone who will need his help. He knows that when he has his blue vest on then he is "working". He has been to church 2 times now and you wouldn't even know he is there-he is so quiet. Training him takes patience and time. The end result will be a dog that will be of service to someone. It made me think of how I could parallel Dillin to how we are to be to others. His goal is to be a "servant" to a human. He will be able to assist in different ways. 

Christ came and His goal was to be a servant for all of us. He was our example in showing us how we should be for those around us.

Mark 9:35

If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 

Our goal on earth should not be to get the most "stuff" here or to try to get ahead-life here on earth is only temporary. God will bless us with all that we need and even our desires if we are in tune with Him. Our goal should be to share the gospel with all those around us. We heard tonight in church that humility and pride are incompatible. In order to be more like Christ we need to be submissive to Him, humble in all we do, and willing to put others ahead of ourselves. A children's song comes to my mind- "I've got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy down in my heart! J.O.Y. =Jesus, Others, and then You!