Bountiful
Blessings
July 26, 2015
Hello
my friends. Me again. J One word keeps popping up in my life
lately – service. So I thought, hey, lets take a look. Why not, right? I mean,
we have all heard the word but have you ever really given it some thought?
I was at one
of my “service” organizations this week (Order of the Eastern Star). Our new
worthy patron (the special lady in charge) gave a beautiful welcome speech to
all newly elected/appointed officers about the definition of service and her
desires to reach a high level of service within the ensuing year. Then I
attended a newsletter meeting of my other “service” organization (Legacy
League); several of the articles centered around service to the Lord and to the
organization. One article revealed that over 300 volunteers worked a composite
total of over 3000 volunteer hours this year. Amazing, huh?
According to Google, service is defined as “the action of helping
or doing work for someone”. Hmmm…when you look at it that way, we perform
services all day, every day. And that is wonderful. But lets add a little depth
to it. I have a friend in Travelers Aid and a friend who does pro bono work. I
have a friend who serves through mission trips and a friend who works with the
Ronald McDonald house. I have friends who continuously serve the Lord through
activities in their church and another friend who is active in animal rights. So
we know that service is the action of helping or doing work for someone but it
is more than that. It is about passion,
that driving need to help or do work.
Oh, you can get a few service hours under your belt and scratch it off your
to-do list. But to really be a servant, you have to have that passion, that
burning desire to help.
So what is your passion? Does your heart break over the mistreatment of children or animals? Do you think the government does not do enough for our returning veterans? Do you have a history of substance or alcohol abuse either personally or in your family? Do you know a battered woman or a rape victim? Sigh, my problem is I want to do it all. Focus, Terri. Oh, sorry, that was supposed to be an inner thought. But there is simply so much to be done. So many people to help. How do you choose one? How do you narrow it down? Well, the realistic part is that you have to. Identify your passion. Embrace it. We are all different in glorious ways. If we each identify our passions and stream it towards a specific service, a multitude of needs are met. Make sense?
So what is your passion? Does your heart break over the mistreatment of children or animals? Do you think the government does not do enough for our returning veterans? Do you have a history of substance or alcohol abuse either personally or in your family? Do you know a battered woman or a rape victim? Sigh, my problem is I want to do it all. Focus, Terri. Oh, sorry, that was supposed to be an inner thought. But there is simply so much to be done. So many people to help. How do you choose one? How do you narrow it down? Well, the realistic part is that you have to. Identify your passion. Embrace it. We are all different in glorious ways. If we each identify our passions and stream it towards a specific service, a multitude of needs are met. Make sense?
Bible verse for the week:
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
Bible fun for the week:
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
Bible fun for the week:
Final
thoughts:
May you serve God with a loving heart.
Have a blessed week, my friends! Terri
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