We have no problem at all getting excited about the trip, the good times with our favorite people, the free time away from home, the good food! But...have we stopped to realize that our work, our serving others in really mundane, unclean ways is LOVE? Have we thought more about getting enough sleep, being in the A/C, sitting next to our friend on the bus, or which restaurant we're going to stop at....than we have about scrubbing the toilets, pulling weeds, sweating, and getting gross and dirty in someone else's house? While it's an added bonus that we will have lots of laughter and fun....let's not forget that there WILL be uncomfortable conditions, there WILL be alot of heat, and there WILL be alot of things we just wish we didn't have to do.
But, let us remember that every one of these things is our way of showing Christ's LOVE to a city that needs it. Remember that each distasteful job we do without complaining, and with a servant's heart is a form of worship that we perform for the One who LOVES us. We don't deserve it...we didn't choose it...it was a gift to us. May our hearts, hands, and attitudes lavish that same gift onto those we meet.
Amber shared a song with me yesterday on the beach...a song that has meant so much to her in the last few weeks. It's called "Unfailing Love" by Chris Tomlin. Look it up on youtube or itunes....the words are a beautiful reminder of His unfailing Love toward us. It is because of that unfailing LOVE that we can have the ability to LOVE back this week...
"A new command I give you: LOVE one another. As I have LOVED you, so you must LOVE one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples
...if you LOVE one another"
John 13:34
No comments:
Post a Comment