Value Based Living
Helping others is a value based living. Sacrifice is a value based decision. Just like selfishness and unfriendliness. What are your values? What do you believe in? What do you want your children to believe in? What do you want to be known for doing? How are you being of service to others?
Before moving towards other points, service does not have to be depleting. Many avoid the concept of service because they’ve got an accountant’s view of helping others. It’s a transactional view. I do one thing for you, I expect you to do something for me back… or else we’re no longer friends.
No. Service is doing right by others because it is right to do. That is all it means. Someone is hungry and you can spare food, share it. Someone is upset and you can spare a conversation, talk… better yet, listen. It’s not putting yourself out and running yourself into the ground. It is being nice for nice sake. It is standing up for what is right because it is right. It is leading by example because you happen to know and others don’t. It is being patient because you’ve learned self control instead of impulsively doing at the expense of everyone involved.
Not everyone will be called to David level heroics. That is not what God asks. However, if He did, it’s being trusting of Him to do the heroics on His call. The people who look up to you, whether you know it or not, greatly depend on you being your best self. In the home, that’s the children and your spouse. They definitely need you to be your tip top best as often as you’re able to sustain it.
That’s service in the most simplest of forms. Taking care of yourself to be in a position to care for others. Doing for others the best/right thing. Giving just because. Service is showing love that’s in your heart.
To be concluded in the next post
