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“Whenever you serve someone, you are changing his or her world.”

A thought by Greg Darley (2010-11-15) from his book, Passion Is Not Enough: Four Elements to Change the World (Kindle Locations 683-684). Backstage Publishing. Kindle Edition.

Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the greatest servant who ever lived on this earth.  His actions showed us what it means to be a Christ-follower.  By His acts of service He changed our world.

Someone asked, how do I know if I am being a servant?  The answer is, how do you react when you are being treated as a servant?  I’m afraid we fail at this more that we succeed especially in our marriages.

One of the main reasons God wants us to marry a Christ-follower is because if we don’t have Christ in us then we only have the capacity to live for ourselves.   Christ’s love is an agape love witch is unconditional love.  He loves us no matter what.  But without Him in our life we live with a conditional love.  I will love you if.

Now most marriages are built on manipulation.  It you do that I will do this.  Manipulation.   But God’s marriage plan is for it to be built on ministry.  I will strive to meet your needs no matter what you do for me.  I will do that because God loves you through me.  Ministry.  That is God’s plan.  But we each one do not have the capacity to do that without Him in our life.

That is how His coming to earth through Jesus as a baby makes a difference in each one of our lives if we ask Him into our lives and then let Him live through our lives.

Why don’t we let Jesus start changing through us the world of those around us?  It means we serve them.   I’m sure initially it might mess them up but eventually it will mean more to them than you ever could realize.   

Why don’t we start today?
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