Pay It Forward!

Yesterday seemed to be the day to discuss service and how it relates to Christianity.  The Sunday morning message was about being ready to serve.  Then at small group we got on the discussion again.  

There is a sweet little family in our church, a mom and three precious girls, and they just don't have a lot.  What they don't have in physical things they make up for in love and service.  Our Life Group has adopted this family as our own little project.  We decided last night at the end of group we were going to show up and cut the grass, weed-eat and clean up.  I brought my kids along to help.  I want them to learn now to serve others.  

God used this time to teach my kids a lesson.  First, you don't have to have "stuff" to be happy.  All we really need is Jesus and each other.  Second, true Christianity, true faith is played out in "good works".  The best way for us to show Christ to others is to serve others.  The best way for us to prove Christ is in our service to others.

There is nothing more pleasing to God than when we step out of our comfort zone and and our selfishness, and begin to mirror Christ.  The entire ministry of Christ was engulfed in service to others, and we are to be "imitators of Christ".  On your Journey this week seek out ways to serve one another, and if some one serves you, pay it forward!