Well, I may be sharing a good many of these because everytime I tell someone about the marathon and what I am writting about they help me come up with more lessons! Anyway….this is one I thought of on my own….acutally, the Holy Spirit had to have revealed this one!
As I mentioned in my post describing what all happened during the marathon I mentioned about our new friend Sally who ran the half marathon coming to the mile marker 21 or 22 post to cheer us on. As she ran out to meet me she ran along side me and encouraged me and offered to carry anything for me. Well, because I kept forgetting to give my shirt and nasty, sweaty, smelly socks to Tony at mile number 11 and then again at mile 19 I was still carrying them. As Sally ask me I immediately gave her my shirt and socks to carry! Now….you have to understand, the heat was intense so the shirt was soaked with sweat and the socks were, well…..completely NASTY and she carried them for me. Later that evening when my senses came back to me I realized what I had done and I was horrified that I had asked this person whom I had just met to do such a thing for me! She obviously offered and did not mind at all. Actually, the spirit with which she responded was that she was happy to do it! Imagine that….someone happy about hanging on to my smelly shirt and socks! As I thought about this I was reminded of one word….SERVANTHOOD! Her attitude was that of Christ Jesus’ attitude as referenced in Philippians 2. Check out these verses:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but with humnility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himslef by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Phil. 2:3-8
Wow….now that is a servant! What is your attitude like when it comes to servanthood?
I really enjoyed your post. I’ll keep coming back.
From My Heart,
Sheryl