Letting Others Serve
Shawn King / Pastor of Communication and Online Engagement
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| Photo by Ibrahim Rifath on Unsplash |
Sometimes I'm a slow learner. I'll confess it. One of the lessons I have been learning lately is that love and trust come through service, which for a do-er is easy, just do. But I'm actually learning it from the other angle. To feel loved and to learn trust, I need to learn to let others serve me.
This is probably the hardest thing for me in our marriage. I want to serve Danielle, to sweep her off her feet. And that's great, but that's only half of our marriage. If I don't let her serve in the way she desires, I end up bitter and she ends up frustrated.
I felt this renewed in me again when I was sick recently. Each time she came to check on me and bring me coffee, medicine, or a meal, I saw true joy in her eyes. Slowly, I learned again that she really loves me and wants to pour her heart out for me too. And the more I let her, the more I love her too.
I see myself doing the same thing with our Heavenly Father. I want to go, do, and conquer for Him. But I forget He wants to just love on me too. He wants to bring me simple peace and joy. He wants to surprise me with His kindness. And the more I let Him, the more I love Him.
Thank You, Jesus, for Danielle, a beautiful example of You in my life.
This is probably the hardest thing for me in our marriage. I want to serve Danielle, to sweep her off her feet. And that's great, but that's only half of our marriage. If I don't let her serve in the way she desires, I end up bitter and she ends up frustrated.
I felt this renewed in me again when I was sick recently. Each time she came to check on me and bring me coffee, medicine, or a meal, I saw true joy in her eyes. Slowly, I learned again that she really loves me and wants to pour her heart out for me too. And the more I let her, the more I love her too.
I see myself doing the same thing with our Heavenly Father. I want to go, do, and conquer for Him. But I forget He wants to just love on me too. He wants to bring me simple peace and joy. He wants to surprise me with His kindness. And the more I let Him, the more I love Him.
Thank You, Jesus, for Danielle, a beautiful example of You in my life.