While I am sitting here writing this post one of my favorite songs, Yearn by Shane and Shane, has begun to play on my Pandora station. You can see my post about this song here. But I am confident that this is only going to help me further what God wants to say to me and to you.
You see, this song is all about yearning for Jesus and only Him. It is about seeking His face and nothing else. And this is something that I, along with many others, struggle with. I am a selfish person, although I hate to admit that. I would much rather serve myself and focus on my comforts than serve Almighty God. There are times, like today, however, that God's gentle spirit reminds me of my disobedient attitude. We are called to take on humility and selflessness, focusing on the Lord through serving others, showing His love through selflessness.
I was reminded of this tonight while unloading the dishwasher, a task that I don't care for. I like order; dishwashers do not get filled with order in mind, only how to arrange dishes to reach maximum efficiency per cycle. So imagine for a moment that I take out each plate of the same size together and stack them, bowls, cups, and utensils in separate stacks to put be put away when the dishwasher is empty. Yes. It is annoying to be without order.
In the moment that I was silently complaining about the organizing I would have to do (yes, really. Super selfish!) He showed me my selfishness, and I sought His strength to glorify Him in my attitude. And He changed my perspective, just like He promises, when we ask of Him (Matthew 7:7-8). And I became joyful knowing that by simply emptying the dishwasher and wiping down the kitchen counters, that I was serving my precious mom. In the morning when she wakes up, she will have a clean kitchen and clean dishes all put away.
And it is in the times of selfishness that God uses to show us more of His love, His desire for us. In our selflessness, He can move in our hearts and move in the hearts of those around us. What a beautiful thought!
God picks, what sometimes seem to be odd moments, to show us what it looks like, on a minute-by-minute basis, to be selfless. Emptying the dishwasher doesn't take much time or effort and cleaning the kitchen isn't a hard task, either. But tonight I was blessed to be reminded that selfishness can be overcome by recognizing it and calling out to God for a heart of humility and selflessness.
You see, this song is all about yearning for Jesus and only Him. It is about seeking His face and nothing else. And this is something that I, along with many others, struggle with. I am a selfish person, although I hate to admit that. I would much rather serve myself and focus on my comforts than serve Almighty God. There are times, like today, however, that God's gentle spirit reminds me of my disobedient attitude. We are called to take on humility and selflessness, focusing on the Lord through serving others, showing His love through selflessness.
I was reminded of this tonight while unloading the dishwasher, a task that I don't care for. I like order; dishwashers do not get filled with order in mind, only how to arrange dishes to reach maximum efficiency per cycle. So imagine for a moment that I take out each plate of the same size together and stack them, bowls, cups, and utensils in separate stacks to put be put away when the dishwasher is empty. Yes. It is annoying to be without order.
In the moment that I was silently complaining about the organizing I would have to do (yes, really. Super selfish!) He showed me my selfishness, and I sought His strength to glorify Him in my attitude. And He changed my perspective, just like He promises, when we ask of Him (Matthew 7:7-8). And I became joyful knowing that by simply emptying the dishwasher and wiping down the kitchen counters, that I was serving my precious mom. In the morning when she wakes up, she will have a clean kitchen and clean dishes all put away.
And it is in the times of selfishness that God uses to show us more of His love, His desire for us. In our selflessness, He can move in our hearts and move in the hearts of those around us. What a beautiful thought!
God picks, what sometimes seem to be odd moments, to show us what it looks like, on a minute-by-minute basis, to be selfless. Emptying the dishwasher doesn't take much time or effort and cleaning the kitchen isn't a hard task, either. But tonight I was blessed to be reminded that selfishness can be overcome by recognizing it and calling out to God for a heart of humility and selflessness.