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Lately, God's been challenging me with being a servant; not a servant just in my actions but a servant in my heart and attitude. When I served in my church back home, most times it was in a visible place: singing and/or playing on the worship team, teaching Sunday School, helping with VBS, etc. I got used to being seen and recognized for my service; I even became unwilling to serve in ways that might not be noticed.

The other day I was reading in Second Timothy 2. Verses 20 and 21 really stuck out to me; they say, "But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work." I know that these verses don’t seem like they have anything to do with being a servant, but God used them to convict me. He showed me that serving is an attitude of the heart, not the things that you do.

God calls us to serve in many different ways, some of which don’t seem 'honorable' in the world’s eyes or even in the sight of the church. Jesus washed His disciples' feet - He insisted on washing their feet - a task generally left to the lowliest of servants. His willing attitude toward serving in the dishonorable places is what made Him a vessel of honor and useful for His Master. In the same way, it's only when, like Jesus, we’re willing to serve in the 'dishonorable' places that we become a "vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work." Our attitude toward serving, especially in the most common and ordinary ways, determines how useful we are to God.

So, what’s your attitude look like when you serve?

~Kaitlin