Day 34 - Thinking Like A Servant

My servant Caleb thinks differently and follows me completely.

NUMBERS 14:24 (NCV)

Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of Himself.

PHILIPPIANS 2:5 (Msg)

"To be a servant requires a mental shift, a change in your attitudes.  God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do.  Attitudes count more than achievements." p265

"Servants focus on others, not themselves.  This is true humility: not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less.  They are self forgetful." p265

"When we stop focusing on our own needs, we become aware of the needs around us." p265

"We serve to get others to like us, to be admired, or to achieve our own goals.  That is manipulation, not ministry.... Real servants don't try to use God for their proposes. They let God use them for His purpose." p266

"To become a real servant you are going to have to settle the issue of money in your life.  Jesus said, 'No servant can serve two masters ... You cannot serve both God and Money.'  He didn't say, 'You should not,' but 'You cannot.' It is impossible.  Living for ministry and living for money are mutually exclusive goals.  Which one will you choose?" p267

"Money has the greatest potential to replace God in your life.  More people are side-tracked from serving by materialism than by anything else." p267

"Servants think about their work, not what others are doing.  They don't compare, criticise, or compare with others servants or ministries. They're too busy doing the work God has given them." p268

"Only secure people can serve.  Insecure people are always worrying about how they appear to others. They fear exposure of their weaknesses and hide beneath layers of protection pride and pretensions.  The more insecure you are, the more you will want people to serve you, and the more you will need their approval." p269

Point to Ponder:

To be a servant I must think like a servant.

Verse to Remember:

"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." PHILIPPIANS 2:5 (NIV)

Question to Consider: 

Am I usually more concerned about being served or finding ways to serve others?