\u201cLike good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.\u201d 1 Peter 4:10<\/p>\n
There is no doubt that we are meant to serve others. Not only does God call us to do so, but serving others is good for our emotional well-being.\u00a0 When we help others, we feel confident in our abilities.\u00a0 We feel like we have something valuable to offer the world.\u00a0 And that naturally makes us happier as individuals.<\/p>\n
But sometimes we serve others in the wrong way. We serve others in a way that isn\u2019t authentic to who we are.\u00a0 Women are particularly susceptible to this issue.\u00a0 Women are expected to naturally be able to cook, take care of a home and rear children.\u00a0 But not all women are suited to that kind of service.\u00a0 And asking people to do what doesn\u2019t come naturally to them is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
The key to living an authentic life of service is to use the unique gifts that God has given you. No one has your same gifts.\u00a0 No one!\u00a0 God gave you special talents for a reason \u2013 to bless others.\u00a0 So our challenge is to avoid getting caught up in the world\u2019s expectations of how we should serve.\u00a0 Instead, we each need to figure out our unique way to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n
Of course, there are certain things that we have to do as part of being responsible individuals. We have to take care of our families and our homes.\u00a0 And we have to be self-supporting.\u00a0 So, that means there is some drudgery involved in life.\u00a0 But it is important to not do more drudgery than necessary!\u00a0 For instance, if you don\u2019t enjoy cooking, then don\u2019t spend time baking bake pies and cookies!\u00a0 No one in your family needs<\/em> pies and cookies.\u00a0 They just need three healthy meals each day.\u00a0 Save your time to instead pursue activities that are related to your special gifts.<\/p>\n You should be spending as much of each day as possible doing those things that you are good at. There are lots of ways to do that.\u00a0 One way is to figure out how to make money doing what you enjoy.\u00a0 Then use that money to free up your time.\u00a0 For example, if you are gifted at quilting, sell your quilts and use that money to have someone clean your house.\u00a0 Your quilts will be a blessing to those who are lucky enough to enjoy them.\u00a0 And your time is better spent quilting (or teaching others to quilt) than doing housework.<\/p>\n In our homes, we should figure out what each member of the household is good at and then divide the chores accordingly. The person who hates cooking simply should not be cooking every night.\u00a0 Rather, the person who enjoys cooking should be using his or her talents to serve the family in that way.\u00a0 Families should divide chores in the way that one would run a business.\u00a0 We always should have the \u201cright\u201d people doing the \u201cright\u201d tasks.<\/p>\n We all have been created to serve the world with our unique talents. When we do that, we are happier.\u00a0 Life flows more smoothly because we are doing what God created us to do.\u00a0 That is why it is so important to spend less time doing tasks that you don\u2019t enjoy and aren\u2019t good at and to spend more time on serving the world with the special gifts that God has given you.\u00a0 By doing so, you will live an authentic life of service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cLike good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.\u201d 1 Peter 4:10 There is no doubt that we are meant to serve others. Not only does God call us to do so, but serving others is good for our emotional well-being.\u00a0 When we help…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-service"],"yoast_head":"\n