Matthew 20: 26-27
Whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister . And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.
All of us like to feel important. It is important to feel important. We need to feel like what we do matters. We need to feel like we are an important member of the team. Everyone gets at least some sense of self worth from knowing that he/she is making a difference.
Some people so feel the need to be noticed and appreciated that they become the "class clowns." There is always another joke to be told or prank to pull. As long as someone is laughing the clown will keep acting out. The reason is simple. He feels the need to be appreciated and important.
You can always tell when someone lacks a sense of importance or self worth. That is the person who is always belittling others. The person with little self worth will make others the brunt of his jokes. Many times this person does not even realize why he feels the need to pick on others. Still others find their sense of self -importance in how much money they make, how many degrees they can earn, and the list goes on.
Are you feeling useless and unimportant? Wishing you could be more involved in your church, community, etc? Feeling unappreciated at work? I challenge you to find someone and do something nice for them this week. Maybe a co-worker is going through a struggle. Perhaps a friend or family member needs a bit of encouragement. It could even be a random act of kindness to a stranger in the grocery store. (Often those random acts are not random at all, but God inspired.) Why not try today and see if you can make someone else feel special. You'll feel better for it, I promise.
Abundantly Blessed.
Rev. Sullivan Jones
Whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister . And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.
All of us like to feel important. It is important to feel important. We need to feel like what we do matters. We need to feel like we are an important member of the team. Everyone gets at least some sense of self worth from knowing that he/she is making a difference.
Some people so feel the need to be noticed and appreciated that they become the "class clowns." There is always another joke to be told or prank to pull. As long as someone is laughing the clown will keep acting out. The reason is simple. He feels the need to be appreciated and important.
You can always tell when someone lacks a sense of importance or self worth. That is the person who is always belittling others. The person with little self worth will make others the brunt of his jokes. Many times this person does not even realize why he feels the need to pick on others. Still others find their sense of self -importance in how much money they make, how many degrees they can earn, and the list goes on.
Are you feeling useless and unimportant? Wishing you could be more involved in your church, community, etc? Feeling unappreciated at work? I challenge you to find someone and do something nice for them this week. Maybe a co-worker is going through a struggle. Perhaps a friend or family member needs a bit of encouragement. It could even be a random act of kindness to a stranger in the grocery store. (Often those random acts are not random at all, but God inspired.) Why not try today and see if you can make someone else feel special. You'll feel better for it, I promise.
Abundantly Blessed.
Rev. Sullivan Jones