Rev Bill

Purpose 4 of Rick Warren’s book The Purpose Driven Life is:

Warren continues this theme in day 33 — How Real Servants Act. Beginning with the sentence: We serve God by serving others Warren stresses that God counts greatness as service, not being served. This goes against the feeling of many people in the world, but it God’s way.

Warren gives 6 qualities he feels are important top have if you are going to be a servant:

1. Make yourself available.
Real servants are ready to serve whenever they are needed.

2. Pay attention to needs.
Look for ways to serve. Don’t wait to be asked to do something — look for what needs to be done and do it.

3. Do your best with what you have.
Don’t think that you’ll be able to do something when you learn more about God, or have more experience. God wants you to go with what you have.

4. Do every task with dedication
Whatever your task is, whatever your ministry is, whatever God is calling you do, do to the best of your ability.

5. Be faithful
Be someone people can count on to help when help is needed.

6. Maintain a low profile.
Don’t serve so others will notice what you are doing, serve so others will benefit from what you are doing.

If you want to be a real servant, be ready and willing to do what is needed — regardless of what it is.

Prayer: Lord God, Help me to be a servant for You and others. Help me to do what I can, where I can. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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