My mom and dad in one of their first times at the hospital for checkups and stuff when they found his cancer- they were in the waiting room and overheard an old lady talking on the phone and before she hung up she said "now remember, don't forget to be a blessing to others" (I think those are the exact words..). Apparently she was a patient as well.
This was a long time ago, but I was reminded thanks to watching the streaming of the Japanese church service in Japan this morning (I went to Buntrock 5 seconds too late for Rejoice.. haha) and the pastor mentioned our family and a letter that one of my parents sent him.
I try to constantly remind myself in the meaning of everything I do. This involves me being busy and me taking leadership, teaching drumset lessons, the like. Am I doing this for myself or am I doing this to glorify God by serving them for their individual needs? sometimes i can't tell if I am being a blessing or I just think it myself too. it's an on going process on trusting the Lord that I do His work here.
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I had a jolting reminder to question my "selflessness" this morning while singing in chapel. Yesterday, I made the decision not to sing w/ my choir in an interfaith service. I encountered overwhelming hostility today on rejoining the choir---not necessarily directed towards me, but directed towards those who had been absent. Suddenly I was sinking in a sea of ill-feelings and feeling desperate b.c. I had potentially done more to harm the image of Christ than I had intended. I was so upset about losing credibility among my non-believing friends. Do I care how they feel about me because I care about Christ and about their eternity? Or do I need their approval to feel good about myself? So what's been motivating me in my faith-walk these past few months? The heart CAN be deceitful above all things, and I feel like God brought me to a place of real humility this morning as I try to be His useful vessel.
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