There’s this video of Jennifer Garner that the paparazzi took. I imagine they are on her trail at all times. Anyways, in this video they catch her serving a homeless man in a wheelchair. I’m sure if you search it on the Internet you’ll be able to find it pretty easily. I did. What’s amazing about it is that you can see she has a Ziploc bag of items. Already ready to go. So I’m guessing that she may have a few of these in her vehicles at all times. Just for these types of moments. And as she’s talking to him, she realizes he has no shoes or socks. So she gets out of her car and proceeds to put her socks on his feet. And realizes that her shoes are not going to fit. Next thing you know, she’s approaching the paparazzi, asking him what size of shoes he wears. And here is where the whole thing takes a different turn. The paparazzi guy is so moved by what he’s watching, that he proceeds to give her his shoes. Even though she’s offered to pay him for them. He goes further to give her a blanket that he has. Pretty awesome. I wish there were more videos like this out there.
I believe that we are called to do three things: Love God. Love others. Serve the world. As Christians, I believe these should be rules for us to live by. Maybe there are others I am missing. But these three are pretty big. We talk a lot about finding ways to serve God. We talk a lot about making him the corner stone of our lives. And on Sundays it’s easy for us to do that. Because there is a place for us to go do that. That place is church. But what about the other days of the week. What about the rest of the time outside of the church building. Are we trying to find ways to serve the world? Are we searching them out? Ask yourself these questions. And be honest with yourself.
Serving the world can be complicated if we let it. But at the same time, serving the world can be easy if we let it. But, it’s also easy for us to think that if we are doing good things, then we are serving God. And that is not accurate. That can actually be a trap that Satan sets for us. Because he can get us so busy that we lose sight of “why” we are busy. We need to be doing things that serve God. We need to be doing things, because in our hearts, we are following what God is telling us to do. That’s why it’s important to pray to him for guidance. To ask him to tell us what to do. If we do so, we will be doing exactly what I think we should be doing: Love God. Love others. Serve the world. If we do it in this order, others will see it. And maybe, just maybe, they will begin seeking God first. And then serving as he tells them to do. Let’s go back to Jennifer Garner. The paparazzi were there to film her. And then they watched her serve. And then they jumped in and served as well. Do you get the point?
