by Rick Warren
No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of
everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a
soldier. 2 Timothy 2:4 (NASB)
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Real servants make themselves available to serve. Servants don't fill up
their time with other pursuits that could limit their availability. They
want to be ready to jump into service when called on.
Much like a soldier, a servant must always be standing by for duty: "No
soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday
life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier" (2
Timothy 2:4 NASB).
If you only serve when it's convenient for you, you're not a real
servant. Real servants do what's needed, even when it's inconvenient.
Are you available to God anytime? Can he mess up your plans without you
becoming resentful? As a servant, you don't get to pick and choose when
or where you will serve.
Being a servant means giving up the right to control your schedule and
allowing God to interrupt it whenever he needs to.
If you will remind yourself at the start of every day that you are God's
servant, interruptions won't frustrate you as much, because your agenda
will be whatever God wants to bring into your life. Servants see
interruptions as divine appointments for ministry and are happy for the
opportunity to practice serving.
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