Comments on: Going out of my head… http://www.ericgmorgan.com/2007/10/12/191/ Christ, Culture, City, Church Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:22:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Eugene Allister Banks http://www.ericgmorgan.com/2007/10/12/191/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Eugene Allister Banks Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:52:14 +0000 http://www.ericgmorgan.com/?p=183#comment-55 With servitude comes gratitude. While serving, I don't believe I should expect any type of reciprocation from those I serve. If I do, then I'm 'self serving'. True and pure service is as if no one sees my hand to the deed. My reward is knowing He sees. Likewise, when I'm served, I must learn how to say thank you, not in word, but in this culture, be a rebel and write down my gratitude and mail it, to acknowledge in a tangible way, those who've served me. Be the one leper who returns to say thank you. Joy - Neh. 8:10b, my life verse. 'This day is holy to the Lord. Do not be sorry for the joy of the Lord is your strength.' This verse pushes us onward to 'thanking God for every remembrance of the people we've met' ... reading further in Philippians. With servitude comes gratitude. While serving, I don’t believe I should expect any type of reciprocation from those I serve. If I do, then I’m ’self serving’. True and pure service is as if no one sees my hand to the deed. My reward is knowing He sees.

Likewise, when I’m served, I must learn how to say thank you, not in word, but in this culture, be a rebel and write down my gratitude and mail it, to acknowledge in a tangible way, those who’ve served me. Be the one leper who returns to say thank you.

Joy - Neh. 8:10b, my life verse. ‘This day is holy to the Lord. Do not be sorry for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ This verse pushes us onward to ‘thanking God for every remembrance of the people we’ve met’ … reading further in Philippians.

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