What does it mean?

Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 4:07 AM

What does it mean when in your times of ultimate need of manpower, your friend does not help because she is having a busy period herself/himself but has time for other gatherings?


What does it mean when a friend does not bother to even say thank you anymore for the things you do for him/her?


What does it mean when it becomes your task to drive your friend around suddenly ever since the day you got a car?

What does it mean when you give your heartfelt service to a bunch of kids in return for hostility, rebelliousness, doubt and nonchalance?


In the spur of the moment, we always tend to feel that in the above cases, this person has been taken for granted, has been treated unfairly. Yet when we think again, doesn't the bible says "it is more blessed to give than to receive?" and doesn't it say "love your neighbour as yourself?" or "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." and how can i forget "serve one another in love".

Perhaps your gift from God is love and service unto others? Our service to ppl around us, no matter whether we think they deserve it or not should be out of love. If we feel unappreciated, it doesn't mean its the truth for how often can we trust feelings? Yet when we truly feel taken for granted, we must remember that we should serve and love not as we serve or love man, but as we serve and love God. If we love in order to get something in return, then we know our love is not pure in itself too, so who are we to demand from those we choose to love and give unto? I think the ultimate commandment ever given in the bible is to love our enemies, that mean choosing to love those who hate us, have hurt us before or are still hurting us now.

1 Corinthians 13:3-9 (New International Version)

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails.


I need to learn this badly, especially about love that does not seek its own self. How about you?

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