A SERVANT'S HEART
Proverbs 17:2
"A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share in the inheritance among brothers."
The life of a guide is not an easy life. Many people have told me that they would give anything to live the life I've lived. Ha! Turkey season just ended and I didn't hunt much this year, I can't keep up the early morning pace like I used to and continue getting my normal work done. There have been past years when I've been sleep deprived for 3 months straight. Many weeks it might rain most every day and yet we kept going. When people pay to be served rain or shine... you gotta keep going. No one looks at this part.
The life of a guide, a good guide is that of a servant. There is little financial reward and some weeks there is none. However, if you love what you do, it's well worth the energy expended.
The best guide and servant that ever lived was Jesus Himself. He left heaven's paradise to give 100% for those of this world. His servant attitude was His sole reason for coming. Then His dieing was to finish the job.
Mark 10:45 explains it.
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many"
There are amazing rewards for those that commit to being a servant. The writer of Proverbs wrote of it in the verse above. He wrote of the reward to the servant that shares in an inheritance as a child of the family because of his dedication and service.
Acts 10:38 says, "See how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth who went about doing good."
Jesus just got up every day and did good no matter what. Even though He had a purpose and He was headed somewhere, Jesus allowed Himself to be interrupted by the needs of people. For years we've attempted to study the steps of Jesus. We need to study the unplanned stops of Jesus as well. The things that He stopped for, the things that interrupted His plans, where He would change His plan and help and serve somebody here and there.
If we truly love others and want to live the life of a servant, other's needs must come before our own. The Lord rewards those with a servant's heart.
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