Apr. 19, 2008 - What will you do with the time that's left?
Written by croctoria
"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." ~Romans 12:10
We all hate doing this. We never like raising someone else up to make them look better than us. We don't like going into the shadows so the light falls on someone else. We don't like stooping low to do something else for someone. We like the world revolving around us, not around others. Didn't they just see that we already ran upstairs to get something once, and now they're asking us to do it again? Can't they see we're running late, and we don't want to stop? Let's face it, no one likes being the servant.
But when we do serve, it's showing honor. It's showing brotherly love. It's showing you care. It's showing that you think the needs of others are more important that you and what you want to do.
We can show honor in our actions, in our words, in our attitudes, and in our time. We can show honor in our actions by going the extra mile to help our younger siblings. We can show honor in our words by not speaking badly of our parents or raising up the kid at school that everyone picks on. We can show honor in our attitudes by having a smile and a cheerful heart when doing things for others. We can show honor with our time by giving it for the service of others. We can show honor in many ways...it's just a matter of will we show it or if we'll just ignore it.
We don't want to be remembered for not helping others or not honoring others. We don't want to be remembered for always wanting the world to revolve around us of for speaking badly of others. Wouldn't you rather want to be remembered for giving your all for others and doing it with a smile?
We don't know how long we're here for. What will you do with the time that's left? Will you give honor to others and live so that you will have no regrets with the time that slips and fades, never to return again? Love, honor, and cherish to your final breath. We have a legacy that we're leaving...what will it be? Good or bad? Full of honor or selfishness?
Comments
Apr. 19, 2008 - starting the discussion...
Posted by Emma92
Great thoughts Toria, thanks for sharing them. I had another thought I wanted to add... I think that more than our reputation and legacy, we, as Christians, represent Christ. We may be the only Bible that some people read. What are they going to think salvation is like if they see us bitter and unwilling to serve? Jesus came to serve, and He did. He even washed His disciples' feet. Don't you think, after all He did for us, that we can stand to serve others a little, in order to bring some of His lost sheep back to Him?
Apr. 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Sarah435
"What will we do with the time that's left? Will we live it all with no regrets? Will they say that you loved till your final breath? What will we do with the time that's left?"-Time That's Left, Mark Schultz.
Will we live with no regrets? Can we live with no regrets? I know I have regrets about a lot of things. I think many times I tend to get caught up in my regrets, though. I need to move on, and only think of them when I need to improve something..you know what I mean? Anyways, that reminded me of that, and I had to say it.
I loved Toria's thoughts about serving people...when we serve, we might as well be prepared for the fact that we'll probably be taken advantage of. That shouldn't really bother us-we're doing it for Christ...But, so many times we get caught up in the.."I ALREADY did THIS. That's good enough." :P We can't ever serve enough. Toria made a great point...serving people is loving people.
How do I want to be remembered? Not for some of the things I've done, certaintly. Emma made a really good point...many times we're the only Jesus people will see. We can leave them a legacy of Christ. It just remains to be seen if we will. A thought that comes with that is...well, can we? Everyone has a choice.
Man. I guess none of us know if we'll be here tomorrow. If I think of this as my last day on earth, what does it change? Will I tell somebody I love them that I wouldn't have otherwise? Just something to think on, I suppose.
~Sarah
Apr. 21, 2008 - My Answer
Posted by ChickenGirl
I will try to do the right thing. It's easier said then done, but being Christians we should go for the hard and not settle for the easy! Who agrees?????
Apr. 23, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Meggy T
Excellent my dear Toria!!!!!!!!!! But we also don't know how much time anybody else has left. I mean, wouldn't it be awful to talk nasty smack to somebody or even do it behind their back, and then found out the next day that you would never have the chance to apoligize? All the more reason to be careful of how we repect OTHERS' short time and make sure OUR short time is productive for Christ!!!!!!!!!!
Apr. 27, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by croctoria
I know, I think about that all the time. What would I do if I had a disagreement with someone and I didn't make it up to them...and I realize that they got killed in a car crash or something? I would have to live my life with that guilt always on my head and heart. A lot of times Christians will wear the "W W J D" stuff and preach it at other people, but really if you think about it....do we REALLY do what Jesus would do? Do we really serve others with our whole heart? Do we show love to EVERYONE, and not just people who are easy to love? Do we even show enough love for others that we respect what others believe or feel and not argue about it?
Love ya'll,
Toria
Apr. 27, 2008 - Romans 12:10
Posted by jenmarie
Toria, you are right. It is very hard for us to do the right thing.
ChickenGirl, your right to. Being a Christian it is hard to decide to "treat others the way you want to be treated." That is what my mother told me before. Every once in a while we need to decide what's right and what's wrong.
No one is perfect, although they think they are. Some people just don't understand that the way we treat them, is not just that we think they are weird, but we treat them that way because we want to be treated that way.
People still don't realize that we are trying to be kind to them for a reason. When you make friends with someone like that you are treating them like they are special to you. Which they are.
I am always treating others the way I want to be treated. Unless it comes to friends who treat you funny anyways. Hehehe.....
Anyway, I agree with both Toria and Chicken Girl. Thank you so much Toria for writing that. It is special for me to share my thoughts on this subject.
Jenmarie
