Sunday, November 14, 2010

Is the world better because you have lived, spirit warrior?

This one comes from the deepest reservoir of my heart. Each day we face new challenges, but have we blessed the lives of those around around us? Do our lives enrich them because we have walked the face of this earth? Oh spirit warrior don't miss this! Too many times we have summed up our lives, by what we have, by what we've learned, by our position or stature. That's not the life of a spirit warrior.
Have you ever examined your heart to see who you have helped without any ulterior motive? Look at the Great Spirit Warrior, Jesus. He went around doing good; healing the sick, raising the dead, and feeding many. Did He do it for prestige? Did He do it for possessions? Did He do it to prove His superiority over others? No!
Are we walking in His footsteps? Are we actively putting the cares and concerns, the dreams of our brothers and sisters ahead of us? Jesus did, all the time. He talked about the life of the servant several times. He said when you go to a banquet, don't sit at the head of table. Humble yourself. Don't expect people to honor you, honor them, serve them. Give of yourselves selflessly. Sow the seeds of kindness in the lives of others and watch what happens to your life. That's living in the kingdom of God for His purpose. That's the Seeds of Greatness that He planted in all of us, for His purpose.
Proverbs says, "What is desired in a man is his kindness." 2 Peter 1:5-7 encapsulates our Christian walk, "Now for this very reason also applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love."
The ultimate walk of a spirit warrior is kindness. We think its love, but too often we get twisted around the expression of love. Kindness is defined in
Webster's dictionary as: "Having or manifesting a nature that is gentle, considerate, and inclined to benevolent or beneficial actions. Kind and kindly, often interchangeable, both suggest gentleness, humaneness, and a sympathetic interest in the welfare of others."
There's the key - the welfare of others, not ourselves. That's what delights God's heart. When we place someone else's problems above our own troubles, we are walking as a spirit warrior for Christ. We are walking in His footsteps, following His example.
Often times in life, people dwell on their own problems with little resolution. But if we pour our lives into the lives of others, our problems don't seem as big. Jesus didn't go around murmuring and complaining that He had problems. He came that we might have life, and have life more abundently. He didn't come for Himself and that's what we need to focus on. It's not about you, it's about what you can do for others. President Kennedy said, "It's not what this nation can do for you, but what you can do for this nation."
That spirit warrior, is the cry of the Holy Spirit, the Supreme gentleman! Life is not what you can do for yourself, but what you can do for others. May the God bless you richly as you read this post and change your life and your thinking forever!

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