Remembering Life Is About Serving Others Not Ourselves

I always need to think about how much time and energy I spend on myself versus what I invest in serving others. My dad always told me “If you’re not careful life has a fast undercurrent and can pull you offshore quickly”, meaning don’t get caught up in the world’s busyness because you will lose sight of the importance of helping others and life will be unfulfilling when you make it all about yourself.

I believe I was put on Earth to contribute. God designs everyone to make a difference in other people’s lives and not recognizing this can lead to a life of self-centeredness. I don’t think I was created just to consume resources and take up space. I was created to add to life here on Earth, not just to take from it.

Footnote: Some excerpts from Rick Warren’s books and sermons