Sight Posted April 24, 2017 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 4 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 205 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 230 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/10/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted April 24, 2017 Very simple post. I finally understand what life is about. Service. Love. Giving. Giving. Giving. Taking eyes off myself, and putting them on others. Serving others. Loving others. Giving of myself for the sake of others. THAT is the purpose of our lives...service to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ...giving of self. But even more so...the purpose is LOVING others as God loves. The purpose of living...is to SERVE OTHERS, not GLORIFY SELF. To state that...means that when we give and serve others, God will take care of our own needs. I think I understand now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeyGod'schild Posted April 24, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 44 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 35 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/30/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 24, 2017 7 hours ago, Sight said: Very simple post. I finally understand what life is about. Service. Love. Giving. Giving. Giving. Taking eyes off myself, and putting them on others. Serving others. Loving others. Giving of myself for the sake of others. THAT is the purpose of our lives...service to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ...giving of self. But even more so...the purpose is LOVING others as God loves. The purpose of living...is to SERVE OTHERS, not GLORIFY SELF. To state that...means that when we give and serve others, God will take care of our own needs. I think I understand now. Serve not to be served. we are to live by his example. Amen to your discovery. John 13:4-9 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” 9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” Isaiah 58:10 If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. 1 John 3:17-18 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted April 24, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 99 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,144 Content Per Day: 7.98 Reputation: 21,438 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Online Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted April 24, 2017 12 hours ago, Sight said: Very simple post. I finally understand what life is about. Service. Love. Giving. Giving. Giving. Taking eyes off myself, and putting them on others. Serving others. Loving others. Giving of myself for the sake of others. THAT is the purpose of our lives...service to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ...giving of self. But even more so...the purpose is LOVING others as God loves. The purpose of living...is to SERVE OTHERS, not GLORIFY SELF. To state that...means that when we give and serve others, God will take care of our own needs. I think I understand now. It is even simplified more by the understanding that God is inexhaustible, without begin or end and giving to that which He began -His activity- without end toward that begin! Thus we were created in that image and can accomplish in s/Spirit the image we are when born again of God... If of flesh we meter giving because of natural resource however If of s/Spirit that meter then goes away... Love, Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK1110 Posted April 24, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 6,864 Content Per Day: 2.42 Reputation: 9,593 Days Won: 4 Joined: 07/18/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/10/1986 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Amen! Your journey is bearing fruit, Sight! Continuing to pray daily for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmbld Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,491 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 1,457 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/23/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/02/1971 Share Posted April 25, 2017 22 hours ago, Sight said: Very simple post. I finally understand what life is about. Service. Love. Giving. Giving. Giving. Taking eyes off myself, and putting them on others. Serving others. Loving others. Giving of myself for the sake of others. THAT is the purpose of our lives...service to our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ...giving of self. But even more so...the purpose is LOVING others as God loves. The purpose of living...is to SERVE OTHERS, not GLORIFY SELF. To state that...means that when we give and serve others, God will take care of our own needs. I think I understand now. no. One can give, serve, love, but: Matthew 22 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. Isaiah 43:7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” We are created for God's glory. To know Him. If we align our will with His, then yes, we of course love and serve others: Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No124get1952 Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 159 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 184 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/17/1952 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Amen and amen. Thank you, Jesus for speaking so clearly to our friend. When you cross that invisible threshold where you are fulfilled by serving and ministering to others, it is a special place...almost like another dimension of existence. You are now entering the Miracle Zone, where God, because of your obedience will begin to do things far beyond anything you have imagined. Blessings my friend, keep in touch, we all need a testimony from time to time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolem Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 433 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 225 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/25/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/24/1990 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'm glad you do because I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemurchampagne Posted April 25, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 162 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 133 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/25/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 25, 2017 You must be some kind of special there Sight. Usually they say it takes a lifetime to figure out what life is all about. I think it is about living and learning. Give without thinking of reward back. I don't think selflessness is the whole of it because I have to survive myself in order to live well. The more I have the more I have to give others in need. Ya know? Welcome to this site. I'm also new here. Maybe we can learn from each other and find out together what life is all about. Peace, Lemur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndglasslemurchampagne Posted May 1, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 10 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 16 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/01/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 1, 2017 If that's your take on what life is about sounds good to me. You sound like you'll be a benefit to society as a giver. And we are known by our works in the name of our faith aren't we? Blessings on your way. I'm new too so hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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