Serving God = Joy

So as I began my first week of school, I began to notice a sense of urgency about the campus. I began to notice people's hearts were either already beginning the process of stress, or for some a sense of Joy. For me it was a sense of great Joy. I can not begin to describe the sense of urgency that I have to get the school year off to a great start by studying 3 days before a class instead of 45 minutes before the class. I am really excited to see what God is going to do in the lives of the students that I come in contact with and those that I don't. I can assure you that this semester is going to be one that I will never forget. People know that I am apart of a singing group called Joyful Sound. I gotta tell ya there are just times where I want to seclude myself from the group, there are times where I feel defeated by people maybe saying some hurtful things and people that read this blog, please don't think or believe that I am venting from a horrible weekend or time in Joyful Sound, because I'm not. What I am saying though is that people need to learn to serve others, rather than themselves. I can not begin to describe the kind of Impact that you can make in someone's life by just saying I love you and I appreciate you for who you are and just serve, serve, serve. Jesus was a prime example by washing his disciple's feet. He loved his disciples, even though one of them betrayed Him. It gave Him Joy to know that He was taking care of his disciples. I do know one thing that I will be doing in this next school year is by simply serving other people rather than myself. Last semester I was very selfish, bitter, angry, sad, and depressed all in one. Because the Lord put a huge Impact on my life this past holiday season, it is my desire to serve other people. From this day forward, I am going to try my very best to serve other people regardless of anything in return. I am tired of my generation messing up and the self centeredness that they have brought upon themselves. I want to be different and I am and will be different. I will be striving to be more like Christ. Will you strive to be more like Christ? Because the rewards are eternal in the kingdom of God. Like the title of this blog. Serving God= Joy, and you can certainly serve God through serving people. God is love.

In Him,

Michael <><