Here are some points from the Saturday Men’s Breakfast March 8th, 2008
When you are Honestly concerned about others, you usually have to sacrifice something. You might Have to sacrifice your time, you might be asked to give your money, at the very least you will have to sacrifice your energy. You might have to change your plans, your privacy, or maybe your independence to help someone else. To Love as God Loves, you might need to sacrifice that which is most important to YOU for the sake of someone else.
Since we are surrounded by the constant stream of media. Sacrificial Love is difficult to grasp. Here is a list of quotes I here regularly maybe you can add your own.
“You are Number One”-”Isn’t it about time you Take Care of Yourself” “Don’t let others steel your Time” ” Save your Energy so you have more Leisure time for Yourself” “Stockpile your Financial resources so you can spend more on Yourself”
And Finally Here is a quote you rarely hear.
” True personal fulfillment never comes through self-gratification”
If we were to look at the teaching of Christ you would see that this statement fits perfectly with the way He want’s us to live.
Mark 8:35-36(NIV)
35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me and for the gospel will save it 36 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Matt 19:29
29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or fathers or mothers or children or fields for my sake will recieve a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
Strangely enough when you give yourself to God and serve His people in Sacrificial Love, you will find a fulfillment and satisfaction the world never experiences.
You are so right. I find the times in my life I am most happy is when I have stopped and looked around and help somone else out. One of the things I had been taught when I was a teen was always keep your head up. That is to always be looking for the opportunity to help somone out. But I have found that as I have gotten older my head has not been up as much as it should.
Preach it brother!
This really helped me produce a great meditation tonight for my youth group. Thank you so much!