impinged

As I was trying to fall asleep at 6am this morning, after being out all night with a youth group function, I started thinking of something I read the night before. I read about having a servant’s heart. That means doing for others because it is the right thing to do, not for what we get out of it. That’s a pretty simplified definition but it works. As I thought about that my mind took it a step further and I asked myself the question, “Who would I give my life for?” Obviously my answer included family members and some close friends. Those are easy because the love in the relationship is reciprocated. But then my list grew to include a half a dozen people that I really care about and would sacrifice anything for even though I know the feeling isn’t mutual. In fact, most of the people on this list have openly rejected me for reasons of their own.

Then I heard a voice in my head ask, “Why would you be willing to lay down your life for someone who wouldn’t do it for you? For someone who may not even thank you for your sacrifice?” The question startled me but I had to answer, “because I’m not doing it for me, I’m doing it for them.” Then the voice answered, “Now you understand Christ’s love.”