To Serve is to be Happy

I love it when you amble down the street, and someone passes by and says hi to you.

It always seems to lift your current mood a notch or two.

I enjoy being happy.

In fact every human being I know enjoys happiness.
It’s one of the many splendid gifts God gave to us.
Being happy is great.

Making others happy, is really great.

Think about it. You go to a birthday party. And you know you got the special person something they will really like.
You feel good. You hold the present and can’t wait for them to open it.
They finally get through everyone else’s gifts. And pick up yours.

This is the moment is where you completely lose all focus on yourself and fully concentrate on someone else for once.

It doesn’t matter what you paid, or how much time it took to find it, or stand at the register and wait for the cashier to open a new roll of pennies.

In this moment all you care about is seeing the look on that persons face.
They rip the wrapping off and show that surprised smile that you love to see.
They take their eyes off the present and look up into your eyes, and say things like

“I don’t believe it!”

or

“Dude!”

or

“I really need this!”

(Even though you know they don’t.)

But usually all these things are followed by a warm,

“THANK YOU.”

And it’s at this point when you feel really, really good inside.

You forget about your homework, your bills, or that parking ticket you just got.

(50 bucks!?)

And you are completely focused on others.
I’m pretty sure that is how Jesus felt when he washed his disciple’s dirty feet.

My Mom would always ask me,

“What can you do for others?”

I would always blow it off and say what others could do for me.

But know I’m realizing that she was right.
(About a lot of stuff)

When you think of others, you feel good inside.

You feel happy.

Why wouldn’t we want to feel like this all the time?

God wants us to be happy all of the time.

And the Bible tells us how.

Serve others.

It may seem a bit unusual at first.

“Being someone’s servant will make me happy?”

The Answer is yes.

Think of the feeling you get when anyone says they are pleased with you.

You feel good, you feel happy.
Being someone’s servant will make you happy!

Here is what you need to do.

1. Pray to God for Humility.

This is a major first step into becoming happy.
You need to be humble to be a servant, and you need to be a servant to be happy.
When you serve other you will gain more humility, which will help you serve others better, which will make you happier.

2. Start Serving.

You don’t need to be a maid to serve people.

You can serve people in your very own house.

(This will really help you get humble)

Start by doing small things around your house to help out.

Dishes, Dusting, Serving food, etc.

Do things that aren’t expected.

Take someone’s car to the gas station and fill up the tank.
(Make sure you know the person when doing this deed)

This will make them extremely happy.

If Gas prices are too high for you,

go make all the beds in the house,

or

give them a massage,

or

wash their clothes,

or

make them some food,

or

just ask if they need anything.

Unexpected deeds will make the receiver of the deed very happy, which in turn, makes you happy.

You have to give if you want to receive.

Jesus served people all the time while he was on earth.

If we want to be like Christ, then we must Serve.

To Serve is to Be Happy.