Jesus was a servant of
servants. He washed the feet of the apostles. He was trying to explain to them,
as He is to us, that we are to be servants. We are not to elevate ourselves at
any time. We have no right or authority to make ourselves better than others.
We have every right to make ourselves a servant to all. (John 13:1-17) Those
who do right and as God says while Christ is away are the faithful and wise
servants. It is easy to play while the Master is away. It takes a true servant
to continue to serve while no one is there to hold him accountable. Always
remember when Christ, our Master, comes back everyone will receive their due
wages. Are you working while you wait? (Matt. 24:45-51)
“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9:27). It would be best if you worked on creating in your mind mental structures for success. A study was done where two basketball teams had to shoot free throws. One group went out and shot 100 free throws with something life 30% accuracy. The second group had sat for 30 minutes and visualized making a perfect free throw 100 times. That team went out and shot 100 free throws with 75% accuracy. What is the difference? The mental structure. You can do the same. Paul said, “I discipline my body, I seek to please God.” Just like Paul, we must get in our heads what we will do to be successful in Christ. Work to create Godly mental structures. ...
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