One of the ‘patterns of this world’ is the way that people compete with each other for social standing. Why is it that we see others as competitors? I would suggest it is at least partly because we have abandoned our calling to serve God. No one wants to be the servant; everyone wants to be the master. But we were all made to be servants. And we are all dependent on each other. We cannot fulfil God’s purpose adequately unless we work with each other. Have you ever fought against someone to have things your own way? Why not rather serve the desires of the other person? Maybe you are thinking too highly of yourself. Let yourself admire what is in other people and learn to draw from them. God puts his people in a church-community context in order that we might live out our faith in connection and relative dependence upon one another. Community is vital for our faith. And the only way to engage in community is to learn to become a servant. God has given you gifts to serve and bless others and vice versa. So, serve and let others serve you too. Don’t be too proud to get advice or to get counselling. Letting another person help you should not be a last resort option. It should be one of the first things we do. You are not alright on your own. You need others and others need you.
Think about how you can serve others and how you can rely on others more.
Read Romans 12:3-8
