Jeff's challenge

We ARE NOT goin to mancora to serve, we're goin there because WE ARE servants...
mmm i guess the difference between serve and been a servants is that serve is just an action, everyone can serve even atheists can serve...i mean, for some people doin good isnt always a christian exclusive action. it is a totally different statement to serve for the love of God, rather than serving to fulfill the selfish human ego. when we choose to follow God's statement and to live for'im, when we accept we cannot be without him and humble ourselves, we are choosing to serve God so we're servants by personal choice, which means we do it with love and so we're serving not for compliments, nor money but because we love God.
i still think we can truly serve others we do not know or love. thats one of my personal challenges. God calls us to love those who do not loves us, luke 6:32...(i think that also applies to the ones we dont know) i liked the whole thing: luke 27-36. im not saying it is easy to serve someone you dont know, i mean itll be hard sometimes, but thats part of the challenge, it is there we're the glory of God is reflected.

"to get closer to God"...thats what we are supposed to do every single day... i believe following and obeying God is a daily choice. everyday is different than the last one, and so it means new situations to deal with, new conflicts to face and new challenges to accomplish. it is our choice to deal with all of that by ourselves or to put God first in everything we do and when we choose to place God at first in our top ten priority things-to-accomplish list, then we're allowing him to get closer to us. it is not necessary to go on a short-term trip to experience him and get closer to him. our focus should be showing others how to get closer to God.