Philippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interest of the other.”

This week the Lord spoke to me through his word and through the words of others about serving. He told me that he did not put me in a leadership position to grab power but to serve others. That statement really made me stop and think. I don’t think of myself as a person that is trying to be powerful, but I also don’t think of myself as a person that is trying to serve others. So, what does that make me, lukewarm? I don’t want to be lukewarm. I want to be serving others. I don’t want to be selfish or vain. I want to be humble.

During my studies, the Lord reminded me that he has given each of us gifts or strengths that we can use to serve others. Those gifts are seeds that you can sow every day in every aspect of your life. If your gift is leadership, you can sow seeds of encouragement. If your gift is positivity, you can sow seeds of enthusiasm. If your gift is coaching, you can sow seeds of improvement. The more seeds you sow, the more other people will be blessed. As you learn to exercise your “sowing muscle”, serving others will come naturally and it will refresh you.

Proverbs 11:25 says “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

So, what can you do this week to sow into someone else? How can you use your gifts and strengths to serve others? Take a moment today to think about your strengths and write down how God can use them in every aspect of your life. As Michael Todd would say, “Be a serial sower.”

Lord, thank you for putting me in a position where I can serve others every day. Open my eyes to see the opportunities you put before me so that I can sow the seeds of your love in others. Amen.