I think the greatest kind of service is the service that hinders. The kind of service that makes the person actually go out of their way to play out their service. It doesn't sound like fun, but I believe its the greatest.
Jon Foreman agrees; 'I would like to suggest that the best parts of our human nature can be seen in sacrifice or surrender ... moments of unmerited kindness.'
I really like that quote, and I think a great example is my friend, who, on a camp I went on recently, would stay behind pretty much every meal. She would clean, and miss out on stuff. This doesn't sound massively sacrificial, but she had the choice to be outside, where I'm sure she could hear our laughter, and imagine our fun. But she made the choice to stay inside, and serve everyone on camp.
Ok, so that example may not have been relate-able, but I hope you understand the concept. The greatest kind of service is service that hinders & requires sacrifice. Actual sacrifice. Service can be fun, and thats great too, but I'm suggesting that its not as great as hindering & sacrificial service.
Thats all for now. I feel as though this didn't really go anyway, but as ever, I hope you can get something from it :)
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