During a visit with my two-year-old granddaughter, she said, “I can go potty all by myself, but you can come up with me and wipe my bottom.”
I raised five children and have wiped many a bottom, but her invitation made the opportunity a precious gift. She wanted my presence at an event that is a normal part of her daily life and something she can easily manage for herself. I could have dismissed her invitation. I could have been insulted at being asked to wipe a dirty bottom.
But I was honored. It was a privilege because of who was doing the asking.
When you serve on a Short-Term Mission team, God is asking, “Will you serve me? No matter what the task, will you serve my people?”
Will you take on an attitude of servanthood? Serving others puts their needs ahead of your own, then goes a step further with an attitude of privilege. It says, “I am honored to serve you.”
Serving may not be glamorous, fun, easy or rewarding, but it is always a privilege.
Ask God to give you an attitude of servanthood, to teach you to see every opportunity to serve others as a privilege and to understand that your presence is more important than just the task.
