Serve One Another

1 Peter 4:10
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. (NLT)

We grow up learning what talents we have naturally. For some it may be a musical gift. Or perhaps they might do well playing sports. Some are good with mathematics. Others might be good at listening.

As little children we use our talents to have fun and enjoy ourselves. When it comes time to decide what we will do in life, we cultivate our talents by pursuing some career that will make use of them to earn an income.

Some make the mistake of deciding on a course for their life based on income potential without regard for natural talents. This can lead to a good job, but not necessarily to a happy life.

And yet real happiness comes when we use our natural talents and our spiritual gifts to server one another without regard for what we will gain from doing so. It comes when our concern is only for them.

It is my experience that the more we give out, the more we receive. And the receiving usually comes from some place far removed from where we gave, but only when the giving was done in love without any thought to getting something in return.