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Finally, serving people with humility can open doors for Christ’s love to flow from our lives into their lives. Being humble shows spiritual strength at work. When Jesus washed his disciples’ feet in John 13, he showed that humbly serving others is the way to true greatness in God’s kingdom. Jesus tells them in John 13:14: “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” Serving with humility involves putting other people’s needs ahead of our own. We can do so by volunteering at a community organization, helping with behind-the-scenes tasks at church, or doing extra chores at home without complaining. It’s important to serve with the pure motives of just showing people Christ’s love, without expecting anything in return. Philippians 2:3-4 reminds us: “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 interests of the others.” When we serve like this, we reflect how Jesus served people with humility during his life on earth. As Jesus says in Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Service with humility points people to Jesus instead of to us, which helps them find hope!

In conclusion, our fallen world is full of pain, but we can point people to hope by showing them Christ’s love. Jesus calls us to share his love whenever we have opportunities to do so. Every thoughtful gesture we do faithfully as we try to share Christ’s love matters. Jesus will use all of our faithful efforts to reach out to hurting people with his love!

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