Kenosis- Empty oneself, made himself nothing
I was given an assignment to find something or someway to empty myself or Kenosis. As I though of what I could do to empty myself, the one thing I hold near and dear lately is time. I don't have much of it and every minute of my waking existence is precious to me. So I set out to find somewhere that I could serve and give of my time. I asked God to direct me and I quickly thought of the Steckly construction crew that is working on our soon to be completed classrooms. I finished my workday at 12 noon today and had originally planned on going home to get some chores done before returning to class at 4 this afternoon. Rather than going home though I went up to the 4th floor of the Broadway building and asked plainly, " what can I do to help?" Lowell thought about it for a minute and soon I was putting shelves together, drilling holes and whatever else needed to be done. I was only there for 2 hours, but those hours are precious when you have a full plate. I prayerfully considered what I could do to serve others and God literally directed me to help out in any way needed. Vacuuming, dusting, whatever needed to be done. Small tasks are great tasks when done for The Lord. Thank you for allowing me to serve in such a small way.
Robert Garcia
Ha that's awesome Robert! I think often we only see service as a chore, an obnoxious amount of time we have to spend pouring into others, but that is exactly what makes it service. It's great when serving in an area is easy and fun, but in a culture that says there is a way to serve for everyone and a fun place where everyone fits, sometimes the chores that no one thinks are fun get left behind. Thanks for the reminder that sometimes we just need to do the little things.
ReplyDeleteO man, and to think that my new book shelves were put there by you . . . as you emptied yourself of time, I'll be filling my mind with things of God from those shelves. Praise God!
ReplyDeleteYou are a helper by nature, and sometimes its the littlest of things that make an impact... not only to others, but in our individual hearts as well. Time is precious. Thanks for sharing your time with us, and blessing us all, even if it seems like just a little act of service.
ReplyDeleteRoberto. I appreciate your servants heart. I totally get you on the time piece. It is a precious thing to give up and it's inspiring how quickly you were to respond. I know I will now think of you and the "emptying process" every time I grab a bookshelf from our classrooms :)
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, Roberto! Something tells me that for you being a helper is not a hard task; it comes naturally for you! But after already put in hours at work, when you have things you want to get done, and when you'd much rather be sitting at home enjoying some downtime... doing construction work doesn't sound all that appealing. Thanks for being an example of what it looks like to step up when nobody else will.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a servants heart. I love watching you grow in Christ and how your natural spirit gifts become so much more evident. Well done!
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