Spiritual Formation: Serving Others

Today marks the last Sunday of January. Over the past month, I have taken time to share some Biblical disciplines that we see not just in the church but throughout scripture. The disciplines that we develop in our life help us walk closer with the Lord and can be used to help serve others. Yes, you can do all of these disciplines individually. However, I would encourage everyone to think about doing them with a group of people. The reason is, we were never meant to do life alone but together.

I can remember taking my next step in using my gifts by serving kids in my home church. Serving in the kid's ministry, I cut my teeth and found my passion for reaching the lost. My first ministry opportunity was riding to some apartments within about a 5-mile radius of the church, where we would visit families, invite and then come back and pick them up for church on Sunday.

Now, this is just one way to get involved in reaching the lost, but importantly it is about to begin invited to step out and use the gift that God has placed in you. We have all been given a SHAPE. Shape stands for:

Spiritual Gifts - God has given you a gift given to you empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Heart - You have things that you are passionate about. Step out in whatever area that is.

Ability - You are gifted with different skills that can help move the missions and vision of God forward.

Personality - No one person has the same drive or temperament. God created us uniquely just the way He wanted.

Experience - There are things in your life that you have walked through that can help others in their faith journey.

We must investigate our shape because there are many times that people will say I just don't have anything to give, or there is nothing I can do to serve someone or serve in that ministry. As believers, we are all blessed to be a blessing, and God has gifted us to help others. Don't grab hold of the mindset of looking out for number one but step out and serve others today. We all have something to give, and Lighthouse has many different opportunities to use your gifts!

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