"Whenever I have felt needy or short of money or short of help, I simply went out or found in my heart what I wanted, and decided to give it first. And when I gave, it always came back."
-Robert Kiyosaki
Giving is a simple act that goes directly against our human nature. In order to give willingly we must want for others more than we want for ourselves and rarely does that happen. It takes a heart that is compassionate enough to understand that someone may have a need greater than their own and a heart that has grown to look beyond its innate selfishness to become loving upon another. Through it all, a heart that finds this form of giving is rewarded because it is not easily developed.
After reading Robert Kiyosaki's quote, I realized a missing piece of my self-confidence journey that has not yet been addressed. Selflessness. Developing your self-confidence is a matter of the heart. It takes focus and dedication, however, if you never look beyond yourself, you will never grow to understand the beauty of others and the beauty of yourself. Just the same, if you never learn and appreciate who God is and his love for us, you will never understand our purpose or full worth.
People are beautiful and so in need. The more you get out and serve, the more you will gain perspective, appreciation, and an overall realization that your problems are comparably insignificant. Not to mention for those Christians out there, we were called to serve. Our example to follow is Jesus Christ. "Well done my good and faithful SERVANT." It is my firm understanding that it is in our servanthood that our purpose becomes known and our self in God's image becomes visible, not just to ourselves but to others. It is in servanthood that we find ourselves, not in judgement, criticism, or selfishness.
Not to mention that if we use the format mentioned by Robert Kiyosaki above, if we are searching for more of ourselves, the best way to find it is to give it away. The more we give of ourselves, the more we will get in return.
It may seem counterintuitive, but the more we seek out and serve on others, the more we will find ourselves. More realistically, you will find yourself where you look. If I choose to search for myself in a bar, it is there that my soul with find its dependence. If I search for myself in my husband, it is there my soul will find my dependence. Another person is not meant to define us. All they can show you is how to become them and you weren't designed to be a duplicate of another. You will find yourself by dying to yourself in servanthood. You will find yourself by looking beyond the mirror. So what I strive to do is search for myself in loving others. It is there that I will find myself a faithful servant. And that is what my soul yearns to find.
"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." -Galatians 5:13
Again, another thoughtful, insightful blog.
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