Help Yourself, By Serving Others

Good Morning, My Friend!! Our first reaction to someone else's troubles might be: "Don't nobody want to hear about your drama,...people got drama of their own! ". The surest way to deepen your dark times, is to crawl into, and think more about yourself. Joseph is perhaps the best example in the Old Testament of a selfless, servant-spirited saint,...and it's no coincidence that, in every situation in which he found himself, he continually rose above his trial,...and glorified God.

And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad.—Genesis 40:6 (NKJV)

It's so unlikely that Joseph would have notice the sadness of his cellmates,...after all, he had plenty of problems himself, without taking on anyone else's. His brothers had sold him into slavery and then his boss had fired and imprisoned him, on false charges. Yet, Joseph noticed and cared about others. Somehow, he understood that the surest way out of a personal pit of discouragement, was to think of, and serve others.

There is never a shortage of opportunities to be of help,...and each and every one of them, is potentially a way out of your own darkness.

Father God, even in our pit of darkness, let us see our way to help others, and glorify You. Amen.

"God does not want us to live lives that are paralyzed by fear,
...He wants us to trust Him."