Not all Men are Kings
A current and common misnomer among today's society is that all men are capable of being kings. ...that we're all leaders. ...that we all can reach the top.
Equality FOR men is not men ARE equal. I believe all men should be provided equal opportunity and that no man is BETTER than another, but not all men are equal.
Some are fat, some are short, some are tall, some are skinny, some are heavy, some are quick, some are slow, some are intelligent, some are stupid as hell.
Some people are built and designed to serve others in more ways than simply being an employee. I'm not talking slave. Slavery is wrong. Servitude is not.
In Britain, there used to be a sacred relationship between servants and master. I'm not referring to the slavery aspects of royal history, but rather the chosen profession of serving someone else. There is nothing wrong with this arrangement.
I think that many people lose purpose in life because they're being pushed and pushed to build their own household, when millenia have proved that many people can work with great purpose and satisfaction in the household of another.
The only problem is that America is the land of over-indulgent Kings. We're all kings and are pushed to be kings. Nobody wants to serve. Serving others is demeaning in our society. We think it less of someone who works as a manager at McDonalds.
Hey, whether you might like it or not, they ARE fixing YOUR food. You still got to eat, right? You gonna think less of someone because they're ensuring that YOU can eat without having to work at it like all the rest of us bloody yanks?
Everyone is built to be a servant. Not everyone is built to be a King.
Be willing to let go of your power for the respect and honor of living for someone else who may be built for something bigger than you. This is not a giving away of who you are, but rather live a life of purpose in fact rather than daydreams.
So choose your path, and don't be afraid to live as you feel you must. Be in purpose and heart what you know yourself to be.
Equality FOR men is not men ARE equal. I believe all men should be provided equal opportunity and that no man is BETTER than another, but not all men are equal.
Some are fat, some are short, some are tall, some are skinny, some are heavy, some are quick, some are slow, some are intelligent, some are stupid as hell.
Some people are built and designed to serve others in more ways than simply being an employee. I'm not talking slave. Slavery is wrong. Servitude is not.
In Britain, there used to be a sacred relationship between servants and master. I'm not referring to the slavery aspects of royal history, but rather the chosen profession of serving someone else. There is nothing wrong with this arrangement.
I think that many people lose purpose in life because they're being pushed and pushed to build their own household, when millenia have proved that many people can work with great purpose and satisfaction in the household of another.
The only problem is that America is the land of over-indulgent Kings. We're all kings and are pushed to be kings. Nobody wants to serve. Serving others is demeaning in our society. We think it less of someone who works as a manager at McDonalds.
Hey, whether you might like it or not, they ARE fixing YOUR food. You still got to eat, right? You gonna think less of someone because they're ensuring that YOU can eat without having to work at it like all the rest of us bloody yanks?
Everyone is built to be a servant. Not everyone is built to be a King.
Be willing to let go of your power for the respect and honor of living for someone else who may be built for something bigger than you. This is not a giving away of who you are, but rather live a life of purpose in fact rather than daydreams.
So choose your path, and don't be afraid to live as you feel you must. Be in purpose and heart what you know yourself to be.
posted by Johnathan Cross at 8:15 PM
2 Comments:
HEY YOU!!!
I am personally challenged in this arena, now more than ever before. My husband has not been well for about a year. He has handled his malady with incredible grace and patience-by God's grace and by his own sweet nature.
It is not natural to us to serve, or give, or decrease in any way. We are born to be 'gods' it is inherent in human nature. No one has to teach us how to be self-centered. This crisis has uncovered how un-servant-like I really am. I have struggled with feelings of being alone and self-pity like you can't imagine. I have struggled with anger because I feel ripped off and I want my man back. I miss him. I have had to serve him because he couldn't do it himself, and at first it was easy. As time wore on I started to grow weary in doing good. I lost my compassion. I didn't let it show on the outside, but resentment was building inside me. Flesh, flesh, flesh. This is good, because faithful Holy Spirit showed me myself with love and mercy, and I repented. It's a challenge to go deeper, especially when the person who has been a source of strength is now weak and tired. I love how God brings inspiration and newness to our thinking when we willingly throw or drag our flesh up on the alter or just at His feet.
I have a renewed desire to love on my sweet husband and bless him and make this life sweet for him.
This applies to all McDonalds employees, as well as anyone else, but it has got to start at home.
As a resident of Heaven I should bear the family resemblence, yes? We are priests and Kings, and our Head, took up the basin and the towel. We must serve in attitude, as well as with our hands. Thanks for your thoughts.
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