Obstacles to Serving

Because of our perfectly imperfections, we tend to excuse ourselves from rendering

service toward our fellow men. Because of our limited resources, we have a
tendency to forget that others need us. Because of our personal sufferings, we are
very incline to lend a hand to clothe the naked, feed the hungry or even to visit the
sick. And because many of us think that serving others should always be an
extravagant way of telling the people around us that we have good hearts, we have a
bit of overlooking that simple act of service matters most, as long as we do it out of
love. That’s where PRIDE comes in.
Pride is also the reason why we refrain from being served by others. It is also the
reason why we reject others when they offer us help. Pride is the main obstacle to
serving and receiving service from the people around us.
How can we overcome it? How can we convince ourselves that serving and getting
help from others are part of our eternal identity? Here are some of the things I can
suggest which I strongly believe will help us as it continues to help me understand
the reason of my dependent existence with others.
1. Understanding that we are and will always be beggars of help.
2. Pray for opportunities to be sensitive to the needs of others.
3. Always ask yourself “Who needs me today?”
4. Recognize that you are allowing blessings to others’ lives as you allow them
you bless you.
5. Develop an attitude of “You and I can make life be better.”
6. Remember that “there is no greater disability in the society, than the inability
to recognize that you need others and they need you.”
These are things that I try to remind myself every single day to constantly eliminate
the Pride in us and to understand that “No man is an Island.”
Keep on Serving and allow others to serve you whenever the opportunity permits
you to do so.
Don’t talk, just ACT! Don’t say, just SHOW. Don’t promise, just PROVE.