What can you use to bring glory to God through service to him and to others? Christians believe that serving God brings God glory.
How can we serve God? Why Should We Serve God? An Example to Follow We can find illustrations of what it looks like to serve God by examining the life of Jesus. Jesus showed the Father's heart when he served various groups of people, such as: His family. When Jesus was dying on the cross, he asked his friend to care for his mother after his death. Jesus went to be with his friends Mary and Martha when their brother died.
He cared for them. He even cried with them—and then brought their brother back from the dead. The Bible says Jesus healed every disease among the people.
Jesus was busy teaching, healing, and traveling, yet he took time to be with children and show that he cared for them. How Can I Serve God? Copied to clipboard. Many Christians consider going into full-time ministry at some point. It's almost a rite of passage for young believers. We spend years hearing how God is calling us to spread the Gospel, and honestly, can you imagine anything more exciting than sharing your faith in an exotic, far-flung country?
The reality though, is that most of us will never go into missions work. We'll get normal jobs, start families, and maybe find a hobby in-between.
How can we serve God in our daily routine? While it might not sound as particularly glamorous, an ordinary life still offers numerous opportunities to serve Christ. Here are just a few simple ways Christians can grow their faith in a day-to-day routine and discover the joy of serving God.. It's remarkable how often we interact with people but never make the effort to know them.
The cashier at your favorite store, the woman who cleans your office, the man you pass on the way to work every morning; each of these individuals is someone God created and gave His Son for. Christians looking to share Christ can begin by forming relationships with the people around them. Ask them about their day, compliment their outfit, or simply take a moment and listen to them. Daily we work, clean, love, support, listen to, teach, and endlessly give of ourselves to the members of our family.
We may often feel overwhelmed with all that we must do, but Elder M. Russell Ballard gave the following counsel :. As we lovingly give of ourselves to our family, and serve them with hearts full of love, our acts will also be counted as service to God.
One of the ways we can serve God is by helping his children, our brothers and sisters, through paying a tithing and a generous fast offering. Money from tithing is used to build God's kingdom upon the earth. Contributing financially to God's work is a great way to serve God. Money from fast offerings is directly used to help the hungry, thirsty, naked, stranger, sick, and afflicted see Matt both those locally and world wide. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has helped millions of people through their amazing humanitarian efforts.
All this service has only been possible through both the financial and physical support of many volunteer as people serve God by serving their fellow man. There are countless ways to serve God by serving in your community. From donating blood or just volunteering at the Red Cross to adopting a highway, your local community has great need for your time and efforts. President Spencer W. Kimball counseled us to be careful not to select causes who's primary focus is selfish :.
You can easily become involved in your community, it only takes a little effort to contact a local group, charity, or other community program. For members of the Church of Jesus Christ, visiting each other through the Home and Visiting teaching programs is a vital way we have been asked to serve God by caring for one another :.
As we give of ourselves in the service of God and others we will be greatly blessed. Generously giving of these items to help others is an easy way to serve God and declutter your home at the same time.
When preparing those things you are going to donate it is always appreciated if you only give those items that are clean and in working order. Donating dirty, broken, or useless items is less effective and takes precious time from volunteers and other workers as they sort and organize the items to be distributed or sold to others.
Stores that resell donated items usually offer much-needed jobs to the less fortunate which is another excellent form of service. One of the simplest and easiest ways to serve God and others is by befriending one another.
Former Apostle , Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin said :. Who does not love and need friends? Today, we have Christian t-shirts, Christian restaurants, Christian radio stations playing Christian music by Christian artists.
Originally, only disciples were allowed to be called Christians. One must be a follower of Jesus Christ to lead a good Christian life. Know what Jesus did and said. Obey Him.
Not Helpful 1 Helpful 1. Yes, you can pray for miracles. God by His very nature is a powerful supernatural being. You can ask Him to act in supernatural ways. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 1. Find a church where you can serve well. Your own personal preferences and opinions may hinder you from finding a fellowship where you can minister in an effective way. Ask what you have to offer and find a church that needs you. You will be much more fulfilled by serving than you will by sitting in a chair with a bunch of others sitting in chairs listening to a worship band.
Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. One of the steps said to pray with family, but what if I don't have a family to pray with? God doesn't look at your life and judge you for the things you don't have. God will look at your heart, so regardless of whether you can pray with your family or not, your faith and service to God are completely up to you. In the meantime, look for other people, whether they are friends or people in need, and pray with them. Appreciate these opportunities to bless someone.
Not Helpful 5 Helpful We have been made by God to love Him, know Him, and serve Him in this life in order to be happy with Him in the next. Not Helpful 6 Helpful You don't have to go to church to serve God, as long as you spend devotional time getting to know him.
Set aside time to pray and do a Bible lesson or read the Bible at least once a week. You can serve God by believing in Him and spreading his word. The gospel is not a secret! Not Helpful 26 Helpful Am I Christian or Catholic? Catholics are a type of Christian, so it's entirely possible that you're both. If you're a kid, ask your parents. Not Helpful 4 Helpful Christians include Catholics and Protestants.
You go to a Catholic church, so you are a Catholic Christian. Not Helpful 4 Helpful 8. Due to an issue that happened before my wedding, up to now my spiritual life is yet to balance.
What should l do? Zara Bluehoof. Read the Bible daily, pray and take time for yourself to meditate or reflect on life. It is good for you to reflect on what you have done during the day. Try cleaning or organizing your room and know that God is with you all the time. He also helps those who help themselves, so you could also consider counseling or a retreat to get some qualified help with refinding your balance.
Not Helpful 3 Helpful 9. Prophesies have come several times that I don't want to serve God. It bothers me because I have been doing my best making out time to serve God. But I don't know the way God wants me to serve him.
Read the Bible and go to a natural place you love. It may be a forest or a river. Go there and look at all the beauty that is there. Look at all the living things and how gorgeous it is. And you will realize, God created this all.
He did create it all! And you actually do want to serve God! If you are making out all this time for God, then ignore the part that says you don't!
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