I got into a great discussion with my friend and he asked me for help on a college application essay. He had to talk about how one who follows Christ, is one who has humility, a heart of servitude, and obedience.
My reply actually surprised myself. It was simple and yet profound, and definitely something I could not have come up with on my own:
Humility comes when we recognize how awesome God is and how much we need to rely on Him. We cannot live as a follower of Christ on our own, we must admit that we need Him.
Servitude is a reflection of how much Jesus did for us. We did not deserve his perfect self to die for us, but he did it for us anyway. We then serve other people, whether they are deserving or not, to show them God's love. We act as God's hands on the earth; Him doing through us what he wants to be done for those he loves.
Obedience comes as we learn to trust God's leading. When we, as believers, lend ourselves to his will, we must learn obedience or else forfeit our ability to follow him completely.
As I said, I actually learned from something I just said. (It probably wasn't me saying it, it was just my reiteration of what God was telling me.)
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