SERVANTS Acrostic

"But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Mark 10:43-45

During the DELTA Ministries orientation we learned about "Becoming a Learner-Servant." To be a servant you obviously have to serve. We split into groups and came up with a word for each letter of "servants" - like an acrostic. Here's what we came up with

S - spiritual dependency, sacrifice: John 15:5 says "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." In attitude and action we must be dependent upon God; it should be our first response to adversity.

E - experiences, example, ever-praying, enthusiastic, encourage, eyes for others

R - relationships, responsible, renew your mind: When thinking of "R" the most important thing to remember is people are more important. More important than tasks. More important than yourself. You show your love for God through your love for people, and God's love is shown through you.

V - variety, value others, vulnerable, view-point: If you understand God's view-point in each and every situation you're more apt to be vulnerable. Vulnerability can be a scary thing, but sometimes it's necessary to show who you've been for those you're witnessing to to see how God has changed you. 

A - application, available to be used by God, acceptance, authentic, ambiguity: Those with ambiguity are more able to accept others as they are. Embrace the unfamiliar. People like to be affirmed. 

N - Non-judgmental, not for us, never say no, nurture knowledge

T - teachable, tireless, thankful, truthful, team unity: I like the team unity one. Although I'm not particularly good with working together, we can't be paralyzed out of the fear of making a mistake. If you display your heart people will give you grace. Nobody likes a know-it-all, and the way you treat others tells a lot about the God you serve. 

S - skills, spirit lead, stretch: The question we were asked time and time again was "What makes a good day?". Do you base your good day off of your accomplishments? Instead of looking at what we've done or what we should have done we need to take pride in doing what God wants us to do. Because that makes a good day. 

And that is how to become a learner-servant.