There is a song I love to sing, entitled “Servant Song,” yet I find myself challenged every time I consider the words of the song. Christians are servants—of God, of each other, of countless neighbors in the world. Even knowing this, it can be difficult to maintain the right attitude in our service. How am I to serve joyfully when my brother has wronged me? How do I continue to serve with zeal when my work is thankless and my efforts unnoticed? How do I continue to serve selflessly when my needs aren’t being addressed? Perhaps these and other questions have crossed your mind, but God gives us an answer and it begins with fixing our focus back on His Son.

“Choices are sacrifices. And, inevitably, that means giving up something that you want for something that you want more.”

I came across this quote while watching a television show and it caught my attention. Have you ever thought about the concept of choosing? Making one choice necessarily implies not choosing any of the available alternatives. Nevertheless, we live in a society where people tend to believe that they can have and do it all. A mature perspective understands that life is short and choices must be made that will inevitably demonstrate what is truly important to us. We will look at several.