1 John 4:19-21
“We love because He first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God”, and hates his brother, He is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.”

“When our hearts find their rest in Christ, we stop using other people to meet our needs, and instead we make ourselves servants to meet their needs.” (John Piper, Stand, p.44)

I am reading John Piper’s latest publication, Stand, A Call for the Endurance of the Saints. It is SO good!
When I read this sentence in his book, “when our hearts find their rest in Christ, we stop using others to meet our needs, and instead we make ourselves servants to meet their needs.” WOW! Can you imagine if every person who considers themselves a Christian had this outlook? This is how it MUST be, this is how it WILL be, becoming a servant and seeking to serve the needs of others rather than seeking to have our own needs met is a fruit of being at rest in Christ. It is a fruit of being a Christian! Do we do this perfectly? Of course not… we still have remaining sin but we should be fighting for this !! Fight to be at rest in Christ! Fight to see Christ as our greatest treasure rather than anything in this present world, to include our “needs.” Christ fulfills ALL we need and this frees us up to be His ministers to His church.
Pray to keep fighting against selfishness, surrendering to the work of the Holy Spirit as you are being sanctified!