Have the Father, son, and Holy Spirit been with me so long that I have become slack in my service to Them? What kind of servant am I? How am I at waiting on them? 

Waiting On The Lord

What can I do for you today my Lord?

Where do you want me to go?

To take a step with out You I can't afford.

Help my ears Your voice to know. 

What do you want me to say today?

What would You like me to do?

My heart longs to serve and obey.

For I love You.

 Service Please

I really enjoy going out to eat, because then I can sit back and let someone else cook and wait on me. I also enjoy the fact that I can focus on conversation, with out having to jump up in the middle of  talking to get something I for got. Most the time we get good service. To me good service is when the waitress or waiter is patient, polite, cheerful, and attentive. I wonder what kind of service I give God? When I am waiting on God, Jesus, or The Holy Spirit am I patient? Sometimes I'm not and it shows, because I start trying to do things on my own, or look around for answers on my own, or I try to guess what God wants. When ever I do these things eventually something goes off kilter and I have to back peddle. What causes me to be impatient is usually worry on my behalf and on the behalf of  others. Now that I am aware of this I can seek the Holy Spirit's help in over coming worry. Am I polite to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Have I ever said to Him please? Thank You? What would You like? What can I do for You? Do I show them the respect and honor and reverence they deserve? Sometimes I enjoy the closeness of God as a Father, Jesus as one closer than a brother and the Holy Spirit as a helper that I forget. I need a proper balance of closeness to them and yet have awe and reverence of who they are. There is a proper time to giggle, play, and love on Dad; then there is a time to honor Him and show respect. I need to be mindful of this balance and seek the Holy Spirit's help in obtaining it. What about cheerful? Well the Lord love a cheerful giver. This doesn't just mean money. Am I cheerful as I wait on Him? Am I a cheerful giver of my time during daily devotions, church, and all the rest the time that I focus on Him? Am I a cheerful giver as I use the talents He has given me? Do I really give Him all of me? Cheerfully? Again I need to honestly answer these questions and seek the Holy Spirit's help. What about attentive? Are my ears always listening for God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are my eyes always seeking how to serve? Am I seeking His will as I go about my day? I hope as I learn and grow I will become a better waitress/ servant.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. James 1:3, Rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him; Do not fret... (part of Psalm 37:7), Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot  be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. Hebrews 12:28, So let each one give as he purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 2Corinthians 9:7, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5

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