Challenge to be Selfless.

Americans tend to be selfish, maybe more selfish than others in the world. You don't like that truth? I didn't either when I finally faced how selfish I can be. I have been really struggling with being surrounded by TOO MUCH STUFF. I have piles of jewelry, gobs of makeup, closet full of clothes (some with price tags still attached) and too many shoes to count. 

The selfishness in me wants to shop, to plan fancy vacations, to have fun and go on adventures. But what I REALLY want is to please God and be obedient to His leading. What is it going to take to break the selfishness in me? Would I be willing to get rid of all this STUFF if God asked me to go to another part of world and serve people in desperate need of care? That's a very HARD question to ask ourselves and it's even HARDER to answer it honestly, but ladies, I challenge you to ask that hard question. 

I HATE how selfish and crabby and exhausted I am. The sad truth if I am to continue living in the United States is that I will have to FIGHT selfishness and complacency EVERYDAY. I strive to NEVER be ignorant of what is going on in the world but to live in this culture, I will always have to fight against the temptation to be SELFISH.

Ladies of Beauty...... accessorize yourselves in the ARMOR OF GOD. Be a woman of COURAGE in this culture and don't be sucked into the materialism of this society. Selfishness and Complacency is a HUGE battle to fight and we need to fight it everyday. Accessorize yourselves in GENEROSITY.

I may not be called to leave my life in the States, to step out of my selfish desires and live in Uganda in and among the mud houses, caring for sick babies, but I am called to care for the PEOPLE in my city RIGHT NOW. I am called to LOVE ONE PERSON AT A TIME. 

TODAY. Throughout the Bible, God INSTRUCTS us to give to the poor, to be generous and care for others, He doesn't ask, He commands.

"This is the place I am to follow Jesus, obey Him and make my BEST effort, with His gracious help, to treat people with dignity and care for them unconditionally. To say YES to each and every thing He asks of me, to each and every person He places in front of me." (book "Kisses from Katie")

We might not see OUR LIFE as an "important" calling, I sure didn't see my city as an "important" calling, I would much rather be taking care of sick babies in Uganda, but THIS is where God has placed me right now. 

HERE IS MY POINT........ 

Katie ("Kisses from Katie") puts it into words better than I can, "I've been asked why I think Africa is so impoverished but these children are NOT POOR. I, as a person who grew up wealthy, am. I put value in things. These children, having no things, put value in God."(p.26) 

Ladies.... be encouraged, be challenged, like I am today and think what can I do to care for God's people? WHO has God put in my path to care for? What TASK has God asked ME to do? Let these eyes PIERCE your heart and STAY with you ALL DAY long. May you NEVER forget the eyes of a Ugandan woman who makes beads for a living every time you're tempted to be selfish. 

Click here to see what God is doing with Miss Katie in Uganda