“But in many people who are satisfied with their lives, the light of Christ continues to create a deep need inside to help others. We need to help all God’s children find ways to lose their lives for the sake of the Savior” – Clayton M. Christensen
If you are one of the lucky ones, there comes a point in your life when you are comfortable in life. Your needs are met. Your wants, or most of them, are met. Your health is good. Overall, life just seems to be good and stable. What more is there?
If unchecked, life, at this stage, can grow stale and gluttonous and selfish. People who have everything are often those who are the most unhappy. As Clayton Christensen says above, these people are those in whom the light of Christ creates a deep need to help others. Their unhappiness can be healed and helped by losing themselves in acts of service.
“Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25
I love that the light of Christ, which is in ALL people, constantly hints to us of our divine nature and God’s plan for His children. When He has blessed you enough to be comfortable, He works in you a divine nature to help others. Often, though, this need to help others needs to pointed out for those people. They simply feel an emptiness inside and don’t know how to fill it.
Clayton’s reference to these people was in regards to missionary work. He suggests that missionary efforts can be made with these people by asking them to help with acts of service. Then the Spirit speaks to them of that need to serve and they finally recognize what they have been missing in their lives. . . And eventually it all becomes a missionary tool to conversion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Something that stands out to me about this – we have to be willing to ask for help. Asking for help can be so scary, especially when it is asking of prominent people … But, allowing yourself to be vulnerable and willing to ask help from another, allowing them to serve you, can be life changing for everyone involved. We really need to get over ourselves and become comfortable saying the words, “Will you help me?”
Forever grateful.
