Being Humbled!

I have two t-shirts that have sayings printed on them. One is printed on the front, the other is printed on the back. They read "Pastor, because devil stomping ninja isn't an official job title." I wear them quite often because I think that they are cool and get some conversations started. Well, a couple of weekends ago, my wife and I volunteered for a community event, Feed My Starving Children. We were going to be volunteering with about 360 other people for the shift that we were on. I thought about what to wear that night. Then I thought to myself "hmm, I'll wear one of those pastor shirts." "I'll wear the one with the printing on the back." I was thinking to myself that by wearing the one with the printing on the back, people would notice the shirt, notice me and hopefully make some comments about it. My plan was to work in an area were my back would be to everybody, so they could all see my shirt. Well, God had other plans. He reminded me of this scripture, Matthew 20:28 New Living Translation(NLT)28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others. I translated it to be "your not here for people to look at you and notice your clothes. Your here to serve My starving children around the world, by packing meals for two hours." So what did God do to humble me you may ask? He placed me on the far side of the floor, my back up against a wall (so no one could see me or my shirt), doing a job that I absolutely hated. I worked that job for the two hour shift, because that is what God wanted from me. Towards the end of the shift, I finally got it through my thick skull what God was saying to me. It's not about you my child, not tonight. Tonight it's about serving others, being my hands and feet to the world. So my answer was yes Lord, whatever You want. Your will be done. Isaiah 55:8-9 New Living Translation 8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." For that lesson in humility, I am grateful! We volunteered again the next night for two shifts. Guess what I wore? A less conspicuous shirt!