WHY NOT?

A lot of people sit around and ask “WHY?”

Why should I care? Why should I go? Why should I sacrifice? Why should I be inconvenienced? Why does it matter? Why should I listen to what they have to say? Why…Why…WHY?

I believe a much better option is to live a life that says “WHY NOT?”

There is, however, a challenge with responding “WHY NOT?”.  When there is an opportunity to do something, serve someone, make a sacrifice and make a difference, saying “WHY NOT?” takes ME out of the equation.

WHY - ME = WHY NOT? (this equation is for those of you who are more mathematical in your approach to life)

Many people want to live a life in which THEY GET SERVED, but they don’t want the inconvenience (taking ME out of the equation) TO SERVE.

Jesus had a different perspective.

Mark 10:42–45 (NLT)

So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. ⁴³ But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

The word servant here literally means “take care of; to wait upon; to hasten after; pursue.” “One who gives himself up for the will of another.“  The challenge to serve is that it requires taking ME out of the equation.

As Christians, we have FIRST been served by Jesus.  Our response to that is to go and do the same.  Instead of us sitting and asking “WHY?” I believe that when we get a glimpse of what Jesus has already accomplished for us and how he has served us, it moves and motivates us to go and serve others.

If anyone had the right to sit back and ask “WHY?” it was Jesus.  He is perfect.  We are not.  I am so glad He didn’t sit back and live a life that said “Why should I serve them?”  He had every right.  He created everything.  He could have demanded anything.  But He came and took the form of a servant (see Philippians 2) and became an example of how we should live.

Some may ask “WHY SERVE?”  I want to live a life that says “WHY NOT SERVE?”