“Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of hearth, as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bond-servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,” – Ephesians 6:5-6

The 220 track race a very fast runner named Andrew was 50 yards ahead of the rest of the runners when he glanced back and saw his best friend fall in Special Olympics for the Handicapped. The crowd at the finishing post was yelling to Andrew, “Come on, come on, come on!”
But Andrew stopped and went back and took his friend’s hand and lifted him to his feet and they ran together to finish the race.
The entire crowd stood to their feet and applauded. “It was an amazing sight because that’s what the Special Olympics are about. People don’t consider being ‘Number One.’ The most important thing is that people finish the race.”
Andrew won the Sportsman Award at those Special Olympics because he was more concerned about being “Number One” to his friend than being “Number One” to the crowd.

Question yourself:

• Do I always want to please God and be there for my friends?
• Am I wanting the adulation of the crowd?