Nancy DeMas Walgamuth came across a powerful quote on Servanthood from Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

He said, do not dream that the path to heaven is up the hill of honor.

It winds down into the valley of humiliation.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgaphn, author of Choosing Gratitude.

For Friday, May 31st, 2024, I'm Dana Gresh.

Over the last three days, Nancy has looked to the Gospels to define true greatness.

It's been a convicting study about servanthood, about putting the needs of others ahead

of your own.

If you miss the series, I hope you'll listen at Revive Our Hearts.com is a topic every

believer needs to consider. Today we'll hear from some friends who've been

listening to the series with us. Pastor's wives, Holly Elef, and Kimberly Wagner are talking with

Nancy about what servanthood looks like day by day. Now, for three days, we've looked at Jesus

who became a servant of all. As they talk, Kimberly brings up an important question

that evaluates our heart when we're serving. You know, it is a good thing to serve. We engage in

good deeds, to meet pressing needs, and to be fruitful in ministry. But wow, I'm constantly needing to evaluate

my motives. Why am I doing what I'm doing? Am I doing it so that someone will applaud me or someone

will, oh, just came to mind. I mean, this is just a funny illustration, but I mean, it's just like

the heart of it. I do a Wednesday night

Bible study with college and high school age, and I started something that I guess it's going to

have to keep going on. One of the students, toward the beginning of the Bible study, it was their

birthday on that Wednesday. And so I made a homemade birthday cake for them and brought it. Well, now I have to do that

every time one of the students has a birthday during that week. And it was funny. The other Wednesday night,

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