Why do we love helping so much?
Do you remember that wonderful feeling when you helped someone? You feel good and warm because you helped someone who needed it. At such moments, you realize that your own problems are not so big, but there are people who have it much harder. Realizing that we are the only ones who can help, we have an unusual desire to do so.
In service, a person finds joy and peace. The desire to help is inherent in us from birth. By giving love and attention to people, we receive incomparably more than we give. People who seek joy and happiness only for themselves will soon become disillusioned with life, never finding true happiness.
What can inspire us to serve?
In this world, we strive for many things, for new purchases, for a place in society, for fame and money. But when people sum up their lives, they usually do not complain that they did not buy a new iPhone, or that they earned little money. At this time, they regret that they did not spend enough time with their relatives and friends, did not communicate much, did not help people who needed their help. After all, the true joy of a person is not in gadgets or the size of their salary, but in how much you can influence and help others, make their lives better, happier. Those people who realize this, as a rule, have a brighter, fuller, emotionally and spiritually saturated life. Such people have a goal, a meaning, because they invest not in earthly things, which are quickly lost, but in eternal ones: in relationships with God and other people. After all, the Kingdom of God is a home for those who truly want to become its inhabitant, and not just chase after the benefits of our sinful earth:
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Gospel of Matthew 6:19-21
Jesus took real delight in His service, His love healed so many broken hearts, He suffered for us to save us from sin and give us peace. What can compare to His love and sacrifice? We, as His children, feel deep love for the Savior and long to express our gratitude in some way. We try to alleviate the suffering of those around us and give them the same hope that we have by remembering what God has done for us. This is not only a response of the heart to God's love, but also the fulfillment of His will:
If you love Me, keep My commandments!
The Gospel of John 14:15
God's law is love:
For the whole law is contained in one word: Love your neighbor as yourself.
The Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians 5:14
I think everyone knows what it means to love yourself. But what about the same love for all people?
Living here and now, we can already feel the joy of serving people and God. Those who believe in the Lord and do the will of their Heavenly Father will be rewarded by the Savior and solemnly called to Him:
"Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Gospel of Matthew 25:34
Let go of your doubts. God knows that we can truly love by entrusting our lives to our Heavenly Father. We are called to make our lives better by supporting and inspiring those around us.
