Confession #6 - LOOK AT ME!

Another guilty girl confession brought to by the #1 guilty girl!  Yep, that's me!  Recently there was a "thing" that took place.  I was asked to help with drinks, decorations, set-up, etc, etc. And to assemble a "team" to help me... on extremely short notice (which I did not do because of the short notice).  So here I am full blown, ready to help.  Let's do this!  I knew it would be a long afternoon and that was okay by me.  Prep-work had been underway all night long.  So I skipped out on a class and lagged behind to help as much as possible.  The number of people in there got to be kinda overwhelming, so I decided I really wasn't needed after-all, due to the elbow-to-elbow amount of people.  I don't enjoy being that crowded when trying to do a task AND I tend to stress with too many people, my anxiety kicks in.  The help was plentiful.  I am very glad for that.  The "thing" happened and was soon over.  Now there's a whole new round of chaos that I like to call clean-up!  There were many people helping, getting the job done, tearing things down, it was great.  I am happy that I know people willing to step up and help with anything!  

Here's the negative to the positive.  
After such a wonderful day and fine fellowship and food, don't go posting on facebook how glad you were that YOU had such wonderful helpers to help YOU clean up after an event that had nothing to do with YOU.  I can't tell you how much that irks me when people insinuate themselves into something that absolutely nothing to do with them and they weren't even asked to be part of it.  Then of course to cheapen the whole thing by pointing out how "awesome" you presumably are.  The "thing" was taken on by a different group of people who asked select few to help.

Is there a spiritual lesson here?  I don't know, because in my sinful flesh, I was awfully perturbed about the happenings.  Okay, so yes, I guess there is a lesson here - IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU, OR ME, It's ALL about God and serving Him and his people.  Good! Ness!

Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.  Matthew 6:4 Don't call attention to yourself because you are serving.  Don't cheapen your deeds done for God by pointing a huge neon on arrow at yourself saying LOOK AT ME.  When the world looks upon you and your 'greatness', the focus is taken off of God.

It's NOT about you.