Comments on: When You Want to Serve Like Jesus, But Crave Appreciation Too

By: Amanda Bacon

Amanda Bacon — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:15:51 +0000

I love this song too!

By: Amanda Bacon

Amanda Bacon — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:15:20 +0000

I’m sorry to hear this, Kristin. I pray the people in your life will see how valuable you are to them, and will tell you so. I wrote this from a place of knowing the people in my life appreciate me, but was making a habit of desiring appreciation so much at every turn that I became grumpy or wanted to give up altogether if I didn’t sense their gratitude the moment I did something for them. Which is just plain backwards.

Also, you aren’t wrong to insist on good manners. Teaching our kids to appreciate the things people do for them and the things they have is never a bad thing. I think us moms know our own hearts and know when we’ve crossed the line between wanting our families to be thankful and that desire for our self-esteem to be fed by what others see us doing.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:45:59 +0000

Thank you for another GREAT post! Loved it! Spoke right to my heart.
Also, love Jason Gray’s With every Act of love!!!!! Have hear it on the Christian Radio here and have not known what the name was.

By: Kristin Robison

Kristin Robison — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 05:15:46 +0000

I struggle with this often – I feel *so* invisible! It’s not just at home, it’s everywhere I go (work, church, friendships). In fact, it almost makes me teary when someone compliments/thanks me for doing something…it always takes me by surprise and just feels SO nice! I don’t like that I feel that way, but it’s not cool to be a doormat, either. I definitely feel taken advantage of by people (who are old enough to know better…I totally don’t feel this way around little kids!) and I struggle to know if I’m really doing them any favors by silently continuing to serve while they take it for granted. Am I raising self-indulgent people if I don’t insist they express some appreciation in word and/or in deed, at least some of the time?

By: Amanda Bacon

Amanda Bacon — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:45:34 +0000

Thank you, Merry. Your words mean so much!

By: Merry

Merry — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:54:48 +0000

So thankful for the wisdom in these words. Thank you. You ARE appreciated! I am especially thankful for the way God is shining through you into the dark places–places we so easily hide in our superficial, online, fast paced lives. Our hearts need this!