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Hey, have you ever been in a relationship with somebody and it was hard to serve them?

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It was even harder to love them?

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Well, I have, and I found something that helps me, and maybe it'll be helpful to you as well.

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My name is Kathy Hager, and I have a passion for sharing God's grace with others.

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In John chapter 13, it was the time that Jesus knew he was about to go to the cross.

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He had a room full of men that had followed him for three years.

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He knew one of them was about to sell him for 30 pieces of silver.

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Another one was going to deny him three times.

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How could he wash their feet?

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How could he serve them knowing what he knew about them?

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That's what makes it so hard sometimes.

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We know the people that we're supposed to serve, and they know us.

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But the scripture says that Jesus knew, one, that God had put all things into his hands.

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And it said he knew where he'd come from, and he knew where he was going.

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So he tied a towel around him and bent down and washed all 12 men's feet.

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You know, knowing our identity in Christ, knowing whose we are, where we've come from,

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that gives us humility.

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Know where we're going, that gives us hope.

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We can serve even people who can't serve us, like little children, tired husbands,

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elderly people, people that don't appreciate what we do.

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Aren't you glad that you have that same Jesus living inside of you,

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living his life out through you?

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That's how we can serve.