This series and this thought were with me as a friend at work was unkind to another friend, a coworker. These two have butted heads a little, and I saw how when the they were unkind to each other, neither one of them was as happy afterwords, and it made me think back to this thought: when we serve the unmaker, we unmake things. This also made me think of the Savior who said: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." (Matthew 6:24) When we serve God, we uplift others and strengthen them, And when we serve Satan, we tear them down and make their lives more difficult.This raises the important question: who am I serving? Am I lifting and serving others by serving God? Am I inspiring and strengthening others, helping them feel the love of God and encouraging them to live more righteously? Or am I tearing them down, making their lives more difficult then they were before I was there?
I have seen the effects that serving God can have on others, and it is marvelous to see the difference it can make. Likewise - both from my own poor choices and in my struggle with anxiety - I have seen how treating others poorly can make things harder for others, and it is painful to think about. I have struggled through severe anxiety attacks on occasion because others were not quite so kind as they could have been and made me feel worth less than I am.
Let's remember that serving Satan will always cause suffering, even if it is no one but yourself. And that serving God, doing good to all men, will always help others, even if they cannot or will not accept that help.
Love you, my dear friends!
