What Is A True Servants Heart?

What does it mean to be a Servant of Christ? (John12:26)

What does it mean to Serve one another? (Galatians 5:13)

How does one serve truely and not out of self-righteousness? Richard Foster says, "True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. We serve out of whispered promptings, divine urgings."

What did Jesus mean when he said in John 12:25,26 , "He who loves his life loses it; and he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall my servant also be; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him."

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Matthew 6:24, "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (reffering to all of a person's material resources)." <---- when I read this about material possessions I think about in Acts 4:32-36 (v. 32 "All the believer were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, bu they shared everything they had." v.34a "There were no needy persons amoung them")

"Whoever would be great among you must be your servant.....evenas the Son of man came not to be served but to serve." (Matthew 20:25-28)

When I think of service I think of John chapter 13 verses 1 thourgh 17 when Jesus washes his disciples feet. This is one of the last conversations that is recorded in John before being crucified. I want to particullarly pay attention to the words of Jesus in this passage. In verses 12-17 he states, "Do you understand what I have done for you ?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messanger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them." What does all this mean?

I am currently struggling with this idea of service. I want so bad to be a servant , one who does things in hidden and seeks no reward, but it is hard. My human nature wants human praise but my soul longs for true service, one where my Father will reward me in heaven.

What are your thoughts on Service and what do you think Jesus was saying in these passages?