Master and Teacher

"You call Me teacher and Lord, and you say well for so I am...I say to you a servant is not greater than his master.." John 13:13,16 "...for One is your Teacher, the Christ..." Matt23:8

We are to be the servant of God and the student of Christ Jesus. The nut shell meaning of Christianity is "Christ-like", as most of us already know. We say we understand the meaning of servant, to allow God to be our Master, but do we really? Having a master and teacher is different than being mastered and being taught. Allowing one to have a master/teacher is to know that the master knows you better than you know yourself, realizes your faults before you do, understands your frailty, and acknowledges your free will but despite all of his, still want to make your life better, bountiful and beautiful through His grace, mercy and power. Do we allow God to be all that He is perfectly able to be. He is able. Do we allow Christ to mold us and teach us how to be more like him in daily, simple life tasks? He is able. We only need to allow a Master and Teacher to enter our lives completely, and be so submissive to His Will that soon we do not have an awareness of it, we simply obey and bend our free will to His perfect Will.
Yes, this one was a bit hard to swallow I bet. It was for me. I realize that I can be quite stubborn at times, and silly me, I subconsciously think I know better that Almighty God???? Sounds ridiculous, but when I do not listen to His still small voice and I go about things my own way, that is exactly what I am saying to Him by my actions. Each painful time I try things my own way, He bandages my wounds, wipes away tears, brings me in close and says "Ok, ready to try it my way now hard head?". He picks me up, sets me on solid ground, reaches out His hand for me to take it, and we journey forward.
Blessings to you and yours.