What does it mean to be a servant?

Learning the meaning of being a servant is not easy. There are tasks to be done everyday that are a part of a servant's job. Cleaning, cooking, and care-taking are just a few of what servanthood is composed of...then, there are the other tasks that are asked of you daily. The tasks are not noble. In fact, the only reason you are being asked to do anything is because no one else will. You are serving others; taking care of their needs and wants, ignoring your own. A servant takes all of the tasks and tries to do them joyfully, and also tries to complete the tasks beyond the expectations of the one asking. The hardest part is that there is more than one asking.

Looking at my life now, I wonder if I am really serving others. Let alone my life before now; I am not yet humble enough to truly be a servant to others. The hardest question to ask one's self is...Are you God's servant unless you know what it means to be a servant?

If God has given me daily tasks and asks me to do other tasks as well, even if those tasks are not noble, would I complete them joyfully and humbly? Would I even complete the tasks at all? Until I can answer these questions with confidence, I will try to learn what it means to be a servant.