Is it worth it?

I like sleep. I like doing well in school. I like being alone. I like bumming around. 
These things give me tremendous sense of comfort. I don't want to lose it. 
But ever since this winter semester started, God has been challenging me with a heart of servanthood and sacrifice. I knew exactly what I had to do in order to grow in those two areas--sacrifice all of those above. But I kept putting God on wait by telling him, "Wait a minute, dad. Hold on for a bit. Give me more time. Let me indulge in this for a little more."


God waited for me patiently. But it was this past week that God had told me, "Alright, it's time," through the Bible verse:


"Nobody should seek his own good but the good of others." -1 Corinthians 10:24


That's when I realized that I had been so selfish. If losing hours of sleep could be used to pray for a sister who is in need of prayer, that's what God would want. If losing hours of study to listen to a sister's prayer request, that's what God would want. If I can sacrifice my solitude and bumming, and use that time to play sports (which I do not like very much) for the sole purpose serving others and building up the community, I would do that because that's what Jesus would have done.


Because I love solitude so much that I keep asking myself if it's worth it to meet up with people and spend hours and hours outside of my house. But because God calls me to do it and I just obey despite the fact I will ask the question to myself again.


"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." -1 Corinthians 15:58


I am undergoing transformation by God--I know sacrificing my comfort to serve others is nerve wrecking but I know it's all worth it in the end. For it is said, that your labor in the Lord is NOT in vain.