Becoming a servant is a mindset that a person must develop. It involves a lifestyle of putting others before oneself. Pride and self-centeredness are so intertwined in the fabric of our beings that it is virtually impossible to deal with one without dealing with the other. Until a person learns to put others before himself, he will never truly be free from the desire to gratify his selfish flesh. Humbling oneself by acts of servitude is one of the greatest tools God has given us to overcome the self