1 Corinthians 9

11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn't we have it all the more? But we did no use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ
I aspire to be like this, to have my interests in line with God's, to be so uninterested in material comforts and ambitions that my only goal is to exalt God's glory and not my own. Unfortunately due to my pride I feel entitlement when I offer a helping hand, and this can could mean that I'm seeking the social aspect of Church. Paul on the other hand didn't care for the approval of others, spread the gospel for free, denied hospitality, didn't get married. His actions proved that his faith was genuine and thus, someone to be listened to. 

22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
One of the reasons why I look down on myself so much is that I'm so exclusive to who I evangelise to. I complain about how others in Cheil don't put in effort to talk to me and yet i'm doing something possibly far worse. I have a love for the broken youth, for ones who were deeply hurt by the Church or grew up in unfortunately circumstances but I neglect others who were just deeply hurt just because they might have it physically easier than me. I applaud the Christians who smoke or go to the bar for the sake of evangelism but the thought of me doing something wholesome can sometimes make me uncomfortable or bored.

5 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
There is no such thing as a lazy Christian. Throughout my live I am going to consistently face struggle in both my beliefs and with my actions. While for some it may be easy to study the scriptures and pray, they could also neglect putting themselves out there physically for Christ. Just because I may face unfortunate endeavours, it doesn't necessarily mean that I'm doing anything against God, I should much rather embrace this as growing pains. After all, nothing exalts God's glory more than when I sacrifice my family, career, reputation and all I own or cherish because I understand that my salvation was bought for with a price and that the eternity I'm awaiting is worth everything that satan throws at me.