Slaves?

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
Philippians 1:1a

In our world of personal rights and the pursuit of our dreams it is really quite shocking to read Paul's words here in Philippians. Paul refers to himself and Timothy as "servants" of Christ Jesus. Now, at first reading this might not seem disturbing in the least. For "servant" is certainly a digestable word for all of us within the context of Christianity. Which of us wouldn't want to serve the one who died for us?
But the Greek word used here - douloi - has a deeper meaning than servants. The primary meaning of doulos (the singular of douloi) is slave: someone who no longer has any personal rights and who is owned by and bound to the service of another. Paul realized that his life was no longer his own, for God had bought him at a great price. And he was going to spend his life doing whatever Christ called him to do.
Are we willing to lay down our "rights" before Christ and serve Him as slaves, regardless of the path He sets before us?