By Allen White
Don’t be selfish;
don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than
yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in
others, too. Philippians 2:3-4
The admonitions here might give the
impression that human beings, even believers, tend to be selfish, proud and
self-absorbed. Left to my own devices, that’s exactly what I am. So, what’s the
alternative?
From this verse, the remedy for
selfishness is not trying to be impressive. Think about this: everything we
are, everything we have or ever will accomplish is a gift from God. Now, God is
impressive. Let’s shift the glory His direction.
The opposite of pride is humility.
Now, humility is not thinking poorly about yourself. That’s called low
self-esteem. Humility is thinking less about yourself. When I think more about
others, then I think less about myself.
Why doesn’t Scripture teach us to look
out for ourselves? After all, if we don’t, who will? God knows that we will
look out for ourselves. We don’t need more instructions on that. That’s why He
instructs us to take interest in others. We tend to miss that.
Support Galatians 419 Ministries with
a Tax Deductible Donation through the Joy to the World Foundation: http://joytotheworldfoundation.org/operating-projects/149-galations-419-ministries/backing
No comments:
Post a Comment