January 28th, 2016 (Thursday)
[Topic] - THE "ME, MYSELF & I" SYNDROME
[Scripture] - Philippians 2:3 (KJV)"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
[Message] - Good morning Beloved. All glory, honour, dominion and power, be to God for the gift of life. Amen.
One challenge with some Christians is that they exhibit the "me, myself and I" syndrome. They only think of themselves. In whatever situation they find themselves, they only look for ways to help themselves and then leave whoever is affected and helpless to him or herself. They appear to be selfish and stingy because of this syndrome. I'm sure you're probably already thinking of someone around you who's an example of this (be sure to look at yourself first).
When you try to talk to some of them about their attitude, they make reference to the scripture that says, 'love your neighbour as yourself' (Mark 12:31). It's true that we're asked to love our neighbours as ourselves and not more than ourselves. However, there's the place of showing 'selfless' love. Jesus exhibited this. He was good at putting others' needs before His.
There's also an extreme to this that we must consider. Phil. 2:3(NIV) says that, 'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves'. This extreme is that there's a thin line between esteeming others above yourself in humility and trying to impress them. The both of them won't get the same reward.
When we try to impress people, we probably come back to square one, feeling bad and unfulfilled, plus no reward but when we count others more significant than ourselves in humility, heaven recognizes it and the angels nod in agreement to the fact that, Yes!, this is someone like Christ.
Jesus describes the believer as the 'light of the world' and 'salt of the earth' (Matthew 5:13-16) and both of them emphasize on affecting the lives of others positively, which is what we should do, in all humility. This is one true way to act like Christ.
PRACTICAL STEP :- Make sure you put a smile on a face, at the very least, beginning from today.
Further Bible Study :- Philippians 2:3-7
Bible-in-one-year plan :- Matthew 9:27 - Matthew 12:8, Job 12:1-12.
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