I am the baby of 3 kids. I know, I know, I'm no baby at 29, but you know what I mean! Shaun is also the baby of 3. The difference I am guessing is that I'm a girl. Growing up (my sister will be more than happy to testify to this!) I seemingly always got my way. I, once older, rarely got punished for things. I was spoiled! Shaun, on the other hand, being a boy, he didn't get his way all the time. He learned to adapt to whatever was around him.
So, can you guess I struggle with being crazy selfish? This is something I've realized about myself since I hit college. I've struggled with it, prayed about it, but it is still a huge downfall of mine. I went the first 18 years of my life always getting my way and what I wanted. Poor Shaun for having to deal with that now! :P
This week is Crockett County's Project Acts. This is a (almost) week long missions event for the teens of the county. The churches that want to participate came together last night and will finish Thursday night. They go around the county doing local missions....pass out empty bags just to swing by later this week to get food to stock the local food pantry, free car washes (not as a fundraiser, just because!), random acts of kindness, etc. We are teaching our teens how to be selfless in such a selfish world.
In the opening Worship service last night, the speaker mentioned John 3:30 in talking about this week. "He must increase; I must decrease." He was emphasizing that this week is not about us, but it is all about God. It is about glorifying His name and spreading His love to others so they may see Christ in us and want what we have.
So, when I find I am being selfish, I remind myself of that verse and it puts things into perspective. How about you?
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Why judge yourself or our "Father's" world to be "selfish"?
ReplyDeleteJesus' "love one another" note on discipleship seems to me an instruction for inspired (as in fruit of the Spirit) self-care. Rather than making us "less", loving generates a double blessing. We bless ourselves in the loving and others are blessed as they appreciate the loving considerations we offer them. It's a sure thing! We get the blessing of having loved, even if our love offerings go unappreciated.
To get more of what we want --more blessings all around-- let's "make love [our] aim" 1 Cor. 14:1