Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Philippians 2:1-5
What is your mindset as a person? As a Christian, if you are one? I read something this week that the biggest issue with people today is they are so driven by what they can get out of this life, that they tend to forget about the people around them. It made me stop down and think, what am I doing as an individual to impact the lives of others. Do I sacrifice what I want for what they need? Not very often to be honest with you. I think that I can so easily get caught in my bubble and looking for my own Joy, that I forget to spread Joy to others and have the mindset of Christ. It certainly isn't easy, but if we all take a moment to stop thinking about ourselves, and think about being who God made us to be, then we could change our world. I know that I need the reminder every single day. I need to give more of myself to others and stop thinking only about what I have given and what I have done. I challenge you to focus less on you this week.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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