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
* who they know
* what they have
* what they can do
* how much they are "suffering"
You name it and someone is trying to impress others with it. But we tend to forget something, we were not put on this Earth to impress anyone! God certainly is not impressed by anything we have, can, or will do. Because without Him, we can do absolutely nothing...not even breathe.
Imagine how different our lives would be if you turned our attention to others instead of focusing on us. Let's face it, God created people LAST!
I scroll through my Facebook feed every so often, and after about the fifth or sixth "I'm awesome because..." or "Feel sorry for me but I won't talk about it" post, I just stop.
Permit me, if you will, to be blunt...we all have a brief time on this earth. A date of birth and a date of death. Life is determined by how we use the time between the dates!
God created each of us with unique talents and gifts that we are expected to use to help others! When do we stop trying to be a big deal and start making a big deal out of using out gifts and talents to help others. AND those who want to only soak up the gifts and talents of others need a real change of heart!
Okay...time for more coffee.
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