โ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.โ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ:๐ฏ-๐ฐ
In a world of selfies, โbroadcast yourselfโ, โsubscribe and follow meโ, and worth based on likes and followers, this generation has highlighted โselfโ more than anything. Itโs an exhausting competition to the top. You can go viral in one second or be forgotten the next minute.
Because of this worldly perspective, we continue to battle within ourselves the love of self more than others. Society tells us to โlove yourselfโ but we donโt need more of that because we already do. We put our needs first, we choose our comfort over anotherโs inconvenience, and we haggle as much as we can as to what can benefit us more. ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ช๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ.
Now, thatโs no walk in the park. Itโs easier to be apathetic and brush off the needs of others. But Jesus sets the perfect example. He lived it Himself. All His life, He placed the needs of unworthy sinners like you and me, more than His own comfort, convenience, and even His own life. This is what sets the Christian apart from the worldโ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ. ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐ โ๐จ๐๐ก๐-๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎโ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐.
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป:
1. As you assess yourself, do you consider others better than yourself?
2. How can you be a blessing to someone today?
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โMighty God, I humble myself for faculties misused, opportunities neglected, words illadvised, I repent of my folly and inconsiderate ways, my broken resolutions, untrue service, my backsliding steps, my vain thoughts. O bury my sins in the ocean of Jesusโ blood and let no evil result from my fretful temper, unseemly behavior, provoking pettiness. O Thou God of all grace, make me more thankful, more humble.โ -Valley of Vision prayer