Friday, April 8, 2016

JOY

Philippians 2:1-4

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, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

JOY – Jesus, Others, Yourself
As a child, I was taught that this is the order in which we should be focus, first on Jesus, then on others, and yourself last.  This certainly does not line up with the worlds falsify that if you don’t take care of yourself first, no one else will.  Philippians clearly tells us that others should be put above ourselves. 


Today I just wanted to bring this simple reminder to each of us as it’s so easy to get caught up in our own world and not even notice when someone around us is suffering and needs to see Christ in us.  I encourage you today to reach out to someone else and just let them know that you are praying for them.

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