Don’t act in any way to advance your own, selfish ends, nor to build your ego. Rather, humbly think of other people as more important than you. Work for what they need, not what you want. (Philippians 2:3-4)
What part of you still desires success or
significance? Which of the material, social, or psychological goals still
capture your imagination? Unless you can put these personal wants aside, your
actions will be impacted by them. Your rules for your people will serve those
selfish interests. Unless you focus carefully on others, and what they need,
your guidance and standards may become tyranny. Some rules are merely a
convenient disguise for efforts to manipulate outcomes.
Paul drills down to the essence of what it
means to follow Christ. Your entire life; every part of your attention and
focus will be directed toward God’s answer for you and for other people. You
see, people need relationship with the Lord, God. No other purpose, nor any
other pursuit that you create will answer that need. Any desire that you
imagine will ultimately serve your wish rather than the need of the person
before you.
Focus on other people – all the time – and
listen for God’s word to you for how you may serve their needs.
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