Selfish or Kind?

 

It used to be that folks would park their fancy car far away from the store where the parking lot was empty.  No danger of door dings there.  But now they park close to the store and just take up two spaces to give them extra room.  I understand that they want to protect their car, but to do so, they steal someone else’s space!  How selfish!  Selfish people are not happy because they think only of themselves.  Hey, kind people are not wimps, they just want to be nice instead of rude.  Paul said it best in Philippians 2:3, “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”  This verse holds the key to happy living: in your mind, put others above yourself.  Verse five goes on to say that putting others first is what Jesus did, and Jesus is our supreme example.  Hey, do you want to be liked by others?  Do you want to be happy?  Then follow the example of Jesus Christ: be a servant; be humble; be obedient to God the Father.  You’ll be glad that you did.  Really.