Are You Selfish?

Phil2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind cregard one another as more important than yourselves;
4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Can you imagine how the Church would look if we followed this simple command? Stop and think about the people you know in Church and how they act towards each other? How many gossip?? How many do things for others simply to make themselves feel good? How many truly selfish people are there in God’s church today?
I know I was one of them for a very long time. I was very deceived into thinking I was doing thing’s for others when in reality I wanted the praise and adoration and when I did not
get it I would get upset and usually leave or cause some sort of turmoil.
Look at your own heart and see what God would show you about yourself. Do you do things from a selfish self center motivation or do you do things simply cause God said to do it this way and you are trying to please Him? This is not a question that should be responded to quickly as it takes time to examine your heart and come up with the truth of your motivations. As you search allow God to open your eyes to the truth of your heart. Yes, it’s going to hurt cause we do not like to see where we fall short, but it’s worth it.
The result of your allowing God to do these things is true peace and joy and true love instead of the façade we have used to deceive ourselves up to this point. I promise that you will not be sorry if you will do these things.