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Faith by Debbie Wallis
Monday, September 21, 2015 selfishness are sandwiched between a description of how the body of Christ should be acting and how Christ showed true humility. Loving encouragement, compassion, and Spirit-led affection are the result of looking out for one another. Caring about the interests of others and sharing their concerns creates real friendship. The humility of Christ is a stark contrast to the self-focus that lurks in our hearts. He emptied Himself of divine glory and did not insist that He be treated according to His right. He sacrificed Himself for our benefit. The closest we have in this behavior is a parent and child relationship and the soldiers who go to war for our freedom. Sacrificial love is the extreme act of looking out for the interests of others. God will show up in your life when you let go of your own interests and care for others.
Pay attention to what others are excited about. Be a cheerleader. See the best in others, especially when they can’t. Follow through with commitments to others. Be Self-focus comes so easy in our sin thankful for the people God places in your life. Gratitude chases nature. If we could see our selfishness away. Be intentional. motivations we’d be shocked at how pervasive selfishness is in our Don’t let busyness crowd out the needs of others. Share the load and thinking. lend a helping hand. Welcome new friends. Be inclusive rather than “Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is exclusive in relationships. Don’t any consolation of love, if there is compare or compete. Celebrate the any fellowship of the Spirit, if any victories of others rather than be envious. Accept others as they. Be affection and compassion, make real and allow others to be real. No my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same one is perfect, including you. love, united in spirit, intent on one The Howe Bulldogs won their purpose. Do nothing from Homecoming game against Ponder selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one Friday night with a score of 49 to 0. In our flesh we celebrate the win, another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out congratulate the players and coaches and tell them how great for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. they are. It’s natural for us to be boastful and hopeful for the playoffs Have this attitude in yourselves this year. Facebook will be full of which was also in Christ Jesus, names, jersey numbers and the list who, although He existed in the of who done what. I was an athlete form of God, did not regard and cheerleader, and I’m a wife and equality with God a thing to be momma of very alethic men. I grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, know how deep that competitive and being made in the likeness of nature can run. I also have a degree in Early Childhood men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by Development and was a Children’s becoming obedient to the point of Pastor so my heart sees children when I think of the Ponder team. death, even death on a cross,” Humility and sports requires a Philippians 2:1-8. balance just like humility in life does. It takes team work; coaches, These challenging words on “Don’t be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves,” Philippians 2:3.
parents, teachers and fans. Friday night’s victory was full of volunteers whose name we will never hear. The ticket booth, decorations, the concessions, the announcers, the photographers…all the makers of those Giant Texas Mums… all played a roll. True humility is a joint effort because we are certainly not born that way. Thank you to everyone who served with humility to make
Page #8 Homecoming meorable to our kids. Go Bulldogs! “So at the name of Jesus everyone will bow down, those in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth. And to the glory of God the father everyone will openly agree, ‘Jesus is Lord!’,” Philippians 2:10-11. If you don’t have a Bible please contact me at sfadebbie@yahoo.com and I will provide you one.
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View of packed Bulldog Stadium
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