A THOUGHT

Philippians 2:3. Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.
4. Don’t think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing. NLT

Paul is giving us the foundation of a humble mind. As we go through life we have two ways to present ourselves to the world; one, we can be constantly lifting ourselves up for recognition and fame, two, we can lift up those around us even for the simplest things. The best way I have found to bring my mind into a humble state is to pray for those I see daily going about God’s work without fanfare. Looking for and recognizing God’s children will give you reflection on your own actions. We have become a society of self involved individualist who seek worldly things, but we never seem to understand that the only things you can have in this world and take with us to the next is character, honesty, integrity, and love of God and each other. It is hard as human beings to put others ahead of ourselves, but it is the most rewarding thing you can do.