Selflessness

I know it has been forever since my last post. Sorry but hopefully this will make up for it. As I have been pondering and praying about what I should write it finally came to me. Imitation! Imitation of what? of Christ Humility. Every year I make 2 new years resoultions. One that personal, like lose weight or something like that, The other is a way to get closer to God. Example of that would be one year I asked God to teach me patience and O He did. Another year I asked for ways to control my anger over ridicoulus stuff, fast forward no anger anymore. But this year is a whole different thing. What is it you ask? Selflessness!!! Putting others in front of my self. Not just look at my own interest but the interest of others. This is something I feel like I need to do to advance in my walk with Christ. One day I was reading through Philippians and it really spoke to me and hit home kind of hard. it says

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4

I mean yes I do care about people and would do anything to help them. But how many times do we not help someone or even show love to someone because they are different than us. How many times did someone ask me to help them with something but I was to tired and wanted to rest. That is when I have considered my self over others. Which is something I really want to change about myself. So that I may grow in my Walk even more.
You want another Example ok I have one Jesus Christ. He is the Ultimate example of putting others in front of himself. Well let me continue with some more from Philippians chapter 2

but made himself nothing taking the very nature of a servant being made in human likeness. Philippians 2:7

Jesus came as a human not only a human but a baby. Not born in a palace but born in a stable with livestock. He could have came anyway He wanted but He chose to be born as a servant and not a ruler.

He humbled himself and became obedient to death-  even death on the cross! Phil 2:8

Jesus not only lived as a human but He also died. He did not die of old age or anything like that. He died the worst kind of death. Death on the cross! He was beaten, spat on, laughed at and even cursed at. Even with all those things happening He died for them. Not just them but for you and for me. He humbled himself to die the lowest kind of death for us. He considered every single one of us when He was hanging on that cross. That my friends is SELFLESSNESS. not only did He die for us. He did it for the Glory of God.
My goal this year is to be taught selflessness and humble myself. I want it to be done for myself but most of all that God may recieve all the Glory in my life.