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Others before yourself – It's a chOice!

“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;   do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3-4). Clearly the Bible teaches that we are to regard others as more important than ourselves… to LIVE FOR OTHERS is at the core of loving God.

How do we practically live for others and not ourselves especially in a world that’s consumed with looking out for oneself? A good place to begin would be to pause and ask how the choice you are about to make will impact those around you. Another way would be to go about serving others behind the scenes. Remember God owns it all and what you have is to be shared with others! This means your time, your money, your stuff and even the food HE has given you are to be shared with others.

Read what Peter says: “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (I Peter 4:10). He was specifically encouraging the scattered believers who were living in a hostile and selfish world to persist in living for Christ! Sound familiar? He also instructs them “not to live the rest of the time in the flesh, and no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God” (I Peter 4:2). Notice there are only two options… either you live to fulfill your desires and wants (in the flesh) or you are intent on helping others (which is what God desires).

Peter tells us in I Peter 2:9 ~“You are God’s chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession…” As God’s chosen people, we should live like priests sharing God’s Word and His ways with others. Without question we are not meant to keep all this goodness and abundance He’s given us to ourselves! We are to love God and others… the two greatest commandments! “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35).

Choose to regard others more important than yourself and you’ll find that it’s possible to live life with little to no regret!

Father, thank You for loving me unconditionally, for showing me how and what it looks like to love well. I ask that Your Spirit guide and direct me in loving others well, that I live a life that is marked my selflessness! Amen

  An MCHA Stop~n~Think - 09.11.2026 - Courtesy of  MCHA Ministry Coordinator Tim Chastain