SELFISHNESS

Galatians 5:17 For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any given day. 18 Why don't you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence? 19 It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness;


Lord, take our minds off the narrowness of self-interest and give us eyes that see the bigger picture. Father, help us take ourselves to the extreme opposite of our egos so we can behold every situation from the aspect of You. Father, search our hearts and minds and remove all that is not of You, bitterness, jealousy, and selfish ambition; that we may be harboring. Let us not be arrogant or lie against the truth. Lord, let not greed exploit us or selfishness and empty conceit, Separate us. But with humility of mind let each of us regard one another as more important than our self; do not merely look out for our own personal interests, but also for the interests of others, in Jesus name Amen