"Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of others." Philippians 2:4
This scripture has helped me over the past two years address my own issues with selfishness. It took me awhile to admit to myself that I had a problem with being selfish, or stingy as my nephew calls it. But when you are very slow to offer or give others your time, money, possessions, or to lend an ear to friend when they need to talk, then you may have to look at your heart and find out why that is.
The heart is the wellspring of our lives. When we have problem areas in our lives, we must address the issues in our heart. Selfishness is one of those problem areas that focuses on the self too much and not enough on the plight of others. When you harbor selfishness in your heart it causes you to think of all the reasons why you shouldn't help or reach out to others when they need it.
If selfishness is allowed to go unaddressed in your life for too long, even after your family and friends may have confronted you on this issue many times, you will start to see how it affects your relationships and other areas of your life. Your relationships will suffer and you may even begin to lose friends or cut off loved ones because of your unwillingness to get yourself off your mind and help others.
This scripture has helped me over the past two years address my own issues with selfishness. It took me awhile to admit to myself that I had a problem with being selfish, or stingy as my nephew calls it. But when you are very slow to offer or give others your time, money, possessions, or to lend an ear to friend when they need to talk, then you may have to look at your heart and find out why that is.
The heart is the wellspring of our lives. When we have problem areas in our lives, we must address the issues in our heart. Selfishness is one of those problem areas that focuses on the self too much and not enough on the plight of others. When you harbor selfishness in your heart it causes you to think of all the reasons why you shouldn't help or reach out to others when they need it.
If selfishness is allowed to go unaddressed in your life for too long, even after your family and friends may have confronted you on this issue many times, you will start to see how it affects your relationships and other areas of your life. Your relationships will suffer and you may even begin to lose friends or cut off loved ones because of your unwillingness to get yourself off your mind and help others.





