Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Have the Attitude of Christ
1 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
We live our lives running after being first. We want to be the top in our class … first in line … leader of the pack. There is nothing wrong with that as long as you keep an ‘I’m 3rd’ attitude in achieving your goals.
To get by the obvious question, “How can you be first and third at the same time?”, see if you can grasp the ‘I’m 3rd’ principle.
- God 1st
- Others 2nd
- I’m 3rd
Give God first place in all things in your life. Humbly regard the feelings, interests and needs of others before yourself. Give them second place. Lastly, set your course, work your plan, achieve your goals, always remembering that your success never makes you better than someone else. The real winner in the Christian race can proudly proclaim, ‘I’m 3rd’.
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