This is a journal entry from the other day when God convicted me of something and then led me through His word on what it says on the matter... please keep in mind this is stream of consciousness
Read Mark 9:33-37
They were arguing about who was the greatest, but then they didn't want to tell Jesus so they must have known it wouldn't be pleasing to Him. I don't necessarily argue that I am the greatest (ok maybe sometimes) but more of doing a one up or this is something that I know that you don't, or this is something that I've experienced - just different ways of wanting to be the greatest / first.
vs. 35 If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.
But should I want to be first? i want to be first, the right one, the one in control - but should I desire that? He was speaking to men who wanted to be first, have the power - they already had that desire.
Then He lead me to
Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Then He lead me to
Phil 2:1-4 (just before 5-11)
1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
My self confidence should come from being united with Christ, in humility I should consider others better than myself.
He also pointed out to me that Phil 2:5-11 was Christ living out what he asked his disciples to do in Mark 9:35 - pretty neat stuff!
