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Philippians chapter 2, verse 3,

exhorts us to do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit,

but in humility, count others more significant than yourselves.

This verse goes against the grain. I think of everything in me.

That is my sinful nature. I am so tempted to do so much from selfish ambition. I mean, even

when I'm doing, when I think are good things, kind things for others,

I'm still prone to think, how is this going to affect the way they view me? Like, I've still

got some at least tinge of selfish ambition, even when I'm trying to serve others. And this verse is exorning us,

do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility. Count others more significant

than yourselves, to be humble before others, to not even be thinking about yourself. That's the

picture of humility here. It's not even thinking lowly of yourself. That's the picture of humility here. It's not even thinking

lowly of yourself. It's just thinking less about yourself. And humility count others more

significant than yourselves. Think about their significance, not your significance.

This verse just beckons me then to pray for God to produce selfless ambition in me,

for God to help me to in humility count others more significant than myself. I don't know if you

struggle with this, but just think about your life today and what is driving you

and what it would look like to have no even tinge of selfish ambition or conceit,

but in everything you do in humility to count others more significant than yourself. Oh God, we, we need you for this to be a

reality in our lives. We need your grace. We need your mercy. Jesus, we need you. We know that's where

the rest of this passage goes on to say, have mind among yourself which is yours in christ's jesus

to have the attitude the mindset of christ because we know lord jesus that you willingly gave yourself

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