A Prayer Against Selfishness

Your Daily Prayer

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0	I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
0:24.7	I die daily, 1 Corinthians 1531.
0:31.6	Change the baby's diaper, take the dog outside.
0:35.7	Feed everyone breakfast, including said dog, start a load of laundry, empty the dishwasher,
0:41.6	fill the dishwasher with more dishes.
0:44.0	Fold and put away the laundry, clean counters, vacuum, sweep, mop, snack time, school
0:50.9	time, nap time, lunch time, snack time, dinner time, snack time, bedtime.
0:59.0	Do it again tomorrow.
1:02.7	As a mom and wife, I'm giving countless opportunities to set aside my wants and give
1:08.7	my love, time and attention to the needs of my husband and children.
1:16.2	Pouring yourself out like that on a daily basis can sometimes be physically and mentally
1:22.2	exhausting.
1:23.2	And I have to admit, I'm tempted to wonder when I'll have some me time.
1:31.2	It's our human nature to seek to put ourselves and our needs first, but God has a better
1:36.7	way.
1:37.7	The Apostle Paul shared this way in his first letter to the Corinthian Church.
1:45.2	I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die
1:51.9	daily.
1:54.3	1 Corinthians 1531.
1:57.0	The biblical principle of dying to yourself has always been true, but I didn't always
2:02.4	live it or even understand it.
2:05.9	But becoming a stay at home mom has challenged me in more ways than I can count, in the area
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