As we are committed to each
other’s success, we are called to give of ourselves to each other, the family,
the church, the community and as well as in the world. A good reminder from the Scriptures is, “let
each esteem the other better and more important than self.” “WHOA!
What does that do to my self image, Noreen?” It
didn’t take me too long on my walk to 83 years old to realize the world does
not revolve around me. I have choices to
make daily about what is important or not.
Every morning I wake up choosing to stay in bed or get up and go do my
exercises on a stationary bike plus. I
DON’T WANT TO GET UP! I do get up and
join others who are more disciplined than me.
They are models and an encouragement to me.
We can choose to be givers or
takers. Our society raises kids to be
very individualistic. When they hit the
real world they are blown away. They are
not being asked, “when do you want dinner?
They are told, “dinner is at 6” and they revolt. There is too much need in the world beginning
with our families on through the world to indulge our selfish desires. Jesus
calls us to “follow him”—to the cross? Jesus
says take care of the hungry, the widow, the sick, those in need.
A hard word for this is self sacrifice. The more we sacrifice for others the more we
will discover who we are. No need to
remove the layers. We know who we belong
to and out of our love for God, we experience the joy we’re looking for in the
way we live out our lives. Other
decision opportunities
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