Jesus commanded us to love our neighbor as ourselves first. Anyone that thinks of Himself first is out of the will of God. Those who insist on thinking about their own needs, their wants, plans and ideas only become separated from God's word. Some will say that putting others first will only make you like a door mat and subject you to abuse. This is not true, you do not have to automatically say, Yes to everything others say okay? Let us put other people's welfare before own desires, not necessarily all their wants. There are times when it is in the best interests of the other person to say, No! And there are other times when we will say, yes even when it goes against one of our own desires or will, because we know it is what is best for the other person.We grow spiritually when we learn how to eliminate our self-will. This is the aim of putting others first. This is the example that Christ has set out before us. Ask yourself do other people needs come before yours? Jesus sayed,“If you want to find your life, you have to lose it.” One of the two great commandments, He gave us is to love our neighbor as yourself. Understand that, God is present in all of us and when we love each other we are loving Him. It is through our love of others that we can come to know the love of God. My prayer is this, Heavenly Father let us learn from your word how to love one another. How to put others before ourselves. Let us learn how to encourage one another and build one another up. Let us help and be patient with one another. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !
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