“In the end I had to do what was best for ME” Lebron James
There was much fanfare in the way we discovered the decision that Lebron James had made regarding his future team, but not much surprise. After all, Lebron was a child of the “Me” generation making a “Me” decision in a “Me” orchestrated joke of an hour long special. Not to be outdone, the owner of Lebron’s previous team went on a ” look what you have done to Me” rant while all of us “reality” (look at me) junkies tuned in for the whole sordid affair.
The biggest problem with our marriages, families, churches, and culture in general today is that we have all been taught that the world revolves around “ME”. And what is wrong with that, you may ask? Only, that is in direct conflict with Biblical teaching.
Consider….
“Those who want to find their life must lose it” Matthew 10:39
“The master must become servant of all” Mark 10:43-44
“Be subject to one another” Ephesians 5:21
“He must increase, but I must decrease” John 3:30
“I Die Daily” 1 Corinthians 15:31
Is it possible that turning our attention away from ourselves and toward others, is not only Biblical, but also profitable? Could we actually be happier when we quit looking out for ourselves? What would your marriage look like if you spent your time in surrender to your spouse’s needs, and trusted God with your needs. What would our families look like if our children watched as we modeled a sacrificial life? How would churches function if everyone came with the thought, “I am here to worship God and give myself for good of the body, and not for the convenience or feeding of self”?
We all have a choice here. We can look in the mirror and see that we all have a little (or a lot) of “despicable me disease” or we can decide to focus on others, forsaking self, knowing that God is going to give to us far more than we can imagine as we are obedient to Him!
Let’s practice a little less of me this week.
