Talk about yin-yang. This is quite the challenge: Philippians 2:3 - "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”
How do you live out this verse while at the same time teaching your kids about authority, proper parent / child interaction, etc?
Case in point - we're (me and the kids) watching TV and I’d like a drink. Do I tell you to go get me a drink? Or do I do it myself? Best option? Go get the drink myself and offer to get everyone something. That way I don’t interrupt your TV viewing, cause you probably don’t want to miss the show any more than I do, and I demonstrate serving by offering everyone a drink as well.
Another key is to understand humility. A short definition is that humility is not thinking lowly of yourself, rather, it’s not thinking of yourself. This is a great verse to meditate on and let God illuminate in your life how it will play out. It’s also a good check to run before you take any action and see how your actions and motivations are lining up with this verse.
More can be said but it would move from a blog post to a tome.
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