"Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself." Philippians 2:3
This is a message that we seem to forget many times.
Why go to church if we aren't there to help build up the community? We have been called to go to church and participate in corporate worship in order to build up a community. We are called by Jesus to present a perfect offering of a Church before God - one without blemish or defect. We are going to church in order to unite ourselves to God.
When we do things just for our own benefit, everybody suffers. We are all born with gifts from God, and we are to use them to bring others to God. Yet, if we go about using our gifts just for ourselves, we end up isolating ourselves from the greater community of people who thirst for your gift. We find ourselves wandering without any direction, and we no longer experience the love that God wants us to experience. When we do things for selfish interests, we are no longer living a life of godly love, but a life of hate.
Everybody out in the world is longing for something. Many times, it is difficult to figure out what, exactly. In fact, that's when people will turn to self destruction, for they will be pleasured in the moment, but they will continue searching for what they truly need. We can help alleviate this issue by going out and presenting our gifts in ways that will build up strong communities. It's all about making sure there is a constant dialogue in a community. When we communicate, we will figure out what needs to happen. Usually, when there is communication, we will understand that the answers and solutions are much simpler than we had ever thought.
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