Selfies or Selfless

In these next four weeks we will cover a variety of topics. Today we will be talking about

something that affects the way I look at myself and others around me. Instagram,

facebook, tumblr. All these things have changed the way I view things. I have a high

expectation on the way I should look and how others should look. I find myself taking a

stupid amount of time trying to find the best lighting, the best angle, and the best filter

for my selfies. When they get to Instagram or Facebook I wait and check regularly to

see how many likes I get. This is the person I am. Not the person I want to be. The more

I focus on my self, the more I find flaws in how I look or how I act. The less I look at

myself, the more beautiful I feel when I get glimpses in the mirror. A few months ago I

went on a mission trip, I barely looked at myself while I was there (which I am very

 happy I didn't, I looked awful!)..but that's besides the point. The children loved me, they

did not care what I looked like. The selflessness I felt there, the love I felt there towards

those people, it made me feel beautiful, I am glad that I did not pay attention to the way

 I looked there because rather than focusing my attention on myself, I focused my

attention on something far more important. Sharing God's love. I am so pleased to

inform you that every child at the camp we put on in Nicaragua got saved. I am so

happy to have gotten out of my comfort zone and did something selfless. Feels much

better than keeping my eyes on myself.

Philippians 2:4 ESV 

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

1 Peter 3:8 ESV

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.

Philippians 2:3 ESV 

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV 

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

 2 Peter 1:5-7ESV

5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.