As was said
in the last blog, there are different ways we can live our life, but in most cases, we are at the centre of them. Yes, we need to
be kind to ourselves. However, we need also
deliberately to put others at the centre of our focus. This is something
that Paul told the local Philippian church to do when he said,
“Don’t look
out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too”
(Phil 2:4 NLT)
Now, if we
are honest, sometimes this can be hard to do. We can all have this struggle to
serve others and place them at the centre. This could be called ‘Centring,’
that is, bringing into focus, or highlighting the fact that someone else is at
the centre of our thoughts and actions and not our self. It is an intentional
choice to put others first above ourselves. It
is taking ourselves out of the centre and put someone else in the
centre. It is similar to
“The action or
process of placing something in the middle of something else.”[1]
Paul had this
to say about Jesus the King of kings, the Almighty God who placed others at the
centre,
5 “You must have the same
attitude that Christ Jesus had… 7 He gave up His divine
privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a
human being.” (Phil 2:5,7 NLT).
That is He came centring those around Him as He lived
out what the Kingdom of God life looked like to the world. Do we really have
the same attitude that Jesus had? One way to test this is to ask those around
us how we are doing in this area.
Pause in His presence for a
moment and think this over…
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