Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. - Philippians 2:3 In today's day and age one of the main mindsets of America is the "gimmie attitude" What do I mean by this? Well if you have children, you probably already know. From the time we're small children we can see this attitude rearing it's ugly head in the form of, "I want that!" or "gimmie that toy, it's MINE!" *cue grabbing/pushing/shoving for said toy* The biggest problem is that this attitude continues into adulthood, seeping through all parts of life, even into the church! It takes a different form of course--from the playgroup toy snatching it turns into men figuratively pushing/shoving/and climbing over each other to get ahead in the company. For women it takes the form of gossip and slander, false nicety and congratulations in Facebook comments to turn around and message a different "friend", "Oh my *word* did you just see that so and so got … [Read more...]
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