"The next time you're feeling sorry for yourself, pause long enough to compare your situation to His. The next time you're unfairly criticized, again, compare; weigh your trouble against what He endured. The next time you have to surrender something comfortable or something familiar for the greater good, compare what you are surrendering to what He surrendered. The next time you're asked to adjust a plan, compare your adjustment to His adjustment. Keep Jesus as your standard. All other human examples are driven by a survival instinct, an internal compulsion to preserve and nurture self. Only Christ modeled godly selflessness throughout His entire life. While others seek to preserve their own lives, He came to lay His down."
Charles Swindoll, So, You Want to Be Like Christ?
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"Keep Jesus as your example."
ReplyDeleteExactly.