‘[Jesus] made himself of no reputation, and took upon him
the form of a servant.’ Philippians 2:7
The hardest thing you’ll ever do is to put others first
and yourself second, because we intuitively look out for ourselves.
Self-preservation is man’s first instinct - but it doesn’t work. Do you know
how two goats respond when they meet on a narrow path above a river? They can’t
turn back, and they can’t pass each other because they lack even an inch of
spare room. The goats instinctively know that if they butt each other they’ll
both fall into the river and drown. So how do they handle it? Nature has taught
one goat to lie down so the other can pass over it; and as a result both animals
survive and arrive at their destination safe and sound. Instead of seeing
itself as a doormat to be walked on, the goat sees itself as a bridge to be
crossed over. So it becomes a win-win. The Bible says Jesus ‘made himself of no
reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant’. And to do that you must
focus on other people’s needs instead of your own ‘rights’. President Calvin
Coolidge once said: ‘No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to
some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for
others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.’
And what’s true for any organisation or business operation, is true for you.
And here’s the best part: every time you sacrifice in order to serve someone,
you’re sowing seeds of blessing you will surely reap.
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