Christ's Attitude vs. The World's

Today’s world puts a big emphasis on being successful, having power or money, having fame, and doing whatever it takes to get that. Everything tells us to go for it or to do something to make us stand out. We hear all the time “go on, you deserve it”. There is so much telling us that we need to look out for ourselves and our own feelings first, and what we want. I used to be like that. It was all about me. I came first. Sometimes I would put my friends first just because I wanted them to like me, or wanted them to feel like they needed me in order to make them feel important, but for the most part it was about me. And now I have to fight really hard to not make everything about myself. I am changed because of Christ, but my sinful heart continues to try to bring me back to where I was. The media definitely intensifies my sinful nature’s desires too. My selfishness is something I continually have to battle with, using as my weapon scripture, prayer, and the remembrance of what Christ has done for me. Philippians 2:1-11 is a great part of scripture that explains the humility of Christ. Because we are not our own and because we were bought at a price, our life is God’s and we need to give it to him completely. Christ did that. Philippians 2:5 “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus...” and it goes on to explain the kind of attitude we should have because we are not our own, which is opposite of what the world says.