Good morning wonderful people of God!!!

I would have rather titled this ‘Others First’ or something positive and uplifting but I felt the Holy Spirit say “No, call it as it is.” I think one of the most natural motivations of people’s hearts is selfishness. We don’t have to teach this to our children and we don’t automatically grow out of it as an adult. Everyday we are probably presented with situations where selfishness would be our natural response. I know I really struggle with this. I want a certain thing, at a certain time and a certain way. I say I’m flexible but then I get frustrated when I don’t get what I want. I intend to think of others yet it’s sometimes a real challenge and many times I don’t get it right. Maybe this is too honest for you today but it’s no use pretending.

It’s Saturday and you might have things planned and things you want to do. It might all work out perfectly; then again your plans might get mucked up. How are you going to respond? Are you going to stamp your feet; externally or internally; and say “Yeah, but I want