Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:3-4
Lord, this morning who is doing the talking in my mind? Is it love or fear? Is it faith or sight? I confess, I really don’t know. I am so driven and motivated to want “better” that the lines between selfish ambition and love for You and others are often blurred, with me regularly mistaking one for the other. Because of Your love for me and my belief that You want the best for me, I can get caught up in holding out my full, true self in service, believing that You are not calling me to do it in the moment, or worse, fearful that either I will be hurt or that my desires won’t be met. Show me my heart this morning. Expose to me my secret places. Reveal to me what is driving my decisions today. Grant me Your divine perspective on the opportunities that are coming my way. I want to be driven by my love for You and others, not by a fear of failure, or worse, love for myself. Show Your servant the way that I might glorify You in all I say in do. Please, in Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.