“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Philippians 2:4
This morning, I listened to a sermon on this verse. The pastor’s practical example involved a child saying to a parent–one who has just sat down after a hard day of work–“play with me.”
I was convicted. I know there are plenty of times when I let what I want to get done override a consideration for my daughter.
Wouldn’t you know that when I brought her home from school today, she asked, “Will you play with me?”
I said sure, though I set my time limit at fifteen minutes. I played papa bear to her big sister bear. We foraged for honey and went on a hike together. It was a good time, and she laughed and didn’t object when I said our time was up.
I put her first today and was still able to get done the things I wanted to get done for school. I pray I’ll make the decision to look to her interests and my wife’s interests–and, most of all, God’s interests–as well as my own.
Learning Together 