Selfishness to Selflessness

Selfishness to Selflessness
(ISH to LESS for MORE)

The woman behind the cash register at one of the ABC Stores lined along Wakiki looked like she was in pain. I placed the items to purchase on the counter which included a box of Claritin. It caught her attention. She smiled through her anguish and said, "Oh, I need to buy some Claritin, my sinus headache is bad today." I am her first customer - it's 6:30 in the morning.

My wife Sandee has been in pain for 24 hours with a severe migraine. She throws up during the entire migraine attack. The lady behind the counter looks like she may do the same and my heart, the one Christ Jesus transformed, speaks out with compassion, "My dear lady, I'll open this Claritin I've bought and you take what you need!"

"Oh, no Sir, I'll be okay. Thank you." I purchased the items and went on my way. The walk along Waikiki shore back to my hotel sent streams of love into my inner man, My God had changed my heart. In my life before I asked Jesus into my heart, I would have purchased the Claritin, oblivious to the woman's pain, rushed back to the hotel to give my wife her pills, and scrambled out to fill my needs for my self-ISH-ness.

God who rescued me from self-ISH-ness has magnified my joy with self-LESS-ness! The less has given me MORE!

Paul said it so well in Philippians 1:6, "being confident of this that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." The less I am in the world - the MORE I AM IN CHRIST.

Love,

Chappy,

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