On their behalf

Throughout the bible and truths about our own life's, we realize that through human nature we are under a curse of selfishness. We naturally look out and justify for ourselves and our benefit. "Love our neighbor as ourselves." (Matthew 22:39) It does get a little conflicting, because doesn't loving ourselves come first? Have we thought: "That to love ourselves means to take care of our physical/emotional/spiritual self to be a better neighbor and through that God has humbled us to think on their behalf. " Because humility does not come from selfishness. When we neglect our physical/emotional/spiritual self, what are we really loving our neighbor with?

Matthew 22:39 prepares us for Proverbs 27:17, Now,"As iron sharpens iron,so one man sharpens another." If we don't continue to live by Matthew 22:39, which is one of God greatest commandment, it will greatly effect how we interpret/live out Proverbs 27:17. Humility sharpen iron and teaches us how to love.

Comparing my selfishness with humility:

1)My selfishness becomes obsessed with their faults/My humility is silent and loves them anyway.

2)  My selfishness wants to give my opinion to my friends/My humility produces 

words that encourage and inspire.

3) My selfishness wants to make my husband holy/My humility knows I need to make him feel whole.

4) My selfishness wants to prove my acceptance/ My humility just shows it.

5) My selfishness gives when it is easy/ My humility gives when it is hard

6)My selfishness wants to call them out/ My humility teaches me courage

7) My selfishness wants to change them/My humility tries not to change them.

8) My selfishness wants to vocalize my effort/My humility knows that God sees it.

9) My selfishness say's I have a responsibility for that person/ My humility say's I have a

responsibility to that person.

10) My selfishness wants to look to the past/My humility hopes

11) My selfishness wants to compare/My humility teaches to be content.

12) My selfishness wants to say I am right/ My humility say's God's is right
13) My selfishness wants to questions their actions/My humility trust God's will for them

14) My selfishness wants to be their counselor/My humility seeks God on their behalf.
15) My selfishness..................../My humility........................