Selfishness-selflessness

I was just listening to the song "In the Light" by DC Talk and there's one part that really stood out. The part says; "The disease of self runs through my blood. It's a cancer fatal to my soul.". It's true isn't it? We are such selfish creatures.So I figured, let's see what the Bible has to say about it and I came across a few Bible verses: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves." (NIV) Philippians 2:3, "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." (NIV) Romans 15:1-2. And it's true. We human beings are so selfish and conceited. If we do something right, we want appreciation so bad. We practically do the good for others to see how good we are. How Pharisaical. Am I saying that I am never conceited, hypocritical, selfish, vain or pharisaical? No not at all! That's the entire problem...we all are! Don't say you aren't because you are "If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts." 1 John 1:10 (NLT). But the wonderful part is that we have Jesus! He died for our sins and forgives us every time we do and confess our sins to Him. He does, however, expect us to die to ourselfs (Galatians 5:24) and become like Christ (1 John 2:6). That means you're ought to try to be a light to the world and salt to the earth. Isn't God the best one to learn from? I mean, He's the ultimate sacrificer. The God who's slow to anger, patient and long-suffering. The God who is faithful and just to forgive us every single time we sin. The God who wants a personal relationship with every one of His children. The God of 1 Corinthians 13. The word for love used in that chapter is Agape. Agape is a self-sacrificial, selfless, unconditional love. It's more than we can give with our own strength. But the God who's the perfect example of Agape, is helping us to become more like Him. To become selfless people. Brethren. Brothers and sisters. One. Ready to help and always ready to show the world that they're different because of the changes that their faith in God brings. Amen. :-)