My Ego

^"You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had."

Philippians 2:5 (NLT)

Ego is a Latin word that means self, the “I” of any person. 

I cannot and do not want to suppress my ego nor pretend that I do not have one. Neither do I want to let my ego become bigger than it should be nor to be selfish and self-centered. What can I do?

Paul tells me that I should not look out only for my own interests, but take an interest in others too (Phil 2:4 NLT). He further said that I must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus has (Phil 2:5-8 NLT).

What this means to me is that I must surrender my ego, the "I, me and myself", totally to my Lord. Only then, will I have a Christ-centric ego that can be useful for His Holy purposes.

As I continue to work out my salvation, I lay my ego at Jesus' feet and remind myself to "Do everything without complaining and arguing, .... shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people." Philippians 2:14-15 (NLT)

God bless.

Steven