Friday - It Starts With Me

Philippians 2:5–8 - Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

This week, we've walked through three questions:

• Why should we be unified? Gratitude – because of what Christ has done for us.
• What does unity look like? The same mind, the same love, the same soul.
• How do we become unified? Humility – thinking of ourselves less and thinking of others more.

Not them. Me.

Here's the thing about a humility revolution. It doesn't start with "them." It doesn't start with the person who hurt you, the family member who won't call, or the church member who sees things differently.

A humility revolution starts with me.

We can't do it alone.

Paul knew we couldn't come up with this kind of humility on our own. That's why he doesn't stop at verse 4. He points us to the greatest example of humility the world has ever seen.

Jesus didn't hold on to His rights. He didn't insist on His preferences. He thought of us more than He thought of Himself – and He went to the cross for it.

If the King of Glory can humble Himself for me, I can humble myself for my brother and sister in Christ.

Patch the leak.

Take a few quiet minutes today and ask the Lord three honest questions:

• Is there a leak in my life?
• Is there a preference I need to lay down?
• Who is one person I can esteem better than myself this week?

Then do something about the answer. Make the call. Send the text. Have the conversation. Lay down the preference.

Unity is hard. But with the mind of Christ, it's possible – and it's worth fighting for.