Pecking Order

L-R three grands: oldest to youngest and tallest to smallest

"Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand." (Phil. 2:3-4 The Message)

"Me first!"

"I get the front seat!"

"It's my turn!"

Nobody had to teach me to be selfish; and for 59 years, Somebody has been and still is at work teaching me not to be. 

"You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second..."Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matt. 22:36-38)

"I give you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are." (Romans 12:3a NLT)

"Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too." (Phil. 2:3-4 NLT)

Scripture clearly defines God's pecking order: 

God first,

Others second,

Self last,

an order designed for His glory and our good.

Proper priorities take practice, and today is dress rehearsal, and tomorrow, and the next day, and the next, and the next, and the next...