So, If You Have a Competitive Streak, Does That Mean You Aren't a Christian?

 Philippians 2: 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

So, if you have a competitive streak, does that mean you aren't a Christian?

Sure, many of us like a good challenge in sports, board game or other competitive sport. The thing is to what level we carry our competitiveness. If we are a poor sport if we lose, if we aren't selected for the job advancement we wanted or do unethical things to achieve them, we aren't being a very good example of our faith in Jesus.

I remember the viral email that showed a group of  children participating in a Special Olympics race. One of the kids stumbled. One of the other kids in the race went back and helped that child up and ran with him the rest of the way, so he wouldn't come in last. Even better yet were the commercials I've seen of the same thing, but all the children in the race joined the person who had fallen and they all ran to cross the finish line together.

What's important. Do we look at the needs of others or do we put ourselves and our need to be superior, first, the chosen one above the needs of all others and do we do self-serving things to accentuate our superiority?

We have all probably done this one time or another, but some of us may do this more often than not.  Fortunately, Jesus gives us a guide in the Bible of what He would like us to do. It's up to us to take heart and pray and ask Him to give us a humble and willing heart to the be the Christian and example He wants us to be of how He works in our lives.

Philippians 2: Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.



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