Can you believe you ever held those extremist views that your life was all about HIM? I chalk that kind of thinking up to the naïve fervour of a new Christian. Is it possible I ever really thought my life wasn’t all about ME? I can’t believe I once thought that there might have been something more to life than me, my and mine. How foolish I was! I must have been off on some super-spiritual tangent because now I see clearly that life is all about me.

ME
What pleases me and displeases me
Me – the world revolves around none other than me
It's all about me and whether I'm happy or sad
The center of the universe – me, my and mine.
Me – That's my bottom line.
Do I like it? What else matters!
What am I getting out of it?
This short life is about me –
My goals, my pleasure, my satisfaction and my feelings
Me – I'm the hub, the spokes and the rim.
It's all about me – not Him.

The most miserable Christian on earth is the selfish and self-centred Christian. They get hurt easily. Rarely are they happy. Things never seem right for them. They are the only ones who can see clearly – others are blinded. Cranky. Crabby. Critical. Crafty. Cross. Crying and so often crowing about themselves.

Peter and Paul both wrote about the danger of living for ourselves rather than for Christ.

Paul wrote:

…He died for all, that those who live, might no longer live for themselves but for Him who for their sake died and was raised.” 2Corinthians 5:15

Paul could even say, “Yet not I, but Christ.” (Galatians 2:20). That is the transformation every believer should long for.

Peter expressed the same truth from another angle:

“Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh – no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 1Peter 4:1-2

Try reading the ME lines above differently. Substitute the 1st person pronouns (me, my and mine) with 3rd person pronouns (He, Him and His).

Changing the focus from the 1st person to the 3rd Person will revolutionize my Christian life.

HIM 
What pleases Him and displeases Him
Him – the world revolves around none other than Him
It's all about Him and whether He is pleased or grieved
The center of my universe – He, Him and His.
Him – That's my bottom line.
Does He delight in it? What else matters!
What does He desire from it?
This short life is about Him –
His goals, His pleasure, His satisfaction and His will.
Him – He's the hub, the spokes and the rim.
It's all about Him – not me.

What a difference it makes when Christ replaces self at the center! And in light of that, my prayer today is:

“Lord, by nature, I am a supremely selfish being. As You know, I have a built-in fleshly default to slip back to the 1st person very quickly. I confess my sin of selfishness. Today, Lord, I want to abandon self and live for Him who died for my sake. Lord, may it be “yet not I, but Christ.” It is about HIM—not me.”

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