Pondering Thoughts of My Soul

Growing up in the post-World War II era, my family struggled, at times, to make ends meet.  My siblings and I had what we needed, but no extras.  In my teens, I started babysitting my cousins.  At sixteen, I worked summers at the local A & W Drive-In.  The money I earned bought me freedom (I thought) to purchase nice things for myself.  It also taught me to become selfish.  That selfishness stayed with me for years.  As I drew closer to God in my forties & fifties, God, through the Holy Spirit, showed me how selfish I was.  It has taken some years, but I am much more selfless today.  I’m not perfect, but I’m so much better.  Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for guiding me and teaching me my erroneous ways.  Make known to me all my sins so that I may become more like You.  In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.  Philippians 2: 3-4.  “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.  Let each of you look not only to his own interests but to the interests of others.”