A few weeks ago, I was having a really bad week at work. Thankfully, it was the first and so far only terrible week. I enjoy going to work and have a lot of fun managing my team. This crappy week though, I was barely functioning. In fact, towards the end of the week, one of my coworkers asked if I had gotten drunk the night before. I hadn't had a sip of alcohol, but apparently, I looked hungover.
My team though, they picked me up that week and made sure everything that needed to get done got done. I was probably working at half speed/capacity, but everyone else picked up the slack. The beautiful thing about this was I didn't ask them to work harder. They recognized the type of week I was having and they stepped up their games.
To me, my team demonstrated a tangible humility that brought me closer to God. Crazy thing is, this isn't a job in the religious sector. My team is made up of a group of people with diverse beliefs and backgrounds but their decision to help me through my terrible week was a true act of selflessness.
God speaks in so many ways, but I find his most powerful messages come in my lowest moments. This moment at work spoke to me in how God operates. His modus operandi begins with selflessness and I was privileged to see it demonstrated in the workplace.
This week, I want to share a passage from the Bible that shows God's value and desire for humility and selflessness, Philippians 2:1-6
Below that is a poem I wrote back in 2007 called Descended which is inspired by Philippians 2.
Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
6 Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
6 Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
You descended from
the heavenly realms to bring an eternal light
You lowered yourself
to that of mine to save the sinners plight
Amid the darkness
of evil men you came with truth to tell
You walked among the
dirty streets and did the Father's will
Your life was full of
compassion, and a fierceness to proclaim
You gave your love
for all to see, for that we’ll never be the same.
Bible Excerpt copied from the below website
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