PRESCRIPTION FOR JOY...

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.--Philippians 2:1-4

To My Precious Daughters...

Because there is consolation in Christ, because there is the comfort of love, because there is the fellowship of the Spirit and affection and mercy in Him...Fulfill my joy by being likeminded with Him.  Joy is found in being of the same mind and of the same love as Christ who did nothing from selfish ambition or conceit.  He had no agenda but to do the will of His Father in Heaven and was completely submitted to Him.   The wars, fights and disagreements among us come from our own selfish desires. We are to show others the same kind of sacrificial loving service that Jesus Christ showed us.   If we are right with God, we will be right with others around us. The root of all sin is selfishness and pride.  Disagreements are not solved by anything but a right heart before God....a heart surrendered to the work of the Spirit of God

Our minds, wills and hearts need to be devoted to Christ and His desires: "For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Phil 1:21)..

AND then nothing we do will be about us...all will be for Him and His glory.

 - Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Therefore we are "ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake"--2nd Corinthians 4:5