our selfish being

Sin is like a poison, entering through your moth but eventually leading to the heart. What happens when this venom enters the heart's chambers? Perhaps, it is then that the heart becomes "hard"; hence, Israel when they turned away from the Lord.
The reason the world is as it is, is because of selfishness. I challenge you to study and observe the world. You will find that most of its problems started out of a group or an individual that did not want to submit to authority (the Lord's) and was a selfish being. How can I successfully emphasize the importance of this matter? I wish I could open the eyes of those who cannot seem to comprehend, but who am I to do that?

I must admit that I have caught myself being selfish and I accept that it is ugly. It is the most horrid thing I have ever seen; it is the deadliest venom that runs through a human vein's. And we all know that this all leads to the heart.

We wonder, why is there global warming?
Why is there divorce?
Why do sisters and brothers treat each other so?
It is because of selfishness.
We do not care for earth, even though our task is to care for it. (Genesis 2:15) Things such as divorces, hatred, and the fatherless; oh yes, this is all selfishness.

I have become aware of such things lately, especially in my attitude. I can cry all I want, be mad all I want, but in the end the Lord is saying, "And you call yourself my disciple? You claim to have my love?" I am not trying to portrays God who is cruel and unmerciful. He understands we are humans, but he knows that selfishness leads to a hard heart.

Thinking for the highest good of God and his kingdom is what love is. We have to think about the highest good of God? Yes, indeed, to move his kingdom forward. What many do not understand is that selfishness sometimes can make our brother stumble, and hence becomes the world as it is today.