How to Slay the Me Monster

Today, I want to live more like Mother Teresa. I wish to give my life away to help heal the sick and mother the orphan.

I will emulate the example of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and stand in the gap for those who have no voice. I will honor each human life and fight for human justice.

I desire to devote my life to sharing the Good News. My feet will follow in the footsteps of Billy Graham and go to the ends of the earth faithfully proclaiming Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

Right now, I can choose to lay my life down and love sacrificially. I can honor my Savior who emptied Himself and gave all to save me from sin.

But first, I must slay the Me Monster.

Inside me, lurks a sinister fleshy foe who seduces me into a self-absorbed coma. When I listen to lies of the Me Monster, I end up looking out for myself instead of loving others.

The Me Monster rises up and asserts, “You deserve better.”

The Me Monster whispers, “Forget about that need. Someone else will show up and clean up the mess. You don’t need to get your hands dirty.”

The Me Monster stares at her beauty in the mirror every morning and never notices the ugly streak of pride

I have to crucify the selfish brat in me who wants to satisfy herself instead of serving others.

I must say NO to the Me Monster.

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