Reversing Selfishness

Mary

To cause evils Satan uses multiple instruments, each one fashioned for a particular evil. Satan uses every selfishness of mankind to bring about total destruction. Wherever there is selfishness, Satan lurks in the wings, seeing if he can exploit it. My task is to blunt his efforts and, to reveal his schemes. I must remove selfishness from the human heart so that he has no entrance. How can I do this?

Because man instinctively turns to his own self-interest, some other power must come against this. Otherwise, the initial impulse gains strength and control. As this selfish drive is constantly given sway, it controls the person. It can also control a society and a nation, because selfishness comes in waves as the expected response and the natural reaction. When someone points out an unselfish path, an outrage breaks out. People want their own way. Nations are caught in the selfish interests of their people and the person who would ask for a different path is shoved aside. As a result, all is brought to a halt by selfishness.

Reversing the Direction

I preach a different message – a message of repentance, a putting aside of selfish interests. “Tomorrow” people say. “Today I must care for myself.” O reader, I ask one thing of you. Not tomorrow but today, set aside your selfish interest. Bend down to help the lowly. Use your resources for others. You cannot reverse the selfishness of the world, but you can reverse the direction of your own path.

Comment: To remove our inner selfishness is the great task of mankind.