The author of the following story is unknown. It is a nice story, which may help you reinforce with your child the importance of putting God and others before oneself.
There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups. One of his friends visited him and saw a homemade plaque in his room with the words "I Am Third" on it. His friend asked him what it meant and he replied, "It is the motto I try to use in my life. It means "God is first, others are second, and I am Third.'" The driving force in our lives should be trying to please God. Secondly, we should take into consideration the needs and pleasures of others. With our own pleasures subordinated, we will truly be the humble servants of God.
Follow up this story with memorizing II Corinthians 9:7 with your child.
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, ‘not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
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