Give and Take
To be self-centred is a trait synonymous with mankind. The first commandment is that 'you shall have no other Gods before me'. God should be first in everything we do. When we think about breaking this commandment, we usually think about the things in our lives that we put first, such as hobbies or other people, however most often it is ourselves that we put before God. We love to do things for our own benefit, rather than for Gods. Everything in today's world is geared towards 'me' and 'I'. We love these two words. We love to talk about these two words and we love to do things for these two words. I will go on a diet to make 'me' look good. I will buy the latest clothes and fashions to make 'me' look trendy. I will do this to make 'me' feel good. I will do this to make 'me' feel healthy. Even things that we do to help others are very often done to benefit ourselves. For example, we do charity work to help others, how