Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
Romans 12:3-5

Dear God, I think this is one of those lessons that we learn with age and experience. Although, I suppose we have to allow ourselves to be humble enough to learn the lesson. Probably the biggest temptation is to recognize that we need others to do things we can’t, and then letting it turn into seeing their contributions as inferior to ours.

I guess that part of our fallen nature is to see others as threats to our feelings about ourselves. Too often we see a zero sum gain in a situation and thing that if I elevate someone else in esteem in the eyes of others or my own eyes then I will be lowering the value I offer to the system and people will think less of me. I will think less of me. But the truth is that the people I look up to most are those who are the most respectful to others. They don’t need to gain at someone else’s expense.

Father, of course, the reason for all of this is so the you might use my life to bring the maximum glory to you in the eyes of others, and so that your kingdom will come and your will will be done to earth through me as one of your ambassadors. Please open my eyes to see how I might be going against these principles and hurting others.

In Jesus’s name I pray,

Amen