Lovers of self

I saw a trailer for Renee Zellweger's new film "New in Town" where co-star, Harry Connick Jr. was caught saying (during the interview) that in small towns people generally help each other, even strangers in the middle of the road. No questions asked. If you grew up in a tiny town, you'll be able to understand what he's saying. Because helping another person is only natural. People knew how to love another.

Just the other day I chance upon someone's handphone picture gallery.


Immediately my heart was saddened at the truth behind the words. True in respect to today's generation. True that we find ourselves selfishly doing things for our own gain. That it was about what I felt, what I wanted, what was fair to me, what was my right. We've gotten more vain, more concerned about our image, more conceited, more kiasu.

Think about that for a moment. A lot of our rationalizations are actually attempts to make our selfishness seem less selfish. I find that I'm guilty of that too.

The scripture that came into mind, where Paul warns Timothy that in the last days people will be lovers of themselves instead.

2 Timothy 3:1-5

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive,
disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them!

And today we see an entire generation that have fulfilled prophecy.

Let's think about that for a moment....................