Two-Minute Devotions:

What’s a two-minute devotion, you ask? We all want to awaken some spiritual thoughts in our kids’ brains before they head out to face the world at school, but if your house is anything like mine, mornings can be a total whirlwind. And so . . . enter the two-minute devotion! It’s a brief Bible-based discussion designed for school-aged kids, and you can talk about it in two to five minutes around the breakfast table before school. (And hey—there’s no law against doing these devotions later in the day, if your kids aren’t morning people!) 

Putting Others First: Philippians 2:3–4

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, consider others better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3–4)

What does it mean to be selfish? Have you ever seen someone be selfish on the playground, or at lunch, or in class? It’s not much fun to be around people when they act that way, is it? Have you ever been selfish before? It doesn’t feel very good, does it?

Now, what does it mean to consider someone better than yourself? An important part of following Jesus means that you think about ways you can make other people happy, even before you think about making yourself happy. That’s called being unselfish. And you know what? Being unselfish actually makes YOU happy!

Today, look for ways that you can help other kids or your teachers to have a great day. Think about what other people need—and I bet you’ll come home really happy yourself!