An imitation of Christ
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 (NIV1984)
The best way for me to pick up on the attitude of Christ is to ask; “Do I want the same things as Christ?” I humbly and embarrassingly admit that the answer is no. What I experience are glimpses, moments of actually living like Christ. What I mean is that I am never fully void of a type of self centeredness in my thoughts. My moments of altruism are far to fleeting for my tastes. Just like Paul, I don’t understand myself. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. Instead, I do the things I despise (Romans 7:15 NLT).
My pastor said something in one of his Sunday morning services that has stayed with me for weeks. The statement was, in my opinion, incredibly simple and yet extraordinarily profound. In a few short words Pastor Mason answered the question, “What was the attitude of Christ?” He said that, “The whole duty of man is to glorify God and help others live well.” I think this is probably the best example of following God that I have ever heard. If we are imitators of Christ (literal interpretation of Christian is “Little Christ”) then we should bear some sort of similarity to him in order to wear the moniker. Jesus allowed himself to be poured out as a drink offering to God, on our behalf. I wonder, does that describe your life? Does it describe mine?
Ask yourself these questions:
Does my life look like that of Christ?

Does my theology sound like that of Christ?

Do I bring glory to God?

Do I help others to live well in Christ?
These questions are not intended to bring guilt as much as they are intended to cause a change of direction and thought. Be imitators of God and of Christ. For in the end, Jesus glorified his dad and caused us to live well by his sacrifice on Calvary. This is our duty now, to imitate Christ by bringing glory to God and helping others to live well.