Glorify Him above all, and be aware of your thought life...

There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift! There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind. (Proverbs 30:11-14 ESV)

In reading Proverbs 30 tonight, I was struck by the arrogance of humans (myself included).  When we are self focused, self seeking, self absorbed, we serve only ourselves.  We are not called to be self minded, we are called instead to serve one another.

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 4:10, 11 ESV)

The best litmus test I have found in my relationship with Christ is that if an action will glorify Him, and help others, that is likely the right thing to do.  If it will glorify me, and help others, there is likely a way for me to get out of the way and make sure that God gets the glory.  It's when we don't get out of the way, when we start focusing on ourselves that we become like Satan, seeking praise for ourself instead of giving praise for the blessings/gifts/talents that God has so richly blessed us.  

In closing, a great verse to live by in the battle for our thought life:

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; (2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV)

There is a battle being waged everyday for the thoughts that go on in your head.  Those thoughts must  not exalt anything above God and must be compatible with our calling through Christ Jesus.