I Chronicles 28:20
 ²⁰ David also told his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or terrified. The Lord God, my God, will be with you. He will not abandon you before all the work on the Lord’s temple is finished. 
This is a sneak peek into a father and son discussion where the elder father is speaking to his grown son....my goodness!! Who would have thought that Solomon in all his wisdom would have needed this type of encouragement after witnessing all he surely had seen of his father's walk with God by this point in their lives.  Goes a long way calming my irritation with my own self in what I see as my lack of character after all these years of studying and witnessing so many strong people of God and the direction of those that did NOT pay attention to trying to live a better life through following the Lord.....how they turned out. 

So...um...that last portion is a bit more garbled than I'd intended but it'll have to stand as as good as I can do right this second! LOL  

I want to do better...I want to see myself thinking of others as a natural thing instead of a conscious decision I've had to force myself into acting upon. Good grief!! I can be such a pain in the butt to myself sometimes! most times, at that!  Wanting to do better, but fighting with my own inclinations toward being a self-centered buttface.  ok, I know I can come up with better phrasing there...but, it works.

Giving of oneself to another....always heard it is more worthy if done anonymously... or, at least without fanfare....what would you advise a small child when faced with this as a learning situation? 
Play nice?
How do you feel when someone does something unexpectedly nice for you?
How do you feel when you've done nice things and you're witnessing their reactions?
How much nicer would you feel knowing it's done naturally and all the praises goes to our Lord?

hummm...good starting points...let's see how I can get this to go from here!!