Selfishness leads to splits

A friend and I were recently discussing the reason for why most church splits occur and after much discussion we narrowed it down to one thing - selfishness!

Selfishness happens when people choose to seek their own agenda and excuse God's will from their lives, families, and churches. Philippians 2:21 states, "For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's." When ones focus is inward towards self and not upward towards God it will ultimately lead to a devastating end. Splits, separations, divorces, and break-ups all have one common denominator which is selfishness!

To better serve Christ one must totally surrender to their own desires and submit to God's will.