The antidote to selfishness is true and sincere love.
Philippians 2:1-4 NIV
[1] Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, [2] then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. [3] Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, [4] not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
https://bible.com/bible/111/php.2.1-4.NIV
A wicked nature is devoid of love.
Believe!
John 1:12 NIV
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
All it takes to become God’s kingdom member is to believe in God’s saving grace through Jesus.
It is a simple act of believing in Jesus which guarantees our access to eternal life.
John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
As simple as it is, many are not willing to believe and take the step of faith.
Only by Faith
A key point about faith is understanding that you cannot live successfully by your power but by the grace of God.
God, realizing that you trust Him for help, supplies you with all you need as long as you have faith (trust) in Him from start to finish.
Christian’s relationship with God is all about exercising faith in Him.
Romans 1:17 NIV
[17] For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
https://bible.com/bible/111/rom.1.17.NIV
If Christians do not apply faith appropriately, they cannot live a successful life.
The fight to finish victoriously
1 Peter 5:8-9 ERV
[8] Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy, and he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to attack and eat. [9] Refuse to follow the devil. Stand strong in your faith. You know that your brothers and sisters all over the world are having the same sufferings that you have.
https://bible.com/bible/406/1pe.5.8-9.ERV
The devil’s goal is to attack, and attack the Christians.
The enemy is against God and he is against the Christians.
Christians must be on guard continually.
Victory is only assured as long as we stay close to Jesus who has won the battle for us.
Still standing
1 Corinthians 15:58 ERV
[58] So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.
https://bible.com/bible/406/1co.15.58.ERV
The world and its environment are full of discouragement, and a lot of wickedness surround us.
The psalms says that God should respect His agreement because evil exists in every place of the earth. Psalms 74:20
The admonition is to keep standing still regardless of all the atrocities in the world.
Wickedness abounds everywhere, but God is able to keep His own to the end, and He will.
Quest for holiness
Holiness is the nature of God, and we must quest for it until we become like Him.
Becoming like God is a necessary desire for any believer who thirst for a life that distinctly pleases God.
We cannot be God, but we can be a copy of Him.
We cannot be Holy as God is, but when we desire to be holy, He builds His nature in us that makes us look like Him.