making much of Him & less of me

This summer has been the summer of reading for me. I made a goal of finishing the books on my shelf that I have purchased in hopes of reading, but that I never got to, so I have been reading..a lot. One of these books was The Shack. I've referenced it before in one of my posts, but I wanted to talk about one of the ideas the book discusses that stuck with me the most.
In the book, the main character is having a conversation with the trinity about his children. When they are talking about them, each member of the trinity is listening about them and speaking of them as it is the first time they have heard about them, and the main character questions this. They respond that they are limiting themselves out of love for him. The quote that sticks out to me is:
"You don't play a game or color a picture with a child in order to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship. You will even lose a competition to accomplish love...Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to choose to limit oneself--to serve."
This idea holds a lot of weight. It has potential to change every interaction we have. Maybe you are with me on this or not, but don't you get a bad taste in your mouth when either someone corrects you about something that doesn't really matter, or if you do the same? Even if it is correct, the only thing accomplished by pointing it out is to elevate how others view you or you view yourself. There is not a satisfaction after it is said, and I think that is because we were not made to be glorified. Our life is not about the compliments we get, or being right, or even being thought highly of. Our life is about God being lifted up, and I think the reason our world is so messed up is because we all have this backwards. (I was just reading crazy love by francis chan...the second chapter reminded me of this idea) Imagine if we all limited ourselves out of love and respect for others? I hope that one day the spirit has taken over who I am and how I live so much that I would be uncomfortable not doing this. I want that so much. Wouldn't people see Him so much more clearly?
This realization itself is such a testament to how great our Lord is. There is always something to learn and a way to grow and refine our lives until they start to look more and more like His. I hope with all I have that I never assume I am done learning.
Until the day He comes back...I hope for open ears and eyes and people around me that speak truth.