Jesus said love your neighbor as you love yourself, not more than you love yourself. I did the putting others first for years and people abused me horribly!! I was exhausted, burned out, used, mistreated. People clapped for my self sacrificing while they gave little to nothing. It is not wisdom to neglect oneself.

The Bible talks a lot about loving others, serving others, and treating others as we would want to be treated. It even teaches us to esteem others more than we esteem ourselves (Phil 2:3). Absolutely.

I’m not disputing that one bit. What I’m saying is the acroynm “Jesus, Others, then You” is not Gospel. It may be helpful in teaching children to think of others, but it can be detrimental when we take it to the extreme and go-go-go always serving others without taking time to rest. Because the Bible also teaches the importance of rest – and we simply cannot continue to serve others well if we burn ourselves out.

Hope that helps clarify a bit…