Philippians 2:1-4 (Read the passage here)
Being united with Christ is the ultimate goal God has for us as Christians. This union with Christ brings great blessings and joy through a fellowship with the Spirit. Through this union we experience the tenderness and compassion of Christ toward us. Christ recognizes us for who we are, sinners, yet He has tenderness, love and compassion toward us anyway. This is the blessed gift of God.
The real result of being united with Christ, allowing the Spirit of Christ to work in us as we are united with Him, will be like-mindedness and low-mindedness (humility). If we expect or experience the benefit of God’s love and compassion to ourselves we must be loving and compassionate to others. We will care about others as we care about ourselves. That is the result of being united with Christ and allowing that relationship to operate in us. In order to do that effectively we must get the self out of the way.