Me, My "Selfie," and I

Philippians 2:3; Galatians 5:26

The word “selfie” was actually named the word of the year by The Oxford Dictionary. Selfies have defiantly changed the way many people take photos. I’m not saying selfies are evil, I have teenagers that take their fair share! But when it turns into an obsession with presenting the perfect picture, there is a problem, we aren’t aiming outward; we are aiming inward. The lens isn’t focused on others; it’s focused on us. Pride is an enemy of the soul. A stream of carefully edited selfies certainly feeds pride in our lives. But Paul says we are to value others above ourselves. Maybe you don’t take selfies but still struggle with selfishness. The more we focus on others the happier and more fulfilled we become. I explain it to my selfie taking teens this way, “Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” 


Questions for further thought:
1. How can we ‘rewire’ our digital habits for a healthier life? 

2. What unique ways could you find to use social media to further God’s will in your life? 


Challenge: Today put your lens on someone else. The more we focus on others the happier and more fulfilled we become.