DAILY TEXT, Today Thursday June 9, 2022, Do not seek your own benefit, but that of others (1 Cor. 10:24).

DAILY TEXT, Today Thursday June 9, 2022

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Thursday June 9, 2022

Do not seek your own benefit, but that of others (1 Cor. 10:24).

Husband and wife are to treat each other with love and respect (Eph. 5:33). The Bible teaches us to be more concerned with giving than with receiving (Acts 20:35). To show love and respect, both of you must be humble. Thanks to humility, many Christian marriages are happier. For example, a brother named Steven says, “If you see each other as a team, you will help each other, especially when problems arise. Instead of thinking 'what's best for me?' they'll think 'what's best for us?'” His wife, Stephanie, thinks similarly. She says: “No one likes to live with a rival. When we have a disagreement, we try to find out why. So we pray, seek information and talk. We both fight against the problem, not against each other.” The marriage will be happier if neither of them gives more importance than it should. w20.07 4 paras. 5, 6

What does the Bible say about having friends?

Jehovah wants us to have a good time in the company of our friends and family (Ps. 133:1). In fact, Jesus had good friends (John 15:15). Furthermore, the Bible speaks of the benefits of having true friends (Prov. 17:17; 18:24). And it also tells us not to isolate ourselves (Prov. 18:1). Many believe that social networks serve to have a large number of friends and not to feel alone. But, if we use them, we must be careful.

Why some people who use social networks can feel lonely and depressed?

According to some studies, those who spend a lot of time looking at the comments and photos that others post on social networks can end up feeling lonely and depressed. Why? One possible cause is that most people upload photos of the most interesting moments of their lives: the best images of themselves, their friends and the exciting places they have visited. Viewers of these images may conclude that their life is very ordinary and even boring by comparison. A 19-year-old sister admits: “I started to get frustrated seeing others having so much fun on the weekends while I stayed home bored to death.”

How does 1 Peter 3:8 help us put social media to good use?

Sure, social networks can be put to good use, for example, to keep in touch with family and friends. But have we realized that much of what people upload to social networks is just to impress others? It seems that what they seek is to be the center of attention. Some even post rude and vulgar comments about their photos or those of others. None of this fits with the qualities that Christians should cultivate, such as humility and empathy (read 1 Peter 3:8).

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