Do Not Think More of Yourself Than Is Necessary - "THING SO AS TO HAVE A SOUND MIND"

We need to cultivate humility because those who are proud do not have "a sound mind." (Romans 12:3) Proud people are contentious and egotistical and actions often cause them to hurt themselves and others. Unless they change their way of thinking, their minds will be blinded and corrupted by Satan. (2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:3) A humble person, on the other hand has a sound mind.  He has a balanced and reasonable view of himself, recognizing that in many ways others are superior to him. (Philippians 2:3) And he  knows that "God opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones." (1 Peter 5:5) Those with a sound mind do not want to have Jehovah as an opponent.

To remain humble, we must apply the Bible's counsel to "strip off the old personality with its practices, and clothe [ourselves] with the new personality."  That takes hard work, we need to study Jesus' example and try to imitate him as closely as possible. (Colossians 3:9, 10; 1 Peter 2:21) But it worth the effort.  As we cultivate humility, our family life will improve, we will promoted unity in the  congregation.,  and we will know  how to avoid using social media in a negative way.  Above all, we will have Jehovah's blessing and favor. 

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