A thought

1 John 1:11 Don't let bad examples influence you.

This is such a powerful Scripture. So often we allow what we call the "cultural norm" to influence what we do, rather than examining the cultural norm in the light of God's word. To remove the toxicity we can look into what God's norm is for our life.

Cultural norms are often about me first, yet Jesus says God's normal, is about others before self, not thinking of ourselves more highly, or less highly, than we ought, but examining ourselves with sober judgement, understanding who we are in God, seeking the wellbeing of others, and seeking to do what is right in God's eyes.

We are to look after ourselves, be balanced in our lives etc. but ultimately, as we seek God's kingdom, his cultural norm, we are to live in a way that reflects his love for others in all things. It's not self focussed egocentric behaviour and attitudes, but God focussed and outwards looking..

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