Unselfies Arise!

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Suffice to say that when it comes to Becoming More Like Christ the post-millenial phenom of The Selfie is proof positive that we as Christians are seriously steaming full speed ahead in the wrong direction.

According to a survey by Luster Premium White:  

*95% of young adults have taken at least one selfie

*66% of Millennials primarily post their selfies on social media for their friends to see. 

*On average, Millennials spend 54 hours a year taking pictures of themselves.

*Millennials will take 25,000 photos of themselves in their lifetime. 

*Last year alone more people died in selfie-related incidents than from shark attacks.

OK so what should we as Christians do about it? 

1 Cor 10:24 (NASU) says  “Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.” Wow. What if we took the camera off of ourselves and focused it on someone—ANYONE—else?

Betcha if Jesus had a Smart Phone nary a selfie would it contain. Just like my dear Uncle Frank (who single-handedly created the bulk of our family’s photographic archive) not a trace of his own likeness could be detected on his own hard drive because he was busy behind the scenes–not seeking the spotlight.

So Unselfies Arise! Here is your Challenge—if you choose to accept it–& I pray that you will:

Q:  How Do We Transform From Selfies To Unselfies? As Individuals?  As A Church?

Looking forward to sharing your suggestions about how best to take the spotlight off of ourselves and place it squarely where it belongs:  on others. 

In His Accessible Grace,

Linda