Can we “press” more on 1’Corinthians 10:23-24…. especially this part…”not everything is good for you….not everything is beneficial.”….That tells me that there is “something” that can be good for somebody else but not for me….Not for me because it is not in line with my purpose or not for me at a particular time ….Not for me because I don’t have the necessary skills….Not good for me if it goes against my “values” and
“Principles.” …
Inorder to know what is good or not good; there has to be a “standard” to “compare and contrast.”…The best guide in this is using the Bible as your first and final authority…to determine what is good and beneficial….
Do you realize that 1’Corinthians 10:23-24 is about “freedom in Christ.”….letting you know that you have the “freedom of choice” (free will) yet you cannot escape the “consequences” of what you choose!!!!…..
Note: on the part…”not everything is beneficial; it is not written… beneficial to who!!!! Why??? There are things that are not necessarily….”sinful or bad” to do yet they are not beneficial to you and even to others…(Short- term and long-term)….These are the “time-wasters” ….they “steal” your time without you noticing….They are well “packaged” to entice you….They are “entertaining”….For these ones; it takes wisdom and discernment to notice them and “cut them off.”….
They “come” to you “innocently” but in an enticing manner….soon…they become habits that “steal” from us….These “time-wasters” can be friends….(Real or Social media friends)…the ones that will keep you “engaged” …. sharing every detail of what they are doing with you….you “following” every detail of their “daily” minute by minute engagements…How is this good and beneficial to you ….What is the gain!!! …
The “physical” friends too have categories….Of what “good or value” are they to you!!! What are your “discussions” with them….Can you count on them for “good and honest” advice!!! Can they be your “support system” in times of “trouble”… sicknesses etc!!!!
Let the verse below help you as you “look” inwardly to “identify” what need to be “uprooted…”overthrown” or… destroyed so that what remain is good and beneficial to you and others…. What and who are your time-wasters!!!…
1 Corinthians 9:24-26.. Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize?? So run to win!!! (This should remind you that, you have “your own” race to run)….
All athletes are disciplined in their training… They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize….(Why are doing what you are doing!!!)…
So I run with a purpose in every step….I am not just shadowboxing…(What is the purpose of your “social media friends!!! How about your physical friends!!!)…
This brings us our “weekend challenge.”….”Check fron your list of friends (physical and social media friends)….then ask yourself…Are they “good” for you!!!! Are they beneficial to you???