How to Overcome Envy (thegospelcoalition.org)
Like so many Gospel Coalition posts, this reads more like a sound bite than an actual article. Hence, I want to add some personal commentary.
The most practical way to combat envy is to avoid social media. Never read it, post on it, use it under any circumstances. It is a monumental waste of your time / energy.
Social media's sole purpose is to generate strife, and often times, its camouflaged weapon of choice in doing so is via provoking envy. It perfectly positions itself as a "private online experience" that's anything but private. That combined with the facade-worthy nature of the entire experience presents a truly toxic serpent. A serpent that's on standby to strike one's sense of self-worth at any moment.
And that's where envy takes root.
As I've shared before, our family chooses to not engage in social media, and I've even gone so far as to threaten my daughters that they'll be written out of the Trust if I ever catch them on it.
Each of my girls has thanked me for parenting them in this way. For they've seen firsthand (peers) the destructiveness of the serpent.
Delete your social media accounts today!
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