Monday, August 7 Let us not become egotistical, stirring up competition with one another, envying one another.​—Gal. 5:26.

[Áine]

Monday, August 7

Let us not become egotistical, stirring up competition with one another, envying one another.—Gal. 5:26.

 

In the world today, many people are selfishly motivated by a spirit of competition. A businessman may resort to cutthroat tactics to get ahead of his competitors. An athlete in a sporting event may deliberately injure a player on the other team in order to win the game. A student competing for a place at a prestigious university may cheat on the entrance exams. As Christians, we recognize that such conduct is wrong; it is part of “the works of the flesh.” (Gal. 5:19-21) However, could it be that some of Jehovah’s servants might stir up competition in the congregation without even realizing it? That is an important question because a spirit of competition can affect the unity of our brotherhood. We do well, then, to consider the examples of faithful men and women in Bible times who did not give in to the spirit of competition. w21.07 14 ¶1-2

[LeslieDean]

Reading these words immediately brought to mind the Nancy Kerrigan /Tanya Harding tragedy.  I know there are many more such horrible happenings but I was at an age and still nieve and thought that was the first of its kind. It's hard to believe I was ever that nieve.

[Tortuga]

7 minutes ago, LeslieDean said:

Reading these words immediately brought to mind the Nancy Kerrigan /Tanya Harding tragedy.

Me too...