DON’T BE ENVIOUS

Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.  Romans 13:13 NKJV

In a competitive, cut-throat world, it is easy to become envious of other’s success.  But it’s wrong.  We know intuitively that envy is wrong, but because we are frail, imperfect human beings, we may find ourselves struggling with feelings of envy or resentment, or both.  These feelings may be especially forceful when we see other people experience unusually good fortune.

Have you recently felt the pangs of envy creeping into your heart? If so, it’s time to focus on the marvelous things that God has done for you and your family.  And just as importantly, you must refrain from preoccupying yourself with the blessings that God has chosen to give others.

1. Discontent dries up the soul.  Elisabeth Elliot
2. What God asks, does, or requires of others is not my business; it is His. Kay Arthur
3. Too many Christians envy the sinners their pleasure and the saints their joy because they don’t have either one.  Martin Luther

Today’s Prayer

Dear Lord, deliver me from the needless pain of envy.  You have given me countless blessings.  Let me be thankful for the gifts I have received, and let me never be resentful of the gifts You have given others.  Amen