Saturday December 12th, 2020
Memorize: Proverbs 14:30 Good News Translations (GNT)
« Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer. »
Read: 1 Peter 2:1-2 Contemporary English Versions (CEV)
1 Stop being hateful!
Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere.
Don’t be jealous or say cruel things about others.
2 Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.
Message:
I always wonder at those who envy others. Why are you envying someone else?
That fellow’s success does not hinder yours.
What God wants to do for you cannot be hindered by what He is doing for someone else.
My blessings cannot hinder yours and yours cannot hinder mine. In fact, the only way my blessings can hinder yours is if you are envious of me.
If instead of concentrating on praying and working for your own blessings, you put your attention on envying someone else’s, how will you be blessed?
Job 5:2 says that envy slays a silly person. Instead of envying someone who has been blessed by God, why don’t you seek to learn from him/her?
Note however, that you cannot learn from someone you resent.
Students usually find it difficult to learn from teachers they don’t like.
If somebody is making more sales than you for example, you have two choices: either to envy the person – gossip about them and end up making yourself sad or you rejoice with him/her – get close to them and learn their success strategies. You lose from the former and gain tremendously from the latter.
« Rejoice with those who rejoice… »
Romans 12:15 NKJV
God’s standard is that you rejoice with those rejoicing.
If you find yourself unhappy when you see a particular person rejoicing then you need to check yourself.
Whenever you feel envious of someone, make sure you pray for that fellow.
When the devil sees that whenever he suggests envy to you, you respond by praying for the fellow, he will stop.
You also cannot resent someone who you pray for.
Bringing yourself to pray for that person will help you get over the envy. Then, you can begin to love the person genuinely.
Stop the envy; it kills.
Reflection: Be truthful to yourself; if there is any fellow you envy, pray for that person now.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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