DON'T ENVY

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Proverbs 14:30

 A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.


Most times when envy is mentioned it is assumed to be from someone of low estate(status) feeling hatred or displeasure over a person of higher estate(status). In reality we also experience envy, the other way round.


Most times our judgements and conclusions are based on limited or errorneous information. It could even be an unconscious / conscious  neglect of the truth.


So how do we know we have envy in us. It is by the thoughts we have towards the other person. Does the person just annoy us for no reason, do we find ourself wondering why that other person is always happy or not complaining. Is there an urge for you to see things go wrong with the person.


Envy is dangerous and as the scripture says . . . it is rotteness to the bone . . . it is a cancerworm that must not be found in us.


1Peter 2:1

Therefore, laying aside all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,


Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.


1Corinthians 13:4

 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;


The antedote for envy is love, love is an evidence of one born of God.


1John 4:7

 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.


As we go on this year may every form of envy be removed from us, and may the love of God fill our hearts.


He calls us blessed.


Love

@ the watcher.

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