the bottom line on envy is this. when you’re envious, you’re in a battle with GOD. your problem really isn’t with the person you envy. your problem at a deeper level is with GOD. you resent GOD’s decision to bless somebody else. you accuse HIM of being unfair. when you are envious, your problem really is with GOD. you think GOD loves somebody else more than HE loves you, that GOD is playing favorites. you accuse him of that. you start building an entire case against GOD.
listen, GOD loves you as much as HE loves anybody else. HE doesn’t love anybody else more than HE loves you because HE loves us all unconditionally. it’s not like, “I can love them, but not love you.” no. HE does. and the bottom line is you need to learn to trust HIM.
GOD has a good reason why i don’t have what i want. do you think GOD is duty-bound to give you everything you want? HE’s not a slot machine. HE’s not a vending machine – you put in a little prayer and you get whatever you want.
you serve GOD; HE doesn’t serve you. GOD has a good reason why i don’t have the things in my life that i think i ought to have. because HE knows me better than i even know myself. i need to relax. i need to trust GOD. and i need to say, “GOD, YOU have a unique plan for my life, and i’m just going to trust YOU in this.”
you’ve forgotten how much HE loves you, how much HE has a plan that is just perfect for you and how life isn’t about things anyway. it’s not about material possessions. there’s a lot more important.
envy is the fever. doubting GOD is the infection. and any time you start envying, it’s because you’re doubting GOD. you need to fall in love with JESUS CHRIST again.
you need to trust GOD and trust in HIS love when life seems unfair.
just a thought from the front porch…
2 comments:
These are some good thoughts on envy - and very true. Love how you are diving into it.
Rachel
thanks rachel. i checked out your dreaming. keep at it.
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