A yellow sports car. (Photo by Mike Bird from Pexels)Have you ever coveted your neighbor's brand-new sports car? Or did you envy your wealthy friend's extended vacation in the Bahamas?In a world flowing with picture-perfect moments and seemingly effortless success, envy can quickly sink in, whispering discontent. The dazzling images...
“It was so hard to leave Timmy at his first day of kindergarten today,” my friend said. “I had to turn my head so he wouldn’t see me cry.” “You have no idea how much it hurts to be separated from your child!” I snapped.Due to my (then) constant battle...
Sheryl H. Boldt
Have you ever envied so much that your thoughts and actions became an ongoing sin issue?
“If I regard inequity in my heart the Lord will not hear me” (Psalm 66:18). At times we can become frustrated with God, because we feel like our prayers and request for things go unanswered. Someti…
I was checking out my Facebook posts and feeling a little bit left out. It seemed everyone was having a big ole time with family and friends, and well, I wasn’t. It was the holiday season and it appeared all the family gatherings were picture perfect…and mine wasn’t.
When we get envious or jealous. Our life darkens. Soon, our awareness of God's blessings fades away, blurred out by a grey fog of discontent.
By Elizabeth Prata Someone got a raise you thought you should receive. Jealous! A friend got a new dress and it looks good on her. Jealous! Someone has a better relationship with the boss than you …
There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 8:14, NIV The observation of the wicked prospering while the righteous are punished is not a new one. That is what this … Continue reading "Regarding Envy of Cheater Prosperity"
You are God’s workmanship. His masterpiece—His grand finale of all creation. Do you know that full well? You are amazing! God knows our inadequacies and our insecurities. He knows what caused them and who caused them. He saw you before you even had them. Yet He chose you before you were born for a purpose—to fulfill a plan in a predetermined point in time (Acts 17:26). So, let’s let go of comparison and take hold of our God-given uniqueness!
In a previous post, “King Saul: Little in His Own Eyes,” I wrote that Saul, the first king of Israel, had an inferiority complex. This conclusion was based on Samuel’s words when Saul failed to obe…
By Elizabeth Prata Sundays are a good time to ponder who God is. He is worthy of service and worship. We have been taking a look at God’s attributes each Sunday. Links to previous weeks are below. …
The world does not have the authority or the power to compete with us. Some people will try to compete with us but will not prevail against us.
In this video, I give some dating advice, as a Christian woman, on how to know if you should break up with your current man.
Have you ever held a grudge? That’s a silly question. I think we all have. I remember when Nancy Davis asked the boy I had my eye on to the high school dance. Can we all say G-r-u-d-g-e with an extra grrrr? Esau, now that’s a biblical character who held a grudge…and rightly so. His brother Jacob and his momma grabbed the pen right out of God’s hand, Read more…
“Esau replied, “Is he not rightly named Jacob (the supplanter)? For he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. Have you not reserved a …
Jealousy is a signal that we have an unfulfilled desire. It can lead us to envy and other unhealthy attitudes, but it can also guide us to growth.
In her book The Curse of Cain: The Violent Legacy of Monotheism, Regina Schwartz says that the story of Cain and Abel, a story “that follows on the heels of the story of Adam and Eve, strikes me as…
Maybe you’re like me. Maybe you’ve looked at another church or pastor with envy. It’s that spark of elation you feel when first hearing about a mega-platform pastor falling — envy. I’ve felt the flicker of “I knew it!” without even knowing the person. Envy must be stomped out. Church envy happens at the local
God made each of us to be unique. Differences mean inequality. Here’s why inequality, contrary to common opinion, is actually a good thing.
Being bound by jealousy is a real thing, most believers do not realise it. A lack of study of the word of God, leads to spiritual bondage.