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Episode 692 – Dangers of Envy

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Social media brings constant comparisons in our lives doesn’t it. A Facebook post might read, “happy birthday to my fantastic husband of five years because he is so great and yada, yada, yada.” That’s cool and all I must ask would it be less cool if she told her husband that directly (gasp) without any of us knowing about it?

One person does it then someone else sees it and thinks, “Oh, I have to do something like that.” That’s a form of Envy.

Envy is defined as a feeling of discontentment or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities or luck (don’t believe in luck so let’s change that to opportunities).

I like how Craig Groeschel describes envy in his book #struggles:

Envy is wildfire, always consuming and never quenched. It is demonic. Envy is resenting God’s goodness in other people lives and ignoring God’s goodness in your life.

Does that hit home for you like it did for me? Envy is resenting God’s goodness in other people’s lives.

When was the last time you celebrated a friend’s success? Truly celebrated? Not the inauthentic where you think their accomplish isn’t fair and when will you get yours. I’m talking about feeling overjoyed for their opportunity, possession, or quality.

When you do feel overjoyed for them, let them know . . .quietly . . . not on social media for the world to see. Just one-to-one which has a much greater impact anyway.