Hello dears, today I wanted to
address an issue that has left many as prisoners in the desert!
Everyone has gone through at least
one of these two emotions. The first is feeling an emotion but detecting it and
being alert so you are able to remove it. The second one is feeling an emotion nurturing
that feeling and letting it run its course that is when we are at risk.
Always being (having our mind) in
the lives of others we maintain ourselves in the desert.
Envy makes a person behave in a
manner that is insensitive and harsh. Envy made Joseph's brother sell him as a
slave. They hated him because his father loved him very much. If someone from
your family receives more attention than you do don’t hate them, trust in God!
Do what He asks of you, rest in him and you shall receive his favor, and you
will end up like Joseph extremely blessed. Do not compare yourself or compete
with anyone.
Now
there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered
the greatest. And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles
exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are
called ‘benefactors.’ But not so among you;
on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and
he who governs as he who serves. (Luke 22:24-26)
Envy, jealousy, and comparisons are
the characteristics of someone who is insecure. If we are insecure in relation
to our own value and the importance that we have as an individual, we will see
ourselves competing against whoever appears to be successful and progressive.
We learned that God has a personal plan for our lives, surely it will be one of
the most precious liberations that the Lord has given us.
I am sure that there is no need for
comparison with anyone. I saw this more when I was young my father always had a
special appreciation for my sister Tania, she was very responsible, very sweet,
and all in all she was the daughter that any father would dream of having. But
this did not generate in me envy, to the contrary I also had a great
appreciation for here. My father's behavior could have generated envy in
me(what would be perfectly normal) but no! I learned to appreciate my sisters
and I chose to always be united with her.
When I converted the Lord Jesus
Christ changed my personality, that difference did not exist anymore because my
father began to appreciate me in the same form.
But imagine if throughout all those
years I would have been feeding that sentiment, I would not have enjoyed her
company like I should have and without knowing that in a few years I would lose
her.
Never let any type of sentiment
dominate your life or take you to choose what is wrong. We will always repent
and fall in error, we cannot return to the past that is why take advantage of
the opportunities, and have good eyes that will make you grow in life. Rejoice
with those who are blessed, be happy for the conquests of those on your side,
the world might say it's silly, but Jesus says it's power. This post will
continue next Thursday. If it helped you please leave your comment.
Cátia Rubim
1 comments:
Hello Dona! Thank God I found this message because this is what I really need right now. I understood that a person who envious and have jealousy towards other people is insecure. I learned that I must be happy for those people who are being blessed.
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