Prodigal: I am so jealous of that view!
Me: Don’t let jealousy destroy you.
Prodigal: Probably need some wisdom in that area.
This is from the book Slaying The Giants in Your Life by David Jeremiah
Here is the deeper victim of envy–the person who envies. Cain destroyed Abel, but he destroyed himself in the process. Jacob’s jealousy sentenced him to years of wandering and hardship. Joseph landed on his feet in Egypt, but his brothers suffered under the terrible burden of guilt for years. Saul hunted David, but the only life he destroyed was his own. And yes, the crowd that was so jealous of Daniel had him thrown in the lion’s den-but when he came out, unscathed, they were thrown in themselves and devoured instantly. Jealousy ultimately devours anyone who gives into it.
It has been said that Envy shoots at others and wounds herself. Jealousy runs in circles, and it always seems to come back around to us.
1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
