Jealousy
is a terrible tormentor, that keeps you wishing you are the other
person, and aspiring to have that which is out of your reach. It
deceives you into believing that the “Oranges” inside your
neighbours’ orchard, are better than the “Apples” inside your
own estate.
Jealousy is so wicked that it blinds its victims of the true worth of their multiple achievements. It has such a terrible power that diminishes the value of the achievement of the host, while increasing the value or worth of the outside attraction. The syndrome of Jealousy says, that the best is always outside. The property inside is never as attractive or valuable as the one outside. No wonder, God warns us of covetousness in Exodus 20 v 17
To the jealous, the other man’s wife is always more attractive. The jealous mind is always covetous. Being covetous implies trying to posses what belongs to another person. To them, other people’s children are always more handsome, beautiful, attractive. intelligent and appealing. Their courses in school are always better. Their dressing is always more attractive.
To them, the figure outside attracts more attention. The outsider is the one that gets noticed, hence the ingredients of equity are rumour mongering, character assassination, gossip, wickedness, etc. Jealousy is a congregational entity. She does not work alone-see. Psalm 1 v 1f. In her pay roll are rumour mongering, character assassination, gossiping, evil scheming, lies, and even murder.
Jealousy is as much a wicked master as she is an inglorious servant. When jealousy takes over as a master, she keeps the host under eternal servitude. She does not only handcuff her victims, but leg chains them as well. The reason is not far fetched. He or she who delights not in counting his or her blessings, will never run out of the currency of taking stock of his or her loses and curses. What ever we glorify multiplies. Whatever we give much attention to, expands with amazing rapidity.The Value of Freedom From And Danger Of Imprisonment To Jealousy: He or she who is independent of the control of jealousy may not know or fully appreciate the magnitude of his/her common wealth. When you are not a patient of jealousy, you enjoy good health that makes your contemporaries wonder at the source of your physical health and mental wellbeing.
The one who is a slave to jealousy, begins by being proud of this terrible state of servitude. He ends up, cursing the day that brought about this terrible contract. The jealous man or woman, spends his or her life brooding over loses and have little or no time celebrating his or her gains. The more one maintains the insatiable, virus of jealousy, the more she demands greater maintenance. Like the grave, jealousy is never fulfilled. No wonder, Herod the Great, who controlled men and country, murdered innocent infants, because he thought that the new born Messiah would make his kingdom irrelevant. (Matt 2v16)Jealousy is like cancer. It starts as a harmless spot, advances as a part time spoiler and ends up as a comprehensive destroyer. When Absolom caught the bug, he sought to destroy his father king David and his kingdom. Finally, the same ladder that helped him rise, became the scaffold for his personal destruction (2Sam, 18v9).
Ironically, it is easier for people to serve jealousy than for them to disobey the call to her short term attractive, but long term inglorious service. Jealousy holds captive both kings and subjects, slave and free, black and white, men and women, children and adults. Its cells are full of captives of both the low and the mighty. Its nature is such that it’s entry requirement are very minimal, while the exit demands are near impossible. Those who are her victims, mourn at how easy it was for them to be recruited, and how difficult and almost practically impossible it is for them to escape from the domain or be demobilized from jealousy’s employment.King Saul And Jealousy: When king Saul was employed by jealousy, against David, who had saved his kingdom from the ravaging forces of Goliath and the Philistines, he could not withdraw his services, no matter how much he tried. He finally perished in this pursuit (1Sam31) Jealousy is very attractive, but one terrible fact hidden from the face of the protagonists or practitioners, is that it hardly releases it’s victims. Hence, when the Bible asserts that the devil cometh to kill, to steal and to destroy, (John 10v10a), it is jealousy that is the principal instrument in the planning and execution of such matters.
Jealousy got a man to buy admission into a strange academic area, for the child. By the time the reality of the academic demand was fully appreciated, this child crashed out of school. Jealous always impresses you on the need to have the other persons carton of blessing, portraying such as being better than your own portfolio of charismatic gifts.
If you take a closer look as a school teacher for example, you may see very many good reasons why you need not be envious of a doctor or jealous of a lawyer. At the centre of excellence is your appreciation of the fact that it is only you that can be you. The next one is only a second best. Thank God for your uniqueness. Thank Him because you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Why should I be jealous of the fact that you are very tall, when I know I have a strategic advantage of being shorter than my taller, neighbour. My friend who is very fair in complexion, must no doubt, be missing my ebony touch. I need to appreciate how much God has saved me from being that Professor in my Church, or that lawyer in my street, making me the business man that I am etc.How Do I Depart From the Domain of Jealousy
I will appreciate what I have, more and esteem what I do not have, less. I will pay more attention to my gains than on my loses. I will appreciate the endowment of the other person, but will not covert it in any way. I will delete altars of insatiable desires and erect temples of irreversible satisfaction. I will thank God for His blessings upon my neighbour, rather than be envious of His endowment upon him. I will endeavour to recognize my uniqueness, appreciate my peculiar gifts, develop them and proudly use them for the good of humanity and to the glory of God. I will always remember the 10th commandment and strive to live by it and others (Ex 20v17)
Solomon writes that, “love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as grave”. (Song of songs 8:7). Let us embrace love and discountenance jealousy. Let us rid our selves of Jealousy. What God can not handle can not happen. Have a very great week. Jesus Christ is the LORD.
Jealousy is so wicked that it blinds its victims of the true worth of their multiple achievements. It has such a terrible power that diminishes the value of the achievement of the host, while increasing the value or worth of the outside attraction. The syndrome of Jealousy says, that the best is always outside. The property inside is never as attractive or valuable as the one outside. No wonder, God warns us of covetousness in Exodus 20 v 17
To the jealous, the other man’s wife is always more attractive. The jealous mind is always covetous. Being covetous implies trying to posses what belongs to another person. To them, other people’s children are always more handsome, beautiful, attractive. intelligent and appealing. Their courses in school are always better. Their dressing is always more attractive.
To them, the figure outside attracts more attention. The outsider is the one that gets noticed, hence the ingredients of equity are rumour mongering, character assassination, gossip, wickedness, etc. Jealousy is a congregational entity. She does not work alone-see. Psalm 1 v 1f. In her pay roll are rumour mongering, character assassination, gossiping, evil scheming, lies, and even murder.
Jealousy is as much a wicked master as she is an inglorious servant. When jealousy takes over as a master, she keeps the host under eternal servitude. She does not only handcuff her victims, but leg chains them as well. The reason is not far fetched. He or she who delights not in counting his or her blessings, will never run out of the currency of taking stock of his or her loses and curses. What ever we glorify multiplies. Whatever we give much attention to, expands with amazing rapidity.The Value of Freedom From And Danger Of Imprisonment To Jealousy: He or she who is independent of the control of jealousy may not know or fully appreciate the magnitude of his/her common wealth. When you are not a patient of jealousy, you enjoy good health that makes your contemporaries wonder at the source of your physical health and mental wellbeing.
The one who is a slave to jealousy, begins by being proud of this terrible state of servitude. He ends up, cursing the day that brought about this terrible contract. The jealous man or woman, spends his or her life brooding over loses and have little or no time celebrating his or her gains. The more one maintains the insatiable, virus of jealousy, the more she demands greater maintenance. Like the grave, jealousy is never fulfilled. No wonder, Herod the Great, who controlled men and country, murdered innocent infants, because he thought that the new born Messiah would make his kingdom irrelevant. (Matt 2v16)Jealousy is like cancer. It starts as a harmless spot, advances as a part time spoiler and ends up as a comprehensive destroyer. When Absolom caught the bug, he sought to destroy his father king David and his kingdom. Finally, the same ladder that helped him rise, became the scaffold for his personal destruction (2Sam, 18v9).
Ironically, it is easier for people to serve jealousy than for them to disobey the call to her short term attractive, but long term inglorious service. Jealousy holds captive both kings and subjects, slave and free, black and white, men and women, children and adults. Its cells are full of captives of both the low and the mighty. Its nature is such that it’s entry requirement are very minimal, while the exit demands are near impossible. Those who are her victims, mourn at how easy it was for them to be recruited, and how difficult and almost practically impossible it is for them to escape from the domain or be demobilized from jealousy’s employment.King Saul And Jealousy: When king Saul was employed by jealousy, against David, who had saved his kingdom from the ravaging forces of Goliath and the Philistines, he could not withdraw his services, no matter how much he tried. He finally perished in this pursuit (1Sam31) Jealousy is very attractive, but one terrible fact hidden from the face of the protagonists or practitioners, is that it hardly releases it’s victims. Hence, when the Bible asserts that the devil cometh to kill, to steal and to destroy, (John 10v10a), it is jealousy that is the principal instrument in the planning and execution of such matters.
Jealousy got a man to buy admission into a strange academic area, for the child. By the time the reality of the academic demand was fully appreciated, this child crashed out of school. Jealous always impresses you on the need to have the other persons carton of blessing, portraying such as being better than your own portfolio of charismatic gifts.
If you take a closer look as a school teacher for example, you may see very many good reasons why you need not be envious of a doctor or jealous of a lawyer. At the centre of excellence is your appreciation of the fact that it is only you that can be you. The next one is only a second best. Thank God for your uniqueness. Thank Him because you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Why should I be jealous of the fact that you are very tall, when I know I have a strategic advantage of being shorter than my taller, neighbour. My friend who is very fair in complexion, must no doubt, be missing my ebony touch. I need to appreciate how much God has saved me from being that Professor in my Church, or that lawyer in my street, making me the business man that I am etc.How Do I Depart From the Domain of Jealousy
I will appreciate what I have, more and esteem what I do not have, less. I will pay more attention to my gains than on my loses. I will appreciate the endowment of the other person, but will not covert it in any way. I will delete altars of insatiable desires and erect temples of irreversible satisfaction. I will thank God for His blessings upon my neighbour, rather than be envious of His endowment upon him. I will endeavour to recognize my uniqueness, appreciate my peculiar gifts, develop them and proudly use them for the good of humanity and to the glory of God. I will always remember the 10th commandment and strive to live by it and others (Ex 20v17)
Solomon writes that, “love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as grave”. (Song of songs 8:7). Let us embrace love and discountenance jealousy. Let us rid our selves of Jealousy. What God can not handle can not happen. Have a very great week. Jesus Christ is the LORD.
Rev. Venerable Joe Eziaghighala wrote from Lagos Nigeria and is from the Diocese Of Lagos Mainland[Anglican COMMUNION]
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