Teaching
Rejecting Jealousy And Comparison
Believers should reject jealousy and comparison and learn to rejoice in what God does for others.
Scripture
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Truth
Believers must reject jealousy and comparison and learn to rejoice in what God does for others.
Insight
- Comparison can produce jealousy, envy, competition, and strife.
- Believers are called to rejoice with others rather than resent what God has done for them.
- Another person's blessing does not diminish what God is able to do in your own life.
- Love does not envy or seek superiority over others.
- Humility turns attention away from competition and toward serving and building others up.
Application
- Refuse to measure your worth by comparing yourself with others.
- Rejoice when God blesses another person.
- Ask God to remove jealousy and envy from your heart.
- Use what God has given you to bless others rather than compete with them.
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