1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV)
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
Envy is resenting God’s goodness to others and ignoring God’s goodness to me.
Song of Solomon 8:6 (RSV)
Jealousy is cruel as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire.
Genesis 37:11 (NIV)
“His brothers were jealous of him.”
Matthew 27:18 (NKJV)
“They had handed Him over because of envy.”
James 3:16
Wherever there is envy you’ll find every kind of evil.
1. Stop comparing yourself to others.
2. Start enjoying God’s grace to others.
Matthew 20:10-11
“The workers who had been hired first thought that they would be given more than the others, but when they were given the same, they began complaining to the owner of the vineyard. And he said, ‘Are you envious because I am generous to them?’”
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.
3. Be grateful for what you have.
1 Corinthians 4:7-8
Isn’t everything you have and everything you are sheer gifts from God? So what’s the point of all this comparing and competing? You already have all you need.
4. To trust God when life seems unfair.
5. Keep focused on God’s plan for you.
Hebrews 12:1
“Let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us.”
