John Carver Presents - The Haters
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Channel: John Carver · 2017 · People & Blogs
There is a distinction between jealousy and envy. To envy is to want something which belongs to another person. "You shall not covet your neighbor's house, his wife or his servant, his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." In contrast, jealousy is the fear that something which we possess will be taken away by another person. Although jealousy can apply to our jobs, our possessions, or our reputations, the word more often refers to anxiety which comes when we are afraid that the affections of a loved one might be lost to a rival. We fear that our mates, or perhaps our children, will be lured away by some other person who, when compared to us, seems to be more attractive, capable and successful. 1 Samuel 18 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Saul had his faith in his armor. David had his faith in God. Saul was uncomfortable because of David’s power and skills. There is a fable of an eagle which could out fly another, and the other didn't like it. The latter saw a sportsman one day, and said to him: "I wish you would bring down that eagle." The sportsman replied that he would if he only had some feathers to put into the arrow. So the eagle pulled one out of his wing. The arrow was shot, but didn't quite reach the rival eagle; it was flying too high. The envious eagle pulled out more feathers, and kept pulling them out until he lost so many that he couldn't fly, and then the sportsman turned around and killed him. My friend, if you are jealous, the only man you can hurt is yourself. Moody's Anecdotes, pp. 44-45. (Thank you to several people who have made these programs possible. We share them on 21 Cable TV stations that reach 1.4 million homes weekly as of 2017. I earn ZERO income from these programs. My goal is one story or an idea impacts your life in a positive way)
