Proverbs 27:4 “Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can
stand before jealousy?”
Our Friday night small group
Bible study that meets at our house continues is the topical series,
“Conquering Destructive Temptations and Distractions with the green-eyed
monster of “ jealousy”. We've all heard the term “green-eyed monster”, but do
you know where it originated? O, beware,
my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it
feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss, who, certain of his fate, loves not his
wronger: But O, what damnèd minutes tells he o'er who dotes, yet doubts,
suspects, yet strongly loves! Shakespeare’s Othello
Act 3, scene 3, 165–171. Choosing to be satisfied
with what God gives us and where He’s placed us isn't always as easy as it
sounds.
Romans
13:13-14 “Let us behave decently, as in the
daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in
sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not
think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
Jealousy is defined as the demand for exclusive affection or attention
characterized by anxiety, envy, distrust and suspicion. Signs of envy include
feeling discontent over the success of another and taking delight in another
person’s failures. As believers, how can we resist the temptation to jealousy
or defeat envy when it creeps into our thoughts? By realizing your own worth in
God’s eyes, and appreciate others. Learning to let go of jealous feelings is a
process of looking at our lives from God’s perspective. God has chosen us and
we are His workmanship, saved by His grace through faith. He loves each of us
with an everlasting love and has a plan for our live. Our role is to be patient
and wait for God, believing that He is working out His purpose in our lives for
our ultimate good and His glory, then the green-eyed monster will lose its
power.
Titus 3:3-5 “At one time we too were
foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and
pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of
God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because
of righteous things we had done, but because
of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
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