{"id":3550,"date":"2021-04-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2021-03-18T10:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:37:33","slug":"envying-people-will-make-you-waste-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/02\/envying-people-will-make-you-waste-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Envying People Will Make You Waste Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Deuteronomy 10 GW<\/a>; Proverbs 3 GW<\/a>; Psalms 37 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evil people don\u2019t last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When someone is living an intentionally evil life, it won\u2019t last for long.  That type of lifestyle doesn\u2019t promote longevity.  Rock bottom comes sooner than later when you\u2019re on the wrong path.  But from your perspective, they may appear to have a charmed life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do people get away with it? That\u2019s a common question I receive.  Someone has hurt them, and while they\u2019re suffering, the other person is thriving.  In my own life, I have people who have hurt me yet are oblivious to my pain.  More than likely, I\u2019ve hurt someone in ways that I\u2019m unaware.  Each of us is the villain in someone\u2019s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, you envy the person who hurt you because they don\u2019t appear broken.  You\u2019re isolated in your pain because they don\u2019t share it with you.  But you don\u2019t know what another person is going through.  Unless you\u2019re walking in their shoes, you don\u2019t see the pain they are carrying.  Don\u2019t envy people; pray for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God overcomes evil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer is the antidote to envy AND evil.  Both of them need Godly transformation.  When we envy anyone, we\u2019re telling God, what we have isn\u2019t enough.  Instead of appreciating what is before us, we envy what isn\u2019t.  Andy Stanley<\/a> taught me this phrase years ago, \u201cMust be nice.\u201d  In a message he gave on the topic of envy, those three words are an indicator.  If you find yourself saying, \u201cMust be nice\u201d about someone or situation, it indicates you\u2019re envious.  Envy wastes your time and diverts your attention from the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God will take care of the evil.  Trust Him for justice.  He knows the rest of the story; you only see a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t waste time envying others.\u00a0 Live in the moment.\u00a0 Trust God to take care of the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for giving us another day.  How grateful we are for the air we breathe.  Forgive us, Lord, for not living in the present.  Forgive us for envying others instead of enjoying what we have.  Help us remember,  looks are deceiving.  We only know in part, You know in whole.  Remove the envy from our hearts, fill them instead with love and mercy.  To You goes the glory.  IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you said, \u201cMust be nice\u201d lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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