Envy Jealousy a deadly secret sin Numbers 12

Envy & Jealousy / a deadly secret sin

Numbers 12. 1 -15 t. Envy will always lead you to discontentment t. We Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin all compare ourselves to each other t. The basis of envy and jealousy is comparison — comparison will lead to criticism and criticism will lead to dissatisfaction

Numbers 12. 1 -15 t. Underneath judgment is comparison t. Exodus Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin 20. 17

In what areas are you most vulnerable to becoming envious? t. Do you get upset when acquaintances advance professionally or socially? t. Do you feel the pain of another Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin person’s success? t. Do you belittle, badmouth, or criticize the accomplishments or talents of someone else? t. Are you secretly pleased when someone experiences a setback?

In what areas are you most vulnerable to becoming envious? Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin Envy is filled with smallness of heart

God offers a constructive way to live with each other t. God desires for us to admire the life of others, so it will motivate us to dig deeper and to become more in God and in life Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin t. A Godly jealousy t. Envy has two options — destructive and constructive options

God offers a constructive way to live with each other PROVERBS 27. 4 Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Why is God so angry about jealousy? 1 Envy denies your God-created uniqueness Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin • Isaiah 29 / we are the clay and God is the Potter • when you envy others you are not celebrating what you are and what you could be • if you choose jealousy, you will hate who you become

Why is God so angry about jealousy? 2 Envy distances us from God • God distanced Himself from Miriam and Aaron Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin • God does not love Moses more, but He gave a different role to Moses

Why is God so angry about jealousy? 3 Envy destroys all possibility of relationship… > community cannot happen Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin • it drove a wedge between Moses and his siblings • it will separate you from God’s presence and the presence of others • we don’t want to do anything without God’s presence — and jealousy is a “presence-of-God killer”

Why is God so angry about jealousy? 3 Envy destroys all possibility of relationship… > community cannot happen Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin • I Corinthians 12… God gives gifts as He decides • our job is to develop those gifts and share them with others

How do I deal with envy? 1 Confess it and call it what it is — sin 2 Stop comparison-making Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin 3 Use envy as a catalyst to break through complacency 4 Work on celebrating and appreciating the God-given gifts and opportunities of others

How do I deal with envy? 5 Find your contentment and significance in God alone Envy & Jealousy a deadly secret sin

Envy & Jealousy / a deadly secret sin