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Adopting a Proper Perspective with God and Others

When I accepted Jesus as my Savior, He not only became my Redeemer, but my LORD. When we ask Him to forgive us, and save us from our sins, our lives become His. We are to adopt a life of total dependence and submission to His Will, trusting His plan for our lives. King David wrote in (Psalm 37:4, 5) “Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”

All your possessions, circumstances, and the way you appear to others, all of these, God decides what is best. As you become envious of others, you lose your proper perspective toward those around you. Being envious of what others have or do places your desires above theirs.

The apostle Paul wrote in (Philippians 2:3) “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” Not always an easy thing to do in today’s highly competitive world.

It is impossible to be envious and thankful at the same time, God wants us to be content with His eternal blessing, not with what this world tells us we should desire! When we submit to His perspective He enables us to be content whatever our circumstances. Envy is sin, when we struggle with envy God is ready to forgive us and help us to see His proper perspective.


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