Envy

Envy blinds us. It makes us want things that the Lord doesn't give us at the moment or want us to have at all. God has His very ideal and exclusive plan for your life: His will. We shoudn't envy others for what God has given them or compare our blessings to theirs. God allows us -Christians- certain things for a reason. His will for your life keeps you in balance with His laws. We can't go around looking for what we don't have, it takes away the gratitude of what the Lord has already given us.

• Job 5:2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
  
• Ecclesiastes 4:4 And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  
• Proverbs 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.
  
• Psalm 19:9-10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb
  
• Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
  

Envy isn't just one of the seven deadliest sins, it can lead to other sins like back-biting your neighbor because your jealous of what he has leading to hatrd and deceit. Another sin envy can lead to is the even more common, adultry. Instead of thinking about what God hasn't given you, think about what God has already blessed you with. Thank Him for the things you have now. You never know: someone might be envying you. Pray for them. And the next time you think about envying someone or something, think it through: Would this really be what God has for you? Is it really worth commiting the horrible sin of envy? How would having this -whatever you want- affect you in your becoming closer to the Lord? The grass isn't always greener on the other side.