I heard some very good news about a family I love very much.
This good news is going to change their lives in the most unbelievable ways.
Life will never be the same for them and good for them.
There is something about our sinful, self centered nature that begrudges good news for others.
We begin to ask questions such as, “Why them?” or “Why not me?”
Jealousy and envy are the root of these questions. Jealousy is the frustration that good things are happening for others instead of ourselves. Envy is when the frustration runs so deep that we even try to derail the goodness that has happened to others. Think of scratching the neighbors new car because you weren’t able to have one. After all, if you cannot have one, why should they?
The Bible teaches that self centeredness is to be diminished. Instead it teaches that we are to be glad when others celebrate and mourn when they are having a tough time.
Congratulations to my celebrating family today.
Romans 12:15: Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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