Very well said, David. The jealous antagonist is not a nice title to hold.

Very well said, David. The jealous antagonist is not a nice title to hold.

Very well said, David. The jealous antagonist is not a nice title to hold.

Great thoughts Duncan – thanks. I think we all have issues with envy, and when you think about it, it is so silly. Each one of us is carefully crafted, we are unique and we have something significant to offer the world. There is no reason to doubt our value, or to compare ourselves to others.

David -

Envy such a tough topic – so many places we can go… we look at the world around us and the criticize Jesus, God's son that came and died for us that we may have life… He was also the only perfect human… ah yes, we criticize people better then us…

Now we go around and envy other humans, because we are lacking in comparison to them… why can't I get it through my thick head i should only be comparing myself to God's standard???

great post brother – thank you!

Thanks Amy – I hope I can get this ingrained in my daughters early on as well. My mother was a wise woman, much more wise than I gave her credit for at the time.

Thanks, I hope you stop by often…

Wow. That was a good one David! Very insightful. It's so very easy to fall into that hole. I know I'm guilty of it. Sadly I didn't have someone to point that out to me as you did. I had to come to this “conclusion” all on my own later in life. I know people now that still do that criticizing and they are miserable in their lives. Absolutley miserable. And it's sad…it really is. They'll never be happy.
Insights such as this fall under the “I wish I knew then what I know now” catergory at least for me. That's why I'm trying so hard to make my kids understand this. If they can carry that understanding thru school and into young adulthood then they will come out a much better person and have the much needed “self esteem” (for lack of a better word) that is needed.
Keep up the great work David! And I hope that your surgery is (?) was (?) successful and that you're feeling much better. Praying for you and your family.

Nice one, David! I'm really enjoying reading this.

Thanks for your comment Marty – We all have talents granted to us, a focus on that is always more productive for us in the long run. Negativity never inspires growth, and we need to keep it is check.