30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 14:30 NKJV

God has given each of us a measure of gifts and talents to bring heaven to earth. We can’t focus on someone else’s gift mix in jealousy or envy, and get caught up in comparison and competition. We must celebrate one another and champion each other to win the individual race God has set before us. 

Nobody wins the Pain Olympics! We each have our own struggles in this life. We have both suffering and success in common. To me, success is being confident in who God created us to be, because low self esteem is pride. We have the Creator of the Universe living inside of us! We have no reason to envy others or feel less than because knowing who we are and Whose we are gives us strength to move mountains. 

The definition of envy is a feeling of discontented or resentfullonging aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck. This is a feeling that is part of our human make up, and is a good servant, but a terrible master. Envy should provoke us to be asking GOd what we have in the way of gifts, talents and abilities. Favor ain’t fair, but we’ve all been given a measure of favor that as we explore God’s heart for us, we gain confidence, or Godfidence in who He created us to be. 

We can’t judge this life by our feelings, but by who we are in Him. To learn more, start in the book of John in the Bible. When you find out who God has called you to be, you won’t want to be anybody else!