Envy is a small word but it can describe a big part of our lives. We look at people and we want what they have.
We think, “Those lucky people”.
People with nice cars, expensive homes and lots of money make us envious. Amazing talents, good looks and success can make us jealous.
It is possible to have a flashing thought, “Those people are so lucky; if I had what they have, I would be happy.” If we are really honest, the people we envy are often not happy at all.
True happiness is not a feeling we get from outside sources, it is the satisfaction of sharing our little with someone who has less than we have. Jesus was not rich, but he made people feel rich.
He gave things that money could not buy – hope, love, joy and peace.
Matthew 19:24, “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for someone who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God”.
Being rich has nothing to do with possessions.
