I used to get jealous 🫣 and it caused me to criticize others to make myself feel better. (I know this is sin and it’s horrible but I’m being honest) Jealousy can be from an insecurity or a sense of not seeing your own value, purpose or giftedness. James 3:16 says, “For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work” “Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?” Proverbs 27:4 Have you ever been around a jealous person? It’s hard to be in their presence. (The verse above says who can stand before jealousy) I started to learn that life is better when I’m cheering for others success and not my own. When I started to allow people more gifted than me to help me, it caused everything to grow. When I started lifting others up, recognizing their efforts and applauding them, it made my heart happy. I’m naturally competitive and the job I used to work fed that fleshly tendency. But it’s not abo...
Hello sister Brandi. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you as a Pastor's wife. What a beautiful way of greeting the Lord on a Valentine Day. I am so encouraged by your greeings. I think no one would have thought to celebrate Valentine day the way you have done. Very creative and innovative. I am so encouraged to get connected with you. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encoureged strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral minsitry for last 40 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor l ive. we reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Chist to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have young people from your church to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. I am sure they will have a life changing experience. Looking foward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you your family and the ministry. Aso wishing you a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the new year 2020. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede.
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