Jealousy
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 about being the best, it’s about allo