Jealous Eye

A jealous eye - that’s an interesting expression.

I recently ran into it while reading the Bible, back in 1 Samuel 18.

"Saul kept a jealous eye on David." Saul was having a hard time with David doing well and receiving a lot of praise for it.

Do you have a problem with jealousy? Why are people jealous of others?

Is it rooted in personal dissatisfaction? It’s certainly rooted in the sinful ways of the world. It’s one of the "works of the flesh," found in Galatians 5.

If we follow Christ, then we should be able to let jealousy go, simply resting in the satisfaction that we are dearly loved children of God. We don’t need to compare ourselves to other.

I need to let God’s love for me be sufficient and enough. I working on it...