RED ALERT: ENVY

Scripture: Proverbs 14:30 and 1 Timothy 6:3-6

This morning we continue with our red alertseries. over the last two weeks we have looked at anger we've looked at pride, and today we look at envy.

our first text this morning read the heart of peace gives life to the body but envy rots the bones. positive and publicly aligned emotions are essential to our well-being as believers.

A person who has a peaceful and tranquilmind also enjoys a sound mind and physical health. However a person who envies others ruins their own countenance, they ruin their peace, this is becausr our individual attitudes and our health are interrelated.

is of our joy and allow our hearts to be discontented, and focused on things that are negative things that do not bring, joy and edification will inevitably lead to her being miserable, unproductive, stressed, spiritually stagnant and unable to engage effectively with the presence of power of the Holy Spirit. And envy is certainly one of these negative emotions.

we will revisit our second scripture later on in the message but I like to just tell the little bit more enter this attitude of envy that most of us are challenged by Also look at the subtle ways in which it manifests itself in our lives.

So I'd like to start by saying there is nothing wrong with admiring somebody's gifts or ministri and all blessings fit God has given them and seeking to learn from them.

Equally there's nothing wrong with lookingat the achievements of somebody and learning about how they got there in order for us to also develop that disciplined and positive attitude. that is not envy So what is envy?

A bad feeling stirred up because of the presence of something good in another person but lacking in oneself. A desire for another’s gifts, possessions, position or achievements, closely associated with jealousy.[1]

The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Women 2 Definitions and Key Thoughts

Jealousy and envy are two closely related cousins that develop from a toxic mix of anger, anxiety-based insecurity, and an obsessive habit of comparing oneself with others.

• Envy is desiring what someone else has, whether relationships, possessions, money, or popularity. This addictive drive is often referred to as “keeping up with the Joneses.”

• Left unchecked, envy can develop into hatred, malice, contempt, and ultimately, the destruction of precious relationships. When a woman is envious, she resents others’ prosperity and success and frequently cuts other people down.

• Envy is always evident in one’s dislike of another person. Many times the woman who is envious may not consciously be aware that the dislike is prompted by envy.

• Envy is fueled by the expectation of deserving more success or recognition than another person.

Envy is universal in its occurrence, is destructive in its impact on the human personality, and can become a dominant, invasive emotion if left unchecked.

Envy can occur only when a person perceives himself or herself in a position inferior to another. Hence the issue of self-esteem is related to the problem of envy. The person enving another experiences a sadness that the missing feature is not present in his or her own life.

Envy occurs only when a person perceives himself or herself in a position inferior to another. Hence the issue of self-esteem is related to the problem of envy.

When envy is a major feature of one’s own personality, life becomes a constant, dreary calculation of how others are better, and the self is saddened because of it.

Causes of envy

Envy is the result of human sin Gal 5:19-21 See also Pr 23:17; Mt 15:19-20 pp Mk 7:21-23; Ro 1:29; 1Co 3:3; 1Ti 6:4; Tit 3:3; 1Pe 2:1-2

Envy arises from the good fortune of others Ge 26:12-14; 1Sa 18:6-8; Ps 73:3; Mt 20:12-15

Matthew 20:12–15 ESV

saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’

Preach the Word 3. Envy (Proverbs 27:4)

1. It comes from carnality; 1 Cor. 3:3.

2. It comes when there is unbelief; Acts 17:5.

3. It comes from a spirit of hatred; Matt. 20:24.

Love does not envy others 1Co 13:4

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

The Practical Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling Envy

Envy makes one miserable—and in many instances, others as well. The envious person looks on what another has or is with regret that it is not his. He may even wish the other ill because of envy. Indeed, people have killed out of envy.

Envy arises from the spiritual abilities of others Ps 106:16-18; Ac 13:44-45 See also Nu 11:28-30; 12:2; 16:1-3; Mt 27:18 pp Mk 15:10; Ac 17:5; Php 1:15

Examples of envy

Cain envies Abel Ge 4:3-5

Esau envies Jacob Ge 27:41

Rachel envies Leah Ge 30:1

The brothers envy Joseph Ge 37:4

Simon’s Sin (8:14–25)

Results of envy

Preach the Word (3. Envy (Proverbs 27:4))

Envy is a sin that produces confusion; James 3:16.2. Envy is a sin that kills; Job 5:2.3. Envy is a sin of the rottenness of the bones; Prov. 14:30.

Preach the Word 3. Envy (Proverbs 27:4)

It caused Joseph’s brothers to hate him; Gen. 37:4, 8, 18–28.

2. It caused Saul to desire to kill David; 1 Sam. 18:7–11; 19:8–24.

3. It caused the Jews to speak against Paul’s teachings; Acts 13:45

Preach the Word 3. Envy (Proverbs 27:4)

It causes ill feelings … Prodigal’s brother; Luke 15:25–32.

2. It brings confusion and evil work; James 3:14.

3. It brings hatred in the family; Gen. 37:4, 8, 11.

& 1 Timothy 6:3-6:

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5 and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

Preach the Word 3. Envy (Proverbs 27:4)

HOW CAN ENVY BE CURED?

1. By manifesting love; 1 Cor. 13:4.

2. By putting on the Lord Jesus Christ; Rom. 13:13, 14.

3. By living in the Spirit; Gal. 5:25, 26.

VII. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ENVY IS CURED?

1. The grudges of the past will be forgotten; James 5:9; Lev. 19:18.

2. The meekness toward all men will come; Titus 3:2–4.

3. The manifestation of love will be seen; 1 Cor. 13:4–7.