JEALOUSY

Do not be jealous of what someone has if you are not ready to do what they did to get it. If you want something that badly, instead of being jealous, ask God for it. If He wants it for you, He will give it to you. I use to be very jealous of my friends most especially those that could afford the life of luxury. I wished that I had what they have, in fact 

I wished that I had what they had and they will not have anything left on them. I felt so insecure whenever I was around them because I felt that I was not up to their standard. I even try changing the way I behave, talk and act just to fit into their circle. But I later realized that some of them were into fraud and prostitution. Their parents don't even have good standards of living. So I asked myself; "what made me even jealous of what they had"? Lack of contentment. We do not need to have the whole world to be happy. God is our sufficiency. We should learn to be contented with what we have and allow God do the job of provision. He will never abandon you if you trust him. Develop yourself; make yourself so valuable that no one can do without you.

The most important thing in our lives is getting close to God. Enjoy God, Have fun in the presence of God and he will give you all your heart's desires. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all other things will be added unto you"-(Matt 6:33). He knows when you are ready and when that time comes, He makes everything fall in place within the twinkle of an eye. Do not let the lives of people be your standard. You have to be yourself because you are unique and specially made. We do not know what the people we envy go through behind closed doors. But instead, we see radiant smiles every day on their faces that makes us feel they are super stars. Many of them will not tell you the truth about their true personality or true identity because they know that you look up to them as role models or as icons. There are some things we cannot change about ourselves. So just get used to it and get over it!