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Is the Enemy Using Jealousy Against You?

Dr Dharius Daniels

Change Church • Jun 21, 2024 • 5 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

Feeling jealousy is often an indication of mismanaged exposure—where God exposes us to something to inspire us, but the enemy attempts to infect us with insecurity. When God shows us someone else's breakthrough or success, He is offering a picture of possibility and a principle for our own lives. By faithfully taking action today and steward our present season, we can avoid falling into envy tomorrow over what we neglected to do.

Themes

Mismanaged ExposureJealousy vs. InspirationPictures of PossibilityBiblical PrinciplesOvercoming InsecurityStewardship of the Present

Key Points

1.
Feeling jealousy indicates that you have mismanaged exposure to something God intended to inspire you with.
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The enemy seeks to use exposure to infect you with insecurity, making you jealous of what you should be learning from.
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Two people can witness the exact same success: one can be inspired by possibility, while the other gives in to insecurity.
4.
God uses people and Biblical stories as pictures of possibility, teaching us through principle rather than exact practice.
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As seen with Gideon, the overarching principle is that God can take what seems like 'not enough' and do 'more than enough.'
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God never exposes you to someone else's testimony to show you what is impossible for you, but to show you what is possible through Him.
7.
Neglecting to take action in your current season sets you up for future envy toward those who stepped up and did it.

Sermon Moments

“Feeling the emotion of jealousy is an indication that you've mismanaged exposure.”

“God wants to use them as a picture of possibility for you, but the enemy wants to use exposure as a picture of what God is not doing for you.”

“Two people can be exposed to the same thing and one person be inspired by it, while another deals with insecurity.”

“God uses people as pictures; He exposes us to what's possible, not in practice, but in principle.”

“I'm not showing you what happened with them to show you what's not possible for you—I'm showing you what happened to them to show you what is possible for you.”

“Is what I'm not doing today going to make me jealous of somebody else who did it tomorrow?”

This Week

Reflect on areas where you feel envy and ask God to transform that jealousy into spiritual inspiration.

Shift your perspective from seeing others' accomplishments as a sign of what God isn't doing for you to a picture of what is possible.

Identify core principles behind testimonies and scripture stories rather than trying to duplicate exact external practices.

Choose to learn from people who excel in areas you care about instead of withdrawing into comparison or resentment.

Take faithful action on what God is calling you to do today so you do not carry regret and envy tomorrow.

Correctly steward your present season so you can reap the harvest and fruit God has prepared for you.

Pray for a heart that celebrates the victories of others as proof of God's goodness and power.

Remember This

God exposes you to the success of others not to show you what is impossible for you, but to give you a picture of what is possible through Him.

A Challenge for You

Ask yourself today: Is what I am refusing to do right now going to make me jealous tomorrow of someone else who actually did it?

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