Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
I have come to the realization, I can’t live anyone else’s life and I don’t want to.
I have a friend who sells jewelry as a side job. Her hopes and dreams are for it to take off so she can quit her full-time job. She loves selling this jewelry. She loves wearing it and she loves the smiles on her customers face when they first put it on and they realize they are beautiful!
Recently she made a confession to me. She belongs to various social networking pages specifically designed for consultants that sell this jewelry. She was reading peoples successes and she began to feel very jealous. She wished she could be them. The Holy Spirit quickly pricked her soul and said, “No, you don’t! You don’t want the trials and tribulations she has been or is going through.”
When she told me this I realized I have done the same thing many times. I have looked at magazines or watched TV, social media or even just saw someone walking down the street. I have said things like,
“I wished I looked like _________.”
“I wished I had that person’s _______.”
“Wow, I wish I could do _______ like that person.”
God has marked out a path just for us to travel. He has equipped us with just what we need to walk that path.
And let us run with perseverance the race marked for us.
Why do some paths lead down pitfalls and rocky roads, while others seem to walk on rainbows and sunshine? I don’t know, but I can promise you something, no one is always walking on either one. When you see those people who seem to be on the high, you never know the cliffs they climbed to get there. What’s more, you weren’t meant to make that climb.
Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
Let us throw off the jealousy, envy, covetousness, enviousness, green-eyed monster, jealousy, resentment that entangles and let us find our own path of blessings, grace, mercy; favor, kindness, mitzvah, advantage, aid, assistance, gift, help, relief, support, comfort, consolation, solace; bonus, extra, delight, joy, and pleasure.
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