(Exodus 20:17 NKJV) “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
To covet means to wish for or to desire.
Have you ever felt like you wanted to be just like so and so… The way they look, or the way they carry themselves, maybe the way they seem to have everything all together, or even their success?
There’s not necessarily anything wrong with having a role model, or someone to look up to, as long as we don’t get carried away and began to covet what they have or what they’re like.
We can tell the difference in whether we are coveting or just simply admiring, by watching our attitude. If we are coveting something or someone we may feel miserable, disappointed, depressed or angry when we are around the person or thing that we covet.
If we admire something or someone, we will feel hope or excitement and get encouraged by what we see, and learn from them.
Coveting a person, who they are, or what they have can cause us to miss out on all the good things that we have going for us.
If we are coveting anyone or after anything today then we should simply ask God to forgive us and help us to have balance in this area of our life.
Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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