Adam and Eve

Let me say how grateful we are to those who make gifts that enable this ministry to touch so many. Your generous support is a real Godsend.

There is a funny story about Adam and Eve. Adam stayed out late one night in the garden of Eden. When he got home, Eve was really upset. “Where have you been, Adam? Have you been seeing someone else?” Adam replied, “Don’t worry honey, there is no one else even here. It’s just us.” Well, later that night, Adam woke up with Eve poking him in his side. “What in the world are you doing, Eve?,” asked Adam. “I’m checking to see if you still have all your ribs!”

The story is funny. But it also reminds us in a humorous way about how jealousy can get the best of us. It can lead us to jump to conclusions. It can make us anxious and worried and stressed out.

Often jealousy is based out of a fear that we will lose something dear to us. Or, it can be grounded in a fear that we are somehow inferior to others who have something we do not. In either case, jealousy is seriously unhealthy.

The Apostle Paul wrote to his younger colleague Timothy, “…for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

My prayer is that when you feel the pangs of jealousy that you would recognize it as fear. Don’t allow that fear to dominate you. Count the blessings you do have. And, may you remember that God has indeed given you a spirit of power and love and self-control.

Let us pray: Loving and gracious God, today we pause to give you thanks for the many, many blessings you have showered on our lives. We thank you for rain and sunshine, for friends and family; for laughter and smiles; for food and shelter, and for the beauty of your creation. We know that you love and care for us. Help us to trust more fully; through Jesus Christ. Amen.