Another “enemy” to mention is one where I think it makes them feel better about themselves if they keep me low (in their own mind first, then in reality). I guess my doing well/good/Ok is threatening to their own self-image, like it reminds them that they aren’t so perfect. It also wouldn’t jive with/ would shatter their extreme perception of me.
It comes to me that they cannot tolerate me being anything more, because then I could be right about something, like sometimes be right about their being wrong (or not completely right) sometimes- no room for that.
They can never say anything good about me, acknowledge that/when I’ve done anything good significant, they are the only one who knows anything, I am always wrong I couldn’t possibly be right. When I’m trying to work on a problem area, they only see the spot on the wall never the improvements.
Snide remakes, belittling, ignoring what I’m saying, putting everything on me (but yet never wanting to take responsibility for anything- only credit for the things that do work out).My plans etc. aren’t important have any value, but theirs are always of the utmost. There’s more but I’m not going into it all now.
Let’s just say I understand people being concerned about "enemy combatants".
Why would someone take pleasure in seeing another down, in wanting them not to do well?:
In a personal sense if someone hated a particular person, & or wanted revenge.
If someone thinks the other did something to them, so revenge out of spite, looking for justice.
Jealousy, envy, "If I can’t have something/ be something neither should they"mentality.
To smear them, keep them from upstaging, they think like, if you look worse- automatically I look better.
Hatred out of prejudice, like against women, men, minorities, poor, whatever. Someone doesn’t want another or another group to do well just out of prejudice.
I personally think, someone being down- what is that to me? How does someone else being down or made low benefit me? For the most part it’s no threat to me. In the most basic sense, it’s like you get yours, I get my own- there’s room enough in life for more than one person to do good/well. Unless you try to take something directly from me, how is it hurting me if whoever is doing well? In the same token- I guess that’s not why I’m not impressed with most, especially if I think they are purposely trying to impress others. Hey, you got your “thing” that’s great for you, you enjoy it - what’s that got to do with me, why should I care?
Either way, way should I care? Either to try to cut you down, or to be impressed?
You get yours, I got my own to get (whatever that may be).
Adding the spiritual here- Gods got enough for everyone, all His children. The Holy Spirit gives gifts to all Jesus followers. We can’t all be the same, but that's cool. I trust God to measure out everything fairly. God made everyone different but we all have worth, God is a rewarder of all who diligently seek him. We reap what we sow. God's going to give me what I need. If it doesn’t seem that way, I must try to figure out what I did wrong or where I missed it, and repent, get back on track- God can even help me in this if I ask Him. God is good all the time.
So why should I worry, why be jealous?
Can the pot tell the potter, why have you made me like this? As if God didn’t know what He was doing?
I really haven’t been a jealous/envious type person. Then recently I realized I do have a bit in me. This is in regards to youth ministry. I really had wanted to get back into it (full time I wished). Then I had to apply what I knew to this area too.
If God really wanted me in it He could/have opened the door, made a way. He’s God, where God guides, He provides. God doesn’t torture anyone (if anything we do it to ourselves).He doesn’t play games with us.
If we don’t get something, its’ either not His will, or it’s our fault.
So I may have missed something, an opportunity, not stepped out in faith, not heard Him right (maybe because I was off/distracted and wasn’t listening close enough).
Like with Cain and Abel, Cain was jealous of His bother .
Genesis 4:
3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
God told Cain like, if you (like as in, if you too, like your brother) do what is right, will you not be accepted? But behold sin stands at the door and knocks. It desires to have you, but you must rule over it. (paraphrasing)
If we stay in Gods will, God will give to us what’s supposed to be ours. Then we don’t have to feel bad, and like we’re missing something. We don’t even have think about what whoever has. No excuse to lust, covet, be jealous, envious, revengeful.
I guess this brings me to the next post…
It comes to me that they cannot tolerate me being anything more, because then I could be right about something, like sometimes be right about their being wrong (or not completely right) sometimes- no room for that.
They can never say anything good about me, acknowledge that/when I’ve done anything good significant, they are the only one who knows anything, I am always wrong I couldn’t possibly be right. When I’m trying to work on a problem area, they only see the spot on the wall never the improvements.
Snide remakes, belittling, ignoring what I’m saying, putting everything on me (but yet never wanting to take responsibility for anything- only credit for the things that do work out).My plans etc. aren’t important have any value, but theirs are always of the utmost. There’s more but I’m not going into it all now.
Let’s just say I understand people being concerned about "enemy combatants".
Why would someone take pleasure in seeing another down, in wanting them not to do well?:
In a personal sense if someone hated a particular person, & or wanted revenge.
If someone thinks the other did something to them, so revenge out of spite, looking for justice.
Jealousy, envy, "If I can’t have something/ be something neither should they"mentality.
To smear them, keep them from upstaging, they think like, if you look worse- automatically I look better.
Hatred out of prejudice, like against women, men, minorities, poor, whatever. Someone doesn’t want another or another group to do well just out of prejudice.
I personally think, someone being down- what is that to me? How does someone else being down or made low benefit me? For the most part it’s no threat to me. In the most basic sense, it’s like you get yours, I get my own- there’s room enough in life for more than one person to do good/well. Unless you try to take something directly from me, how is it hurting me if whoever is doing well? In the same token- I guess that’s not why I’m not impressed with most, especially if I think they are purposely trying to impress others. Hey, you got your “thing” that’s great for you, you enjoy it - what’s that got to do with me, why should I care?
Either way, way should I care? Either to try to cut you down, or to be impressed?
You get yours, I got my own to get (whatever that may be).
Adding the spiritual here- Gods got enough for everyone, all His children. The Holy Spirit gives gifts to all Jesus followers. We can’t all be the same, but that's cool. I trust God to measure out everything fairly. God made everyone different but we all have worth, God is a rewarder of all who diligently seek him. We reap what we sow. God's going to give me what I need. If it doesn’t seem that way, I must try to figure out what I did wrong or where I missed it, and repent, get back on track- God can even help me in this if I ask Him. God is good all the time.
So why should I worry, why be jealous?
Can the pot tell the potter, why have you made me like this? As if God didn’t know what He was doing?
I really haven’t been a jealous/envious type person. Then recently I realized I do have a bit in me. This is in regards to youth ministry. I really had wanted to get back into it (full time I wished). Then I had to apply what I knew to this area too.
If God really wanted me in it He could/have opened the door, made a way. He’s God, where God guides, He provides. God doesn’t torture anyone (if anything we do it to ourselves).He doesn’t play games with us.
If we don’t get something, its’ either not His will, or it’s our fault.
So I may have missed something, an opportunity, not stepped out in faith, not heard Him right (maybe because I was off/distracted and wasn’t listening close enough).
Like with Cain and Abel, Cain was jealous of His bother .
Genesis 4:
3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
God told Cain like, if you (like as in, if you too, like your brother) do what is right, will you not be accepted? But behold sin stands at the door and knocks. It desires to have you, but you must rule over it. (paraphrasing)
If we stay in Gods will, God will give to us what’s supposed to be ours. Then we don’t have to feel bad, and like we’re missing something. We don’t even have think about what whoever has. No excuse to lust, covet, be jealous, envious, revengeful.
I guess this brings me to the next post…
