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How do you handle Jealousy ?

How do you handle Jealousy ?. Proverbs 27:4 (ESV) “Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?” Jealousy Defined (1) “Resentment or discontent against a rival or against seeing another’s success or advantage”.

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How do you handle Jealousy ?

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  1. How do you handle Jealousy ? Proverbs 27:4 (ESV) “Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?” Jealousy Defined (1) “Resentment or discontent against a rival or against seeing another’s success or advantage”. (2) Feeling or showing unhappiness or anger because you think that someone you love (such as your husband or wife) likes or is liked by someone else Jealousy is a poison that I drink in the hope that the other person will die.”

  2. Jealousy The Green-Eyed Monster

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:20 (NKJV) “For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; Jealousy is about the loss of something you already possess. Envy is the desire for something the person does not possess.

  4. Examples of Jealousy Cain jealous of Able = Murder Brothers of Joseph = Sold as a slave Religious leaders jealous of Jesus = Crucified Mark 15:10 “For he knew that the chief priest had delivered him for envy”

  5. Three Passages Song of Solomon 8:6 “Love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.” Prov. 6:32-35 ESV v. 34 “For jealousy makes a man furious” KJV “For jealousy is the rage of a man” Numbers 5:11-31 Man is jealous of his wife Test to show her guilt or innocence

  6. Jealousy in Marriage 1/3 of all marriage counseling Normal Jealousy = Healthy Abnormal Jealousy = Unhealthy Irrational jealousy Unjustified Proverbs 27:4 (ESV) “Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”

  7. What can be done to Overcome Jealousy ? • Admit your jealous behavior • Discuss with your spouse • Be able to communicate with one another • Don’t spy on your spouse • Make a decision to change your behavior • Realize you can’t control someone else • Demonstrate your affection • Non-jealous partner - don’t lie to your partner • Seek professional help

  8. Building Trust in your Marriage 1. Be truthful 2. Be Reliable 3. Be trusting yourself 4. Be fair 5. Trust yourself

  9. The Roots of Jealousy Low self-esteem Too high an opinion of ourselves James 3:14-18 v. 16 “envy and self seeking” “confusion and” “every evil thing are there” v. 17 “Pure” “peaceable”

  10. Learning to Control Jealousy Realize that Jealousy is a waste of emotional energy Jealousy accomplishes nothing ! Job 5:2 . “For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.” ASV Be grateful for who you are ! You are special in God’s eyes !

  11. How do you handle Jealousy ? The Green-Eyed Monster

  12. How do you handle Jealousy ? Turn to Jesus “Apart from me, you can do nothing.” John 15:5 1 Cor. 13:4 “Love does not envy” 1 Cor. 13:5 “thinketh no evil” 1 Cor. 13:7 “believeth all things”

  13. How do you handle Jealousy ? Prov. 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Change the way you think Time well spent Thoughts well spent

  14. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Wednesday Night Class August 17, 2011

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