1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We're glad to have you 3 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: listening with us. Today's topic is on when we celebrate 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 2: other people's failures or flaws. We'll return with the devotional 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: after a brief message from our sponsors. You secretly celebrate 6 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 2: others fails or flaws. Written and read by Kelly Bellari 7 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: and Saul was furious and resented this song. They have 8 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: ascribed tens of thousands to David, he said, but only 9 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: thousands to me. What war can he have but the kingdom? 10 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: And from that day forward, Saul kept a jealous eye 11 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:04,639 Speaker 2: on David. For Samuel eighteen nine, I'm happy this happened 12 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 2: to her. For split second, my friend's misfortune was my 13 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: utter joy. As if I was watching our situation unfold 14 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: on a big screen. I couldn't help but lean in, 15 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: rub my hands together, and rejoice it in her big 16 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: cash outlay. Oh yes, I'm not the only one who 17 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: must pay an unexpected bill. Shortly thereafter, I felt bad. 18 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: I love this woman? What's wrong with me? 19 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: I thought? 20 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: Of course, I'd never admit this sinful thought to another soul. 21 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: These sorts of things you keep to yourself. I knew 22 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 2: better I knew better to admit my deep satisfaction found 23 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: in my friend's horrible misfortune. I knew better than to 24 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: tell anyone how her bad made me feel good for 25 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: a moment. I don't think I'm alone either. None of 26 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: us would admit it because we know better. But I'd 27 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: venture to say that this is why tabloids are so loved. 28 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: When the high and mighty fall for a moment, we 29 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: feel lifted. We think, at least mine life is not 30 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: as bad as hers. Looking at the tabloids in the grocery, 31 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 2: we think, at least I'm not as bad as this 32 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: beautifully rich celebrity who has now busted a drug addict, 33 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 2: a five time cheater, and a sidewalk vagrant. At least 34 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 2: I'm not her. Tabloids are the outlet to the joyful 35 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 2: slander of envy, just as much as my friend's misfortune 36 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: was the release for mine. I wanted what she had, 37 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: but I didn't have, so I coveted her life, her goods, 38 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: and her income. Envy makes slander easy. Envy easily cuts 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 2: someone else down to be emotionally built up. I'm not 40 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 2: proud of it, but today, in humility, I admit it. 41 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: While no one ever hardly admits this truth. I know 42 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: I'm not alone. It's as old as Bible times. Think 43 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: Cain and Abel, Joseph and his brothers, Saul and David. 44 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 2: Saul envied David saying, and Saul was furious and resented 45 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: this song. They have ascribed tens of thousands to David, 46 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: he said, but only thousands to May. What war can 47 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: he have but the kingdom? And from that day forward 48 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: Saul kept a jealous eye on David. First Samuel eighteen nine. 49 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: How did God handle envy in Saul's case? The next 50 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 2: day a spirit of distress sept from God came upon 51 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 2: Saul First Samuel eighteen ten. God did not take envy lately, 52 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 2: and he doesn't to day either. When we envy another person, 53 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: we say to God, what you gave me is not enough. 54 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: I hate my portion you gave me. I want their bounty. 55 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: Rather than walking with an attitude of gratitude, we count 56 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: another's blessings and miss our own. We see another's lots 57 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: and miss our flowers. We look at another's increase and 58 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: think its spells out our own demise. We lose our 59 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 2: mind with envy, coveting, and jealousy I suppose this is 60 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 2: why a great command in the Bible is you shall 61 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your 62 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: desire on your neighbor's house or land, his male or 63 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs 64 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: to your neighbor Deuteronomy five twenty one. Is there grace? Absolutely? 65 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 2: Is there a fresh start for those like me who 66 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: aren't even thinking while critiquing and judging others from a 67 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 2: root of bitterness called envy? You bet? But is there 68 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 2: sobriety and a reality checked involved with this sin? Yests? 69 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: We cannot give God glory for things that we don't acknowledge. 70 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 2: We can't see God's best way when we're looking at 71 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: someone else's way and sizing it up. We can't effectively 72 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 2: say thank you when we feel hate filled intersecting life 73 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: and faith. Have you ever tried to drive high speeds 74 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:57,119 Speaker 2: ahead by looking back for long periods of time? Likely? 75 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: No. 76 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 2: When we look back for long times, we are going backwards. 77 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 2: The scene goes. When we look at other people's lots 78 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 2: of land, we miss the beauty of our own land. 79 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 2: What can you give thanks for on your own land? 80 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 2: What has God done for you? How does Thanksgiving make 81 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: you feel? 82 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: The Crosswalk Devotional is a production of Life Audio and 83 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: Salem Media. 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