Dealing With Life Envy

replicate the pictures. I see the idea wardrobe on Pinterest and wish mine looked the same.
all. Is the 10% we know of someone’s life, really the “perfect” life that we see or what is portrayed? Do we really want their life?
Something I absolutely love to do is organize and make life simpler. Every once in awhile I go through our cupboards and closets to rid of the “stuff” we don’t use. By rid I mean either throw away, donate, or give to someone I know who needs it. It really is a refreshing feeling! Also,…
This Christmas definitely looks and feels a bit different than what I thought it was “supposed” to be like, but then I have to remember that the night Jesus was born, nothing was going according to plan either. This year we have a Christmas blizzard that will probably go down in the record books, but…
The little things that matter here on earth are the big things that matter to God. Have you ever thought about that? I heard a reference to that thought this week and wondered if I believe that? If I view life like that? What are the big things that God cares about? This is a…
Shopping and being frugal seems like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Whether you think it is possible or not, you can shop and be frugal at the same time. Many think that if you want to be frugal, that you can’t shop. I will be the first to stand up and say that it IS possible…
Our faith is being put to the test yet again, as we see a storm brewing on the horizon as Dan says, waiting for it to arrive. Today we received a call from my oncologist that my leukemia will most likely come back, it’s just a matter of when. The number of abnormal cells I…
Thanksgiving is a season that I never want to let slip by. Taking time to be thankful, during Thanksgiving, is one of the many “holidays” that really, we should be celebrating everyday. Think about someone you know who is simply thankful. Thankful for the rain. Thankful for a good meal. Thankful for the simplest things…
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The thing I tell myself, regarding life envy, is "well it would be better for that person to be broke, in the hospital, etc etc so that it makes you feel better" — meaning, would someone else have to have a horrible life with no blessings for my happiness!? No… I should rejoice with others when they are blessed because thats what I would want others to do with me if I am blessed in anything. We don't realize what the end of our thoughts are really. We don't realize as you said, what does their life look like in totality. Additionally, our heart attitude should be one of joy for others as they receive or have any blessing; because someday the Lord will bless us too and others will look on at that.
You are so right Joni! It is sometimes hard to rejoice when going through difficult times, but you are so right we still should be because God may bless us like that someday. We just never know! And we never know what God has in store for us! Hang in there girl! Thinking of you!
You are so right Joni! It is sometimes hard to rejoice when going through difficult times, but you are so right we still should be because God may bless us like that someday. We just never know! And we never know what God has in store for us! Hang in there girl! Thinking of you!