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Proverbs 14:30 - The Importance of Being You.

Proverbs 14:30 (NIV) A heart at peace gives 
life to the body, but envy rots the bones.  

Proverbs 14:30 (CEV) It's healthy to be 
content, but envy can eat you up.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

   To live an abundant life that overflows 
with Gods goodness, the first thing you need 
to do is start being grateful and stop 
complaining. The second thing you need to do is start 
being content and stop comparing.  
   God made you to be you. He doesn't want 
you to be anybody else! When you compare 
yourself to other people, you get envious and 
resentful, and you might even start to copy them.  
   But God has never made a clone. God only 
makes originals. Even identical twins are 
different in thousands of ways. If you wont be you, 
then who will be you? 
   The truth is that comparing only gets you 
in trouble. When you compare your looks, your 
grades, your spouse, your career, or your kids, it 
causes two problems.  
   One, you get full of discouragement, 
because you can always find someone who's doing a 
better job than you - someone who is better 
looking, makes more money, or has more talent. And 
two, you get full of pride. Why? Because you can 
always find someone whos not doing as good a job 
as you.  
   The Bible says, It is better to be 
content with what little you have. Otherwise, you 
will always be struggling for more, and that is 
like chasing the wind Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NCV). 
   Because of social media, it's easier than 
ever to compare yourself to others. When you see 
posts every day that shout, Look at me! Look 
what I can do! Look what Ive got! it can 
draw you into a state of envy and discontent. It 
can even cause you to try to impress others with 
your own posts. But the thing is, you dont 
have to impress anyone. A key to living a life 
overflowing with joy is to just be yourself, content 
with who God made you to be. 
   Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed? Do 
you want to be spiritually and emotionally 
healthy? The Bible says, "It's healthy to be content, 
but envy can eat you up (Proverbs 14:30 CEV). 
 
   Contentment comes when you enjoy what you 
have rather than waiting for something else to 
make you happy. Stop comparing yourself to other 
people, and start being content with what God has 
given you"and then watch your joy overflow! 
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY

1 Timothy 6:6 - Pursue the Virtue of 
Contentment. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200321-0758.html 

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