You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Exodus 20:17
The accumulation of earthly possessions quickly divides man in ways that only men deem great.
Coveting begins as a simple passing thought, “Wow, that’s nice! How great life would be if only I had that!” Coveting turns to entitlement, “Wow, if you loved me more you would give me that. I deserve that.” Now things are completely out of control! “I will do anything, no matter the cost to me or mine, to have that!”
God says, “Don’t EVEN go there.” (Gretchen’s paraphrase)
The great equalizer is death, just you and God.
Do not misspend your soul. Love what God loves and invest in those things.
Love,
Gretchen